Snowy owls are still hanging around and among the most reliable places to spot them are Norton Point Beach, Quansoo, the West Basin, and lately, East Chop and Ocean Park in Oak Bluffs.

It appears that Vineyard bird watchers have a raging case of spring fever. The “bug” began on Feb. 23.

One of the first birds we saw in Hawaii was the rare akiapola’au, a honeycreeper whose bill is weird.

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.

Vocalizations are starting up on land and although it may not feel like it, spring is almost here.

Carefully and slowly wending our way around switchbacks and hairpin turns we arrived at the Koke’e Natural History Museum just before 8 a.m.