Christmas has special meaning depending on who you are and what you believe.

Baltimore orioles are my vote for the bird of the week.

It looks as though we may be in for another irruption year of snowy owls. The older, wiser owls are driving the youngsters out of their territories.

Lanny McDowell and Luanne Johnson were on their way to meet Warren Woessner, Pat Hughes, Hal Minis and myself for a trip to Norton Point.

Now that you have made many decisions about your Thanksgiving turkey, let me tell you a thing or two about the bird you are going to demolish.

Orange-crowned warblers have been plentiful on the Island. I realized I know little about this dainty warbler so decided to do some research.