Vineyard Christmas Bird Count Soars on New Year’s Eve Tally
Robert Culbert, John Clark, and Ann Culbert at Flat Point Farm.
Robert Culbert, John Clark, and Ann Culbert at Flat Point Farm.
Bird count organizer Luanne Johnson of Biodiversity Works.
Bird count organizer Luanne Johnson of Biodiversity Works.
Red-tailed hawk.
Red-tailed hawk.
David Stanwood, Richard Greene and Pete Gilmore scope out the Eel Pond boat landing.
David Stanwood, Richard Greene and Pete Gilmore scope out the Eel Pond boat landing.
Binoculars up for Tom and Cathy Chase.
Binoculars up for Tom and Cathy Chase.
Song sparrow.
Song sparrow.
David and Shelley Small participated.
David and Shelley Small participated.
Lanny McDowell, David Stanwood, Richard Greene, Ken Magnuson, and Pete Gilmore formed the Edgartown team.
Lanny McDowell, David Stanwood, Richard Greene, Ken Magnuson, and Pete Gilmore formed the Edgartown team.
Tom Chase peers.
Tom Chase peers.
From fields to ponds, Islanders fanned out for the bird count.
From fields to ponds, Islanders fanned out for the bird count.
Tallying the results.
Tallying the results.
The annual Christmas Bird Count had begun, as birders spread out across the Island to spot, count and identify as many birds as possible on New Year’s eve. It would be a long day, starting before dawn and ending in darkness. The birds rarely stayed put, and neither did the birders.