Bird Sightings on Martha’s Vineyard: December 2024
Tundra swans.
Tundra swans.
Barnacle goose.
Barnacle goose.
White-fronted goose.
White-fronted goose.
Snow geese.
Snow geese.
Fox sparrow.
Fox sparrow.
Black-headed gull.
Black-headed gull.
Common gallinule.
Common gallinule.
American oystercatcher.
American oystercatcher.
Bald eagle.
Bald eagle.
Ring-billed gull.
Ring-billed gull.
Brant.
Brant.
Carolina wren.
Carolina wren.
Ash-throated flycatcher.
Ash-throated flycatcher.
Downy woodpecker.
Downy woodpecker.
Northern flicker.
Northern flicker.
Ruby-throated hummingbird.
Ruby-throated hummingbird.
Scaup ducks.
Scaup ducks.
Common tern.
Common tern.
Northern parula warbler.
Northern parula warbler.
Great egret.
Great egret.
Double-crested cormorant.
Double-crested cormorant.
Lesser scaup ducks.
Lesser scaup ducks.
Winter avian residents arrive and the occasional rare birds move through the Island in December, as winter begins.
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