Bird Sightings on Martha's Vineyard: July 2020
Least tern.
Least tern.
Stilt sandpiper.
Stilt sandpiper.
Red knot.
Red knot.
Willet.
Willet.
American redstart.
American redstart.
American goldfinch.
American goldfinch.
Forster's tern.
Forster's tern.
Great shearwater.
Great shearwater.
Carolina wren.
Carolina wren.
Virginia rail.
Virginia rail.
Great blue heron.
Great blue heron.
Whimbrel.
Whimbrel.
Black-bellied plovers.
Black-bellied plovers.
Semi-palmated plover.
Semi-palmated plover.
Laughing gull.
Laughing gull.
Great egret.
Great egret.
Bobolink.
Bobolink.
Greater yellowlegs.
Greater yellowlegs.
Lesser yellowlegs.
Lesser yellowlegs.
Spotted sandpiper.
Spotted sandpiper.
Bank swallow, front, cozies up with a barn swallow.
Bank swallow, front, cozies up with a barn swallow.
Cedar waxwing.
Cedar waxwing.
Red-breasted nuthatch.
Red-breasted nuthatch.
Red-eyed vireo.
Red-eyed vireo.
Wood thrush.
Wood thrush.
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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