These recent sightings are compiled by Sue McGrath of Newburyport Birders. Report your sightings to Newburyport Birders at newburyportbirders@comcast.net or 978-204-2976. Bell Avenue/Gilman Park, Exeter, N.H.: Northern Pintail,…
Read more Bird Watch: Sightings in Essex County and beyondNEWBURY — A woman’s body was pulled from the water Thursday on Plum Island north of Fordham Way, according to Essex County District Attorney Paul Tucker. Newbury police responded to…
Read more Woman’s body recovered from water in NewburyLarge numbers of the water birds are migrating over the ocean this time of year and each time we look is different. Salisbury Beach State Reservation and Plum…
Read more Words on Birds: Gannets, loons and ducks on the moveAutumn is a special time on Plum Island, especially on those crisp, sunny fall mornings. Such mornings remind me of a tale told by the late Doug Chickering…
Read more Words on Birds: Autumn on Plum Island can be magicalThese recent sightings are compiled by Sue McGrath of Newburyport Birders. Report your sightings to Newburyport Birders at newburyportbirders@comcast.net or 978-204-2976. Great Neck, Ipswich: Eurasian Wigeon, Mute Swan,…
Read more Bird Watch: Sightings from Greater Newburyport and beyondNEWBURY — Repairs to the Plum Island Turnpike drawbridge resumed Thursday, reducing the only way on or off the island to one lane – a traffic pattern that…
Read more Plum Island drawbridge work resumesOn this day in 1661, Newbury families were given their rightful piece of Plum Island “to everyone his just right” beginning at the upland near “Merrimack barre and…
Read more History Happenings: Sept. 23, 2024
