Christmas Bird Count Soars
Sanderlings off Cape Pogue.
Sanderlings off Cape Pogue.
Snow bunting.
Snow bunting.
American crow.
American crow.
Dick Jennings, Gus Ben David and Tom Chase.
Dick Jennings, Gus Ben David and Tom Chase.
Black bellied plover.
Black bellied plover.
Gus Ben David, Rob Bierregaard and Anne Lemenager.
Gus Ben David, Rob Bierregaard and Anne Lemenager.
Luanne Johnson chooses the big lens.
Luanne Johnson chooses the big lens.
Brant at Cape Pogue.
Brant at Cape Pogue.
Up close with a sanderling.
Up close with a sanderling.
Antone Lima at Norton Point.
Antone Lima at Norton Point.
Brant in flight.
Brant in flight.
Go team.
Go team.
Red throated loon.
Red throated loon.
On Friday teams of veteran birders and newcomers participated in the 57th annual Christmas Bird Count on Martha's Vineyard. The count has been held nationally since 1899. As of Friday 123 species were recored and 18,841 individuals, although official numbers are still to come.