The desire to see ourselves in birds is powerful. They do lots of “human” stuff. Seeing them as versions of us doesn’t necessarily help us understand them better, but feeling the commonality does bring us closer to nature.

Our three egret species nest together in large colonies, but changes to St. Martin’s wetlands have kept some of these colonies on the move.

World Wetlands day is February 2nd, Valentine’s Day is February 14th. This time of year, many of our wetland birds are finding a way to celebrate both events.

Well, we’re only a couple weeks into 2016 and I’ve already failed at my bird-related resolution for this year. On the other hand, the article just came out in yesterday’s Weekender, so maybe I can get started this week.

The force is not the only thing that needs balancing. The recent drought and subsequent rains have brought the return of the caterpillars and a great disturbance in the trees, as if millions of leaves were suddenly eaten. Will they rule the island and turn it into a barren wasteland? There are some birds that …

In this week’s Bird Watch SXM article, we give some background on one of the most important techniques scientists use to study birds, their life cycle and their migratory habits. This also happens to be a technique you can see in person at Birds & Bugs tomorrow, December 6th from 9am-noon at Loterie Farm. Read …

The Weekender published its annual marine issue this week, so Bird Watch SXM turned its spyglass towards the seas.

This week in Bird Watch SXM we take a look at one of the commonest ducks in North America, which is also one of the commonest winter migrants here on St. Martin—the Blue-winged Teal.

One more article about the magic of migration. It’s a powerful story that only gets more fascinating as one digs deeper into the details!

One more article about the magic of migration. It’s a powerful story that only gets more fascinating as one digs deeper into the details!