Bird Sightings on Martha's Vineyard: August 2021
Blue-winged teal.
Blue-winged teal.
Cory's shearwater.
Cory's shearwater.
Great shearwater.
Great shearwater.
Female ruby-throated hummingbird.
Female ruby-throated hummingbird.
Wilson's storm petrel.
Wilson's storm petrel.
Barn owl.
Barn owl.
Fish crow.
Fish crow.
Immature least tern.
Immature least tern.
Northern parula warbler.
Northern parula warbler.
Saltmarsh sparrow.
Saltmarsh sparrow.
Tricolored heron.
Tricolored heron.
Yellow-billed cuckoo.
Yellow-billed cuckoo.
Northern gannet.
Northern gannet.
Pectoral sandpiper.
Pectoral sandpiper.
Virginia rail.
Virginia rail.
Peregrine falcon.
Peregrine falcon.
Black-bellied whistling duck.
Black-bellied whistling duck.
Scarlet tanager.
Scarlet tanager.
Common raven.
Common raven.
Red-breasted nuthatch.
Red-breasted nuthatch.
August is a time for warm days and fledging birds. Feathered friends also start to disperse after breeding season, while southbound migrants pass through the Vineyard for a visit.
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