Bird Sightings on Martha's Vineyard: April 2021
Red-breasted nuthatch.
Red-breasted nuthatch.
Northern rough-winged swallow.
Northern rough-winged swallow.
Red-throated loon.
Red-throated loon.
Tufted titmouse.
Tufted titmouse.
Yellow-rumped warbler.
Yellow-rumped warbler.
Baltimore oriole.
Baltimore oriole.
Chipping sparrow.
Chipping sparrow.
Red-necked grebe.
Red-necked grebe.
Snowy egret.
Snowy egret.
Northern gannets.
Northern gannets.
American robin.
American robin.
Red-shouldered hawk.
Red-shouldered hawk.
Gray catbird.
Gray catbird.
Brown-headed cowbirds.
Brown-headed cowbirds.
Piping plover.
Piping plover.
Great egret.
Great egret.
Lesser yellowlegs.
Lesser yellowlegs.
Rough-legged hawk.
Rough-legged hawk.
Pine siskin.
Pine siskin.
The spring migration is in full force in April as ummer visitors come north while winter residents depart. Osprey, greater yellowlegs, piping plovers and double-crested cormorants arrive with southerly winds.
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