A northern shrike was the most interesting sighting of the past week.

More late fall and winter residents have arrived this week, perhaps riding the blast of Arctic air we got on Thanksgiving and the day after.

While many of us are thinking Thanksgiving season–it is hard to believe that this year’s celebration is already past.

Those gray, black and white tern-like birds that are flocking out in the Sound or in our coastal ponds are Bonaparte’s gulls.

There is a flock of five ravens–possibly a family group but lacking any documentation of their breeding. It is not impossible!

Even though it is late October, migrants continue to arrive. This is a welcome change.