On some lucky days, especially after northwest winds, it seems that songbirds are all over the place. But identifying them can be a problem.

An crowd of about 60 people turned out last week to hear preliminary results of a study predicting how climate change will affect the town of Oak Bluffs, which included precautionary measures that can be taken.

Sengekontacket Pond is closed to shellfishing after the heavy rainfall on Thursday, Sept. 10. The pond is scheduled to reopen on Wednesday, Sept. 16 at the earliest.

Polly Hill Arboretum is hosting an end of the season fall plant sale this Saturday, Sept. 12, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

A thin crescent moon will be visible low in the southwestern sky after sunset in the coming week.

Katama Bay oyster farms reopened for business Thursday morning after a two-week closure because of Vibrio illness traced to consumption of raw oysters harvested from the water. The 12 aquaculture farms operating on the bay were back up and running early Thursday.