Mark Faherty

It was yet another highlight-laden bird week here on the Cape and Islands, and indeed in all of Eastern Massachusetts thanks to Saturday's spring

I recently became aware of an odd housing situation in Barnstable. There's a neighborhood where, for mysterious reasons, sworn enemies are living shoulder to shoulder in an uneasy peace.

As we approach summer, and insect diversity spikes, this bird guy starts to scale down his search image to look for bees and other interesting bugs.

I've been guilty many times of painting June as some birdless doldroms between spring and fall migration, and just as often have eaten my words.

Long time Cape Codders know the sound of the now scarce Whip-poor-will. Once common throughout the pine-oak woods of the state, development and fire

For several days I was thinking I had a great bird report topic all ready to go – bird baths. This idea was of course hatched during that really hot dry period last week.

This week the rare bird gods were feeling generous, granting me two hard to believe bird stories in the region.

“Is that a live Bridled Tern on your head, or are you just doing a performance piece about the 19 century millinery trade's impact on bird

It's early August, which means that shorebird migration is hitting the higher gears and songbirds are already dropping the first hints about their southbound migration.

It's late summer on Cape Cod, which means one thing – tropical birds of prey at church thrift shops!