Indigo buntings often show up in the spring when southerly winds carry them beyond their breeding grounds. These bright bluebirds do not nest here every year; why this is so is unexplained, since they breed just about everywhere else in New England.

The disc golf course in the State Forest is the place to be, whether you are searching for golfing birdies or those of the feathered persuasion.

Northern gannets are amazing birds. Adults are pure white except for their black wingtips.

Next week marks the beginning of April, and that is the month when the northward migration of birds really accelerates.

It is springtime! Well, by the calendar at least. And the number of migrants arriving continues to increase.

Gulls are not easy to identify because small plumage differences can mean a different species.