“Birds do strange things sometimes. Not all birds are wired the same way. Thirty-five years ago a heron from Africa showed up on Martha's Vineyard, and herons don't fly nearly as well as other birds.”
“We go out at 3 or 4 o'clock in the morning looking for owls; at least some of us did. I was out at 5 a.m. looking for screech owls and horned owls. Then we bird all day long, make compilations, take snacks and put together our info. We broke into six sections.”
“The weather was not favorable for birding. The winds were very heavy, 25 to 30 miles per hour. That keeps the birds below cover and you can't hear their songs.”
