Bird Sightings on Martha's Vineyard: April 2020
Baltimore oriole.
Baltimore oriole.
Barn swallow.
Barn swallow.
Brown pelican.
Brown pelican.
Indigo bunting.
Indigo bunting.
Wood thrush.
Wood thrush.
Snowy egret.
Snowy egret.
WIlson's snipe.
WIlson's snipe.
Northern gannet.
Northern gannet.
Eastern towhee.
Eastern towhee.
Prairie warbler.
Prairie warbler.
Barrow's goldeneye.
Barrow's goldeneye.
Lesser black-backed gull.
Lesser black-backed gull.
Ruby-crowned kinglet.
Ruby-crowned kinglet.
Iceland gull.
Iceland gull.
Tree swallow.
Tree swallow.
Long-tailed duck.
Long-tailed duck.
American pipit.
American pipit.
Chipping sparrow.
Chipping sparrow.
American robin.
American robin.
Fox sparrow.
Fox sparrow.
The spring migration is in full force in April as summer visitors come north while winter residents depart. Osprey, greater yellowlegs, piping plovers and double-crested cormorants arrive with southerly winds.
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