Martha's Vineyard, MA
A regular question from visitors to Martha’s Vineyard is “what is the best Martha’s Vineyard hotel to stay for birders?” Well, we’d like to think that Nobnocket is the best place to stay on Martha’s Vineyard. The spacious grounds and woodland at the Nobnocket Boutique Inn create a wonderful sanctuary for island birds, whether they […]
Bird watching on Martha’s Vineyard is a delight with a myriad of seasonal visitors and year round birds. Shore birds run the gamut from gannets, terns, ducks and herons to sandpipers, yellowlegs and plovers. Red tailed hawks, ospreys, coopers hawks, falcons and owls are plentiful as are warblers, finches and woodpeckers. The almost 2 acres […]
Chappaquiddick, or simply “Chappy” in the local vernacular, is an island (sometimes) at the eastern end of Martha’s Vineyard. It is connected to the rest of Martha’s Vineyard (sometimes) via the barrier beach at Norton Point. This barrier gets breached by the sea during big storms every 30 years or so and Chappy is then […]
Here is another of the Nobnocket’s Insider Tips to Martha’s Vineyard, a truly beautiful hidden treasure that is easily reachable by bike from Vineyard Haven and Oak Bluffs, provided you know where to go. Like many hikes and preserves on the Vineyard getting to Pecoy Point Preserve isn’t sign-posted until you actually arrive – not […]
Martha’s Vineyard birding is a year round pursuit with the island playing permanent home to a vast array of sea birds, woodland birds, raptors, ground-nesting birds and song birds. To add to this the island sees seasonal summer and winter visitors, those stopping by for a short rest en route on their Spring or Winter […]
Top 10 Martha’s Vineyard experiences: Sailing Charter Oyster Farm Tour Cape Poge Lighthouse Tour Hike Martha’s Vineyard north shore Kayaking the Great Ponds Martha’s Vineyard Museum Black Dog Tall Ships Farm-stand Tour Bird-watching Beach Road Weekend Music Festival Sailing Charter The quintessential Martha’s Vineyard vacation experience is to put on your boating shoes, grab a […]
I was thrilled to be invited this week to take part in the 2016 annual Martha’s Vineyard Christmas bird count. A true “Live Like a Local” experience and a marvelous opportunity for a bird lover given the incredible diversity of birds that call Martha’s Vineyard their winter abode. This Christmas time event is part of […]
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