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.
Birds
2014
June 24, 2014
Originally found in the northern climes of eastern Canada, the great cormorant’s distribution has changed.
May 28, 2014
Rob Bierregaard was introduced to the Vineyard’s osprey population by Gus Ben David and has been studying the Vineyard’s ospreys since the 1960s.
February 12, 2014
There are a lot of eagles, hawks, falcons and owls around the Island. These large birds are always fun to see and many people continue to report them.
2013
December 4, 2013
There have been three very interesting sightings this past week. One is of snowy owls that were seen and photographed in two locations.
October 30, 2013
The thought of alerting bird watchers to make sure their bird baths are full on Oct. 31 never crossed my mind. However, I find that with this drought, the birds in my yard and the woods and fields that surround my home are looking hard for sources of water.
October 23, 2013
Flip Harrington and I had our first yellow-rumped warbler and white-crowned sparrow in our Quenames bird bath on Oct. 19. The holly trees behind the bath provided shelter and probably insects for our first ruby-crowned kinglet.
