We were lucky that we did not get battered by the Christmas storm!

A wish list of species I hope will be found before the end of the year are as follows.

I read that my neighbor on this page — Lynne Irons of The Vineyard Gardener — has observed all the fish crows that hang out around the Five Corners area.

Help us ring in the new year! The 63rd annual Martha's Vineyard Christmas Bird Count will be held Jan. 1.

The numbers of birds in the U.S. has declined by fifty percent since 1966!

It is that time of the year: Thanksgiving. Do not forget to remember everything you are thankful for.

Both Cooper's and sharp-shinned hawks are fast-flying forest hawks that speed through woodlands and leafy residential areas.

Finding a species such as a gray kingbird is something that makes bird watching interesting.

Southbound songbird, shorebird and waterfowl migration is still in high gear.

As October switches to November, migration shifts to favor waterfowl.