It is the baby bird time of the year. Many of these youngsters do not look like their parents and may not have grown all their feathers yet.

The generosity and compassion of the late reknowned Island naturalist and teacher Gus BenDavid had a huge impact on the people and natural history

There are young birds in our yards, woods, fields and on our beaches. Their antics are fun to watch and their presence confirms that this species has indeed nested here.

A fork-tailed flycatcher is not supposed to be here, as their northernmost population is in the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico.

The northward migration is over for all practical purposes and now all birds in the northern hemisphere are nesting and raising their next generation.

Yes, I am writing about whales that were not seen from the Island!