Bird News

Insectivores

Robert A. Culbert
Spring is well underway, when many insectivores (birds that eat insects) arrive. And have they ever arrived.
Peregrine Falcon
Susan B. Whiting

Hooked-shaped wanderer is the exact translation of the Latin name for falco peregrinus, the peregrine falcon. The hook shape refers to the falcon’s...

wren
Susan B. Whiting

Last summer numerous greater shearwaters washed up on the South side of the Vineyard. A few of these birds were sent to Tufts Veterinary School for a...

sparrow
Susan B. Whiting

Hey, in the world of bird watching there is nothing better than a bird that is easy to identify. And when you are dealing with sparrows it is...

Susan B. Whiting

Wow, it is always exciting to break a record and Dianne Powers did so recently. Dianne and I were both at Davis Solon and Gina Lombardi’s wedding...

Western Kingbird
Susan B. Whiting

I really wowed her with my aerial flight and super sputtering call. Sometimes I get dizzy flying that zig zag pattern, but it gets me a mate every...

bird
Susan B. Whiting

What are white-winged crossbills doing in Aquinnah in September? What are white-winged crossbills? First things first: a white-winged or two barred...

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