Wasque Point News Today

The most exciting report last week was a lesser sand-plover — a first record for Massachusetts — discovered and observed by many in Mashpee.

Last week was a great week to be out birding. Some of the highlights included two swallow-tailed kites, several yellow-throated warblers, several hooded warblers, and two Kentucky warblers.

We’ve all probably witnessed tropical storms, hurricanes, nor’easters, or whatever else we want to call a batch of swirling weather; we now actually name tropical storms to add to the

Cape Pogue residents sounded off last week on over-sand vehicle usage at Chappaquiddick beaches owned and managed by The Trustees of Reservations, as the organization attempts to renew its permits with the town of Edgartown.

These huge fish are prehistoric and look every inch the part. They have a long snout, no teeth, or scales and their body is covered with large bony plates.

Two experienced sailors in a long-term relationship wed and then upgrade to a proven lobster yacht design

The Marthas Vineyard Times A hiker at Wasque Point bluff. — Nancy Tutko The Trustees of Reservations property at Long Point. — Kate Warner Cape Poge is a treasured Trustees property. — Alison Shaw The pond at Long Point Wildlife Refuge. — Stephen Chapman Through a Trustees program last fall, Chilmark School students in grades 1 and 2 dissected owl pellets and studied erosion and weathering. — Courtesy Trustees Things are hopping for the staff at The Trustees of Reservation...

The Marthas Vineyard Times A male American kestrel, similar to this one photographed at Raptor, Inc., in Ohio, has been in residence at Katama since October. — Greg Hume While snowy owls and a remarkable invasion of finch species have dominated the attention of birders over the past few months, an attractive and interesting bird has quietly set up shop in Edgartown, amid the vast pastures of Katama Farm. An elegant male American kestrel, the smallest and arguably the prettiest of ...