Bird Sightings on Martha's Vineyard: July 2022
Juvenile eastern screech owl.
Juvenile eastern screech owl.
Common raven.
Common raven.
Wood duck.
Wood duck.
Ruby-throated hummingbird.
Ruby-throated hummingbird.
Ovenbird.
Ovenbird.
Piping plover chicks.
Piping plover chicks.
Roseate tern with common terns.
Roseate tern with common terns.
Red-headed woodpecker.
Red-headed woodpecker.
Sanderling.
Sanderling.
Least sandpiper.
Least sandpiper.
Common eider.
Common eider.
Great blue heron.
Great blue heron.
Scarlet tanager.
Scarlet tanager.
Black-bellied plover.
Black-bellied plover.
Laughing gulls.
Laughing gulls.
White-winged scoter.
White-winged scoter.
Cedar waxwings.
Cedar waxwings.
Juvenile cedar waxwing.
Juvenile cedar waxwing.
Saltmarsh sparrow.
Saltmarsh sparrow.
Orchard oriole.
Orchard oriole.
Wood thrush.
Wood thrush.
Downy woodpecker.
Downy woodpecker.
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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