Finally! The southward migration of songbirds is becoming more intense.
Bird news
May 27, 2021
Robert A. Culbert
May is rapidly coming to a close and with May’s disappearance the northward migration mostly ends.
July 19, 2021
Louisa Hufstader
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.
2025
February 18, 2025
I have taken down my bird feeders following a recommendation from Brice Boutot, the Edgartown health agent, due to dead birds on the Island testing positive for avian flu.
February 14, 2025
Spring gets closer as each day passes, and yet it seems strange to be writing about spring after we received four or five inches of snow. But signs of spring are becoming more frequent.
February 7, 2025
Given the recent dead turkeys found in Edgartown (some of them are being tested for the avian flu) it is prudent to be careful even though the flu has not yet been detected on the Vineyard.
January 16, 2025
Temperatures have repeatedly been below freezing this past week, which changes a bird’s behavior.
January 8, 2025
An almost rainbow-colored male painted bunting has been at a feeder in Falmouth this first week of January.
January 3, 2025
It did not take long for the 65th annual Martha’s Vineyard Christmas Bird Count to become history. Planning started long ago.
