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When we arrived at Settlers’ Rock at 9 a.m. on December 26, hopes for a robust species count on this 100th Community Bird Census (CBC) since Elizabeth Dickens’s first effort

On December 26, there was a small but hardy gathering of walkers and birders starting the day’s observations for the Community Bird Census (CBC). Following the first – mostly – white Christmas in years, the weather stayed cold and crisp: 20F plus-or...

Yarmouth's Communities in Bloom was honoured last week in B.C. The Town of Yarmouth was awarded 5 Blooms - Gol...

The 2021 Community Bird Count held on December 26 was astounding in many ways. First, the weather was not ideal; it seemed a bit too cloudy and breezy to encourage bird activity. At first glance the day seemed unremarkable: the sky was blue-gray and...

As cold weather and fall leaves swoop into Block Island, so do lots of exciting Halloween events. Run by senior co-presidents, Whitney McGinnes, and Chloe Weber, the Student Council at the Block Island School is hosting two events. On October 30,...

Kim Gaffett Category:  “December 26, 1920 – 7 a.m. Temp. 14. Loon 3, H. Gull 20, H. Lark 12, Starling 12, Meadowlark 5, Song 4. A little vapor. — Elizabeth Dickens Bird Journals On Dec. 26, 1920 Elizabeth Dickens had been keeping her daily bird journal for just nine years; and had not yet started leading the Christmas count, that would not come until 1924. I imagine that her 1920, Dec. 26 observation (above), was accomplished with little time outdoors, was confined to her Dickens Farm oa...