To my recollection, the family that once owned the land underneath the new Agricultural Hall in West Tisbury gave that property to the town.

A lot of what birding is about does not need to be put into words. But here we are.

You might think that a freshwater pond on Martha’s Vineyard in winter would be a habitat unlikely to attract birds, but the opposite is true.

Young predators face daunting odds against making it through their first winter. A smart young peregrine falcon is hanging out at the Big Bridge.

The gull family is a good place to look for identification challenges. Learning to identify all the gulls takes diligence and persistence.

You wouldn’t find yourself on a pelagic birding trip if you were not pretty sure that you wanted to be there, especially in February.