For the third year, we've conducted a fall waterfowl migration survey on Jacobs Pond, and for the third year, we've been surprised by some elements of the count. Here are some raw numbers: 2015 Effor...

For about a decade now, Wompatuck State Park has been the place to be to see a Pileated Woodpecker on the South Shore. It was always a matter of simple math as to why they were not here. Big woodpec...

  We've just completed the second year of our Midwinter Bird Survey, a companion to our June Breeding Bird Circle Surveys. The winter counts take place at the same four points as the summer co...

So much of birding is chasing rarities that we often forget that our own native species can be just as beautiful, if not more so, than the extralimital species (animals that appear beyond the known ...

Rachel Bond has deep roots at the South Shore YMCA Nature Center in Norwell. Her grandfather, Jon Bond, served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Nature Center prior to its merger with the Y...

This year has not been a banner year for the Snowy Owl in Massachusetts, but that’s okay. Last year was, and maybe next year will be, too. Snowy Owls are what we call an “irruptive” species. ...