Block Island has always been a wonderful spot to go birding, not only because the island is an important stopover during migration, but due to the many species that live here.
At the Block Island School, we are following the tradition started by Elizabeth Dickens, who began the bird program at the School in the early 1900s. We are grateful to Kim Gaffett for continuing it.
Each year, Mrs. Szabo includes a bird unit in her fourth grade class, and asks her students to choose a bird they think will best make the “Block Island Bird of the Year.” Through nature walks, bird banding with Miss Gaffett, and research, each student chose a bird they believe best represents Block Island.
This is the tenth in a series
The red tailed hawk soars across a field, sees a female hawk, and swoops down to pick up a vole. He then flies straight up into the air making a screeching sound, and tosses the vole to the female. The red tailed hawk has found his mate. The red tailed hawk prefers high perches. They build their big nests out of sticks and twigs on trees and telephone poles. Corn
