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The Martha s Vineyard Times A hiker at Wasque Point bluff. Nancy Tutko The Trustees of Reservations property at Long Point. Kate Warner Cape Poge is a treasured Trustees property. Alison Shaw The pond at Long Point Wildlife Refuge. Stephen Chapman Through a Trustees program last fall, Chilmark School students in grades 1 and 2 dissected owl pellets and studied erosion and weathering. Courtesy Trustees Things are hopping for the staff at The Trustees of Reservations. One of the remarkable things about the organization is how much they have been able to keep things going over the past year or so. Here on-Island, you will find their wide selection of sites to visit, each with its own distinct flavor: bit.ly/3vf8Blg. You can visit the locations on your own, or join one of their many programs. ....
The Martha s Vineyard Times A male American kestrel, similar to this one photographed at Raptor, Inc., in Ohio, has been in residence at Katama since October. Greg Hume While snowy owls and a remarkable invasion of finch species have dominated the attention of birders over the past few months, an attractive and interesting bird has quietly set up shop in Edgartown, amid the vast pastures of Katama Farm. An elegant male American kestrel, the smallest and arguably the prettiest of our hawks, has been putting on reliable performances for months now. The bird may have arrived as early as Oct. 11, when Lanny McDowell reported a kestrel perched on a Katama farm silo. But certainly by the end of October the same bird that is there now was being reported regularly, most often from the fence lines along the dirt road that crosses the largest pasture at the farm. ....