Bird Sightings on Martha's Vineyard: August 2023
Black-capped chickadee.
Black-capped chickadee.
Whimbrel.
Whimbrel.
Blue-gray flycatcher.
Blue-gray flycatcher.
Stilt sandpiper.
Stilt sandpiper.
Parasitic jaeger.
Parasitic jaeger.
White-rumped sandpipers.
White-rumped sandpipers.
Cape May warbler.
Cape May warbler.
Red-bellied woodpecker.
Red-bellied woodpecker.
Common tern.
Common tern.
Pectoral sandpiper.
Pectoral sandpiper.
Yellow-billed cuckoo.
Yellow-billed cuckoo.
Common and roseate terns.
Common and roseate terns.
Forster's tern.
Forster's tern.
Northern harrier.
Northern harrier.
Female orchard oriole.
Female orchard oriole.
Male orchard oriole.
Male orchard oriole.
Ovenbird.
Ovenbird.
Fledging screech owl.
Fledging screech owl.
Pectoral sandpiper.
Pectoral sandpiper.
Juvenile little blue heron.
Juvenile little blue heron.
Little blue heron.
Little blue heron.
American goldfinch.
American goldfinch.
Wood duck.
Wood duck.
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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