At a Glance: August 2021 August 1, 2021 1 MIN READ At a Glance WAYNE R. PETERSEN Can you identify the bird in this photograph? Identification will be discussed in next issue’s AT A GLANCE. Related Articles Front Cover: August 2021 Willet The Willet (Tringa semipalmata) is a drab shorebird until it opens its wings to show the magnificent black-and-white wing pattern above and below that ... Hot Birds: August 2021 Mississippi Kites appeared in twos in Massachusetts this spring. On May 26, Ted Gilliland photographed one kite in South Hadley and Will Sweet and ... At a Glance: June 2021 Revealed Prairie Warblers are locally common summer residents in early successional habitats throughout Massachusetts, although they are most abundant in the pine barrens of southeastern ... Birding the Paper City: Holyoke, Massachusetts Figure 2. Southern Holyoke Overview Map. The grid pattern of the downtown area and the flats were designed around the construction of a hydroelectric dam ... Bird Sightings: March–April 2021 April was warmer and—like March—sunnier than normal. The high temperature for Boston was 78 degrees on April 10 and the low temperature was 33 ... A First for Nantucket Island, Massachusetts: Breeding Common Ravens Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard added Common Raven to their respective county lists within a period of two months in 2014, but Common Ravens bred ... Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus. blog comments powered by Disqus