Bird Sightings on Martha’s Vineyard: January 2025
Common grackle.
Common grackle.
Bald eagle.
Bald eagle.
Ruddy ducks.
Ruddy ducks.
Rose-breasted grosbeak.
Rose-breasted grosbeak.
Snowy owl.
Snowy owl.
Merlin.
Merlin.
Fox sparrow.
Fox sparrow.
Ruddy turnstone.
Ruddy turnstone.
European starlings.
European starlings.
Hermit thrush.
Hermit thrush.
Yellow-rumped warbler.
Yellow-rumped warbler.
Barn owl.
Barn owl.
Savannah sparrow.
Savannah sparrow.
Tufted titmouse.
Tufted titmouse.
Barrow's goldeneye.
Barrow's goldeneye.
Eastern bluebird.
Eastern bluebird.
Ipswich sparrow.
Ipswich sparrow.
Double-crested cormorant.
Double-crested cormorant.
Yellow-rumped warbler.
Yellow-rumped warbler.
House wren.
House wren.
Three redheads in the company of a single female ring-necked duck.
Three redheads in the company of a single female ring-necked duck.
Rose-breasted grosbeak.
Rose-breasted grosbeak.
Orange-crowned warbler.
Orange-crowned warbler.
Northern gannet.
Northern gannet.
Blue-winged teal.
Blue-winged teal.
Black-legged kittiwake.
Black-legged kittiwake.
Short-billed dowitchers.
Short-billed dowitchers.
Chipping sparrow.
Chipping sparrow.
Northern bobwhite.
Northern bobwhite.
Winter birds are settled in on the Vineyard, and feeders are busier in January as birds look for reliable sources of food in snow and cold temperatures.
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