Birders from near and far fanned out across Martha’s Vineyard Saturday for the 60th annual Christmas Bird Count. At the end of the day, some 60 birders hung their rain jackets at the Wakeman Center in Vineyard Haven to analyze the data.
Birders from near and far fanned out across Martha’s Vineyard Saturday for the 60th annual Christmas Bird Count. At the end of the day, some 60 birders hung their rain jackets at the Wakeman Center in Vineyard Haven to analyze the data.
This weekend marks a milestone for Martha’s Vineyard birders, who will be fanning out across the Island Saturday in the 60th Christmas Bird Count.
Birders spread out across the Island on Saturday for the Christmas Bird Count, tallying 16,026 birds divided among more than 100 species.
23,222 individual birds were observed, comprising 120 species, during the 2017 Christmas Bird Count.
From the Jan. 4, 1974 edition of the Vineyard Gazette by George Moffett:
The 58th annual Martha’s Vineyard Christmas Bird Count was held on Friday, Dec. 29.
