Bird Sightings on Martha's Vineyard: August 2022
American goldfinch.
American goldfinch.
Black skimmer.
Black skimmer.
Double-crested cormorant.
Double-crested cormorant.
Ring-billed and laughing gulls.
Ring-billed and laughing gulls.
Roseate terns.
Roseate terns.
Barn owl.
Barn owl.
Brown-headed cowbirds among their namesakes.
Brown-headed cowbirds among their namesakes.
Juvenile brown-headed cowbird molting.
Juvenile brown-headed cowbird molting.
Laughing gulls.
Laughing gulls.
Merlin.
Merlin.
Northern harrier.
Northern harrier.
Prairie warbler.
Prairie warbler.
Ruby-throated hummingbird.
Ruby-throated hummingbird.
Barn swallows.
Barn swallows.
Yellow-billed cuckoo.
Yellow-billed cuckoo.
Horned lark.
Horned lark.
Surf scoter.
Surf scoter.
Solitary sandpiper.
Solitary sandpiper.
Pectoral sandpiper.
Pectoral sandpiper.
Common yellowthroat.
Common yellowthroat.
Orchard oriole.
Orchard oriole.
Whimbrel.
Whimbrel.
Juvenile yellow-crowned heron.
Juvenile yellow-crowned heron.
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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