State wildlife officials and the Mass Audubon bird conservation group are advising residents to bring in their bird feeders and birdbaths until more is known about a mysterious avian ailment.
One of the most impressive spectacles of the bird world is to be amidst a large swarm of tree swallows as they swirl, swoop and soar around you.
In the past 50 years, a majority of bird species have declined by 50 percent or more. But rusty blackbirds are unique, and not in a good way.
For perhaps the first time in September, the weather was favorable for migrant birds to reach the Island.
Most of these birds will probably have left before you read this.
Solitary sandpipers are one of this week’s highlights. The other intriguing shorebird is the western willet.
It is September now — a new month and a new stage of avian migration.
