Bird Sightings on Martha's Vineyard: December 2019
American robin.
American robin.
Blue-winged teal.
Blue-winged teal.
Gray catbird.
Gray catbird.
Red-breasted nuthatch.
Red-breasted nuthatch.
White-throated sparrow.
White-throated sparrow.
Short-eared owl.
Short-eared owl.
Northern flicker.
Northern flicker.
Horned larks.
Horned larks.
Dark-eyed junco.
Dark-eyed junco.
Long-tailed duck.
Long-tailed duck.
Yellow-bellied sapsucker.
Yellow-bellied sapsucker.
Lark sparrow and savannah sparrow.
Lark sparrow and savannah sparrow.
Palm warbler.
Palm warbler.
Grasshopper sparrow.
Grasshopper sparrow.
Bufflehead.
Bufflehead.
Common goldeneye.
Common goldeneye.
Eastern bluebird.
Eastern bluebird.
Eurasian widgeon with mallards.
Eurasian widgeon with mallards.
Tree sparrow.
Tree sparrow.
Winter avian residents arrive and the occasional rare birds move through the Island in December, as winter begins.
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