State wildlife officials and the Mass Audubon bird conservation group are advising residents to bring in their bird feeders and birdbaths until more is known about a mysterious avian ailment.
The annual piping plover census was June 1 through 9.
May is rapidly coming to a close and with May’s disappearance the northward migration mostly ends.
Birding in early to mid-May can be good even though many migrants do not venture this far east, preferring a more direct path northward bypassing the Cape and Islands.
There are a lot of transient species passing through on their way north, while others are arriving to stay for the summer.
A golden-crowned sparrow was seen for only the second time on the Island.