Bird Sightings on Martha’s Vineyard: February 2025
Short-eared owl.
Short-eared owl.
American robin.
American robin.
Pine warbler.
Pine warbler.
White-breasted nuthatch.
White-breasted nuthatch.
Black-capped chickadee.
Black-capped chickadee.
Brown creeper.
Brown creeper.
Common merganser.
Common merganser.
Wild turkeys.
Wild turkeys.
Wild turkey feathers.
Wild turkey feathers.
Eastern towhee.
Eastern towhee.
Blue jay.
Blue jay.
Horned larks.
Horned larks.
Killdeer.
Killdeer.
Cedar waxwing.
Cedar waxwing.
Yellow-breasted chat.
Yellow-breasted chat.
Lesser black-backed gull.
Lesser black-backed gull.
Red-breasted mergansers.
Red-breasted mergansers.
Rock pigeons.
Rock pigeons.
Red-tailed hawk.
Red-tailed hawk.
American tree sparrow.
American tree sparrow.
Wood ducks.
Wood ducks.
Dark-eyed junco.
Dark-eyed junco.
Ovenbird.
Ovenbird.
Greater yellowlegs.
Greater yellowlegs.
Rusty blackbird.
Rusty blackbird.
Resident winter birds are plentiful in February during the stretch between winter and spring, and northbound migrants begin to arrive.
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