Nature & Science
Harry Beach and Karen Merlino report that the rufous hummingbird “is doing fine and visited their heated feeder at 6:55 a.m. on Dec. 14.
Life on Martha’s Vineyard is increasingly shaped by tick-borne illness. A new Island nonprofit, Tick Free MV, is trying to change that.
A right whale's trip from Ireland to Cape Cod Bay has surprised scientists and restored hope that some of the historic whale habitats may still be useful to the critically endangered species.
We lost a species from the Vineyard’s avifauna in 2024! The American Ornithologists Union lumped three species - common, hoary and lesser (a European species) redpolls into one species called redpoll.
Islanders need not take advice from Dr. Potato.
Tomorrow night is the night to step outside late and look for shooting stars crossing the sky.
Almanac
A comprehensive guide to weather and tides on the Island.
Vineyard Gardener
I guess this past week weather-wise is called a January thaw. We did not really experience it the last several years as December was unseasonably warm.
Farm & Field
Beige and brown and tan and black, with horns spiraled or semicircular or in undulating waves, a legion of goats marched up the hill toward us, bleating in anticipation of fresh grass and leaves.