It’s about time. I got an email from Wayne Smith with an attached photograph of a hawk at the nest containing three chicks. Finally, with that photo, the red-shouldered hawk becomes the newest species known to nest on the Island.

Spring is well underway, when many insectivores (birds that eat insects) arrive. And have they ever arrived.

Can you believe it is already May? Last month flew by, what with all the bird sightings, and the peak migration is yet to come. Get out your ears and binoculars. You will need them.

Birders love migration! Birds are arriving that we have not seen since last year.

In March 83 species were reported in this column, and in the first quarter of the year 121 species were reported.

Just about everyone knows a Canada goose by sight. Or so we think.

Ospreys are one of the eagerly anticipated spring sightings.

Signs of an early spring are heating up. Maybe the groundhog's prediction of an early spring will prove correct!

I was curious about how many species have been reported in this column so far this year.

Temperatures reached 50 degrees Farenheit on Feb. 10 and 11, so can spring be far behind?