A pair of barn owls and their four owlets moved in above Liz Dengenis’ desk at Felix Neck Wildlife Sanctuary.

Bundled to the chins, Islanders and visitors alike flocked to Felix Neck Wildlife Sanctuary in Edgartown Friday for the 38th annual fall festival.

Suzan Bellincampi has been collecting tales and now she has collected them into The Nature of Martha’s Vineyard, illustrated with photos from Gazette photographer Timothy Johnson.

An unassuming little European plant called Carex disticha, or Brown sedge, was discovered last year on the shore of Sengekontacket Pond. It is the first found in the United States.

Current, former and future campers, counselors, staff and donors gathered to celebrate the new Fern and Feather Natural History day camp barn at Felix Neck Wildlife Sanctuary on Monday evening.

Felix Neck Wildlife Sanctuary will celebrate the grand opening of a new year-round education and camp barn on Monday, June 12.