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Every year around this time I can be heard carrying on about the Christmas Bird Counts – which rare birds were seen where, what count had the most species, and so on. This “sports page” account of the counts is fun way to look at it, but it doesn’t mean much in the big picture.

Highlights of this season's birds and wildlife.

The 63rd annual Martha’s Vineyard Christmas Bird Count (CBC), held on the first day of the year, was in one respect the most enjoyable count in recent memory: Once some morning fog burned off, conditions were unbeatable, with mostly sunny skies and temperatures in the low 50s. For an event that can be numbingly cold, […]

This month's bird news on The Point.

A far-from-home bird has been seen on Cape Cod for the first time, and birders are flocking to get a glimpse of it.

Fall birds and other wildlife on The Point.

After I filed my report last week about the Vermilion Flycatcher I found in Brewster, it went viral — for reasons not clear to me, this rare bird story grew wings.

Bird-watcher scientist Mark Faherty says the vermilion flycatcher has only been recorded in Massachusetts three times between 1954 and 2017.

A far-from-home bird has been seen on Cape Cod for the first time, and birders are flocking to get a glimpse of it.

A far-from-home bird has been seen on Cape Cod for the first time, and birders are flocking to get a glimpse of it.