Bird Sightings on Martha's Vineyard: July 2019
Seven greater yellowlegs with a single willet.
Seven greater yellowlegs with a single willet.
Red-breasted nuthatch.
Red-breasted nuthatch.
American robin.
American robin.
Cedar waxwings.
Cedar waxwings.
Common loon.
Common loon.
Northern parula warbler.
Northern parula warbler.
Black-legged kittiwake.
Black-legged kittiwake.
Least sandpiper.
Least sandpiper.
Tufted titmouse.
Tufted titmouse.
Great blue heron.
Great blue heron.
Semi-palmated sandpiper.
Semi-palmated sandpiper.
Young cedar waxwing.
Young cedar waxwing.
Savannah sparrow.
Savannah sparrow.
Eastern kingbird.
Eastern kingbird.
Willet.
Willet.
July is prime season for shorebirds and summer residents. It is also the season for baby birds, and adult birds are busy bringing food to their young. Southbound migrants are also starting to appear.
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