Skyler Kardell reports on the biodiversity and changing avifauna through the seasons on Tuckernuck, an island near Nantucket. His immersion in this island habitat yields fascinating observations and some amazing birds. buff.ly/3b9Bd74

The 2ndReport of the Rhode Island Avian Records Committee includes 8 additions to the state list: Trumpeter Swan, Eurasian Collared-Dove, Calliope Hummingbird, Wood Sandpiper, Little Stint, Band-rumped Storm-Petrel, Zone-tailed Hawk, & Swainson’s Warbler. buff.ly/2Zho5rm

Just as birds form connections to particular places at particular times, so too do we humans are drawn back to our meaningful places time and again. Martha Steele invites us to contemplate our reasons for returning to the same places year after year. buff.ly/3rLuIye

Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers provide for more than just themselves with their sap wells—several other species benefit from the sapsucker’s labor. buff.ly/3pjZOeJ

We think of cormorants as diving birds, but William E. Davis reports that Double-crested Cormorants may also forage in shallow waters. buff.ly/2OFKrAD

Everyone loves to watch owls, but it takes a special dedication to seek out and study the Blakiston’s Fish Owl in the dense and cold forests of eastern Russia. Mark Lynch reviews Jonathan C. Slaght’s Owls of the Eastern Ice. buff.ly/3tYv1aR

The April 2021 issue of Bird Observer is now available online, featuring a cover illustration of an Orchard Oriole by artist Barry Van Dusen buff.ly/32i6z7E

Mark Lynch reviews the new Peterson Reference Guide to Bird Behavior by John Kricher, the perfect companion to any field guide. buff.ly/3x01v60

Bird Observer supports the right of all people to enjoy birding and nature free from discrimination and harassment, be it sexual, racial, or barriers for people with disabilities, and endorses the Joint Society Statement on Ornithological Field Safety: buff.ly/3gfRtYH

Pembroke, MA, with its former farms and cranberry bogs, provides some excellent spring and fall birding opportunities on the South Shore of southeastern Massachusetts. Combine them with other nearby destinations for a full day of birding! buff.ly/2RARADD

Both Barn Swallows and American Kestrels have declined significantly in recent decades. Mass Audubon’s conservation science department is undertaking important research projects on these species beginning this month—we’ll keep you posted on the results. buff.ly/32n9Cve

Janet Heywood, who passed away this January, was a member of the Bird Observer staff from 1981 to 2006. Bob Stymeist recalls her impact on Bird Observer and the Massachusetts birding community. buff.ly/2RIjoGn

The Tenth Report of the Maine Bird Records Committee summarizes 96 reports involving 58 species, including two distinctive subspecies, that were evaluated and decided during 2020. The committee accepted 77 records for an acceptance rate of 80%. buff.ly/2Rx74si

The changing of the seasons is always a time for reflection, and Martha Steele finds this spring of 2021 all the more so after a year of pandemic and of caring for her mother throughout. buff.ly/3eb1vaz

Birders may be thrilled to see Varied Thrush on the East Coast, but the resident American Robins certainly are not! Christine Goddard reports on the frequent altercations she noted between a vagrant thrush and a local robin.buff.ly/3v9mfXt

House Wrens are known for taking advantage of nesting sites provided by humans. During the 2020 breeding season, Jeffrey Boone Miller observed that streetlights in Belmont, MA provided choice real estate for several pairs of wrens. buff.ly/3ecd3dV

Many birders have been fooled by patches of snow into thinking they’ve spotted a Snowy Owl. Here’s a Snowy Owl attempting to mimic a patch of snow! Always give that snow a second look… buff.ly/3dkMrbo

Marsha Salett observed an odd couple foraging apparently together on a tree, with a Northern Flicker following a Pileated Woodpecker as it foraged—could this be a previously unknown example of commensalism? buff.ly/3gh0CA0

Manomet has released a new Shorebird Management Manual, an important resource to help guide habitat improvements that benefit shorebirds at the flyway, national, regional, and local planning levels. buff.ly/3ahsal4

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