All of a sudden, after only a week of hot summer weather, the volume of bird song is greatly diminished.

Both birds were observed in their yards, which is a good reminder to keep an eye on the birds near your house.

A female yellow-headed blackbird showed up at Karen Osler’s feeder on the morning of June 22 and was not seen after that morning.

Migration in the spring is a race northward to their breeding grounds.

Do you remember when snowy owls were rare winter visitors?

Great egrets seem to be spread across the Vineyard, as they can regularly be found feeding in shallow water and salt marshes across the Island.