What is the real number of snowy owls on Martha’s Vineyard?

Recently someone asked me to identify the birds in three verses of The Twelve Days of Christmas. What are turtle doves, French hens and calling birds?

This last weekend Flip Harrington and I headed to Boston’s Logan Airport lugging binoculars, spotting scopes, cameras, foul weather gear and boots, plus clothing for warm and chilly weather.

David Smith and his father Steve Smith, who was visiting from Cape Elizabeth, Me., emailed a note which stated that they had seen and photographed

There have been three very interesting sightings this past week. One is of snowy owls that were seen and photographed in two locations.

It is hard to believe that the turkey that graces our tables at Thanksgiving came to us in a very convoluted fashion. Wild turkeys are originally from Mexico, Belize and Honduras, with populations reaching up into the U.S. These wild turkeys were domesticated by native Americans in the U.S., but more so in Mexico.