Bird Sightings on Martha's Vineyard: June 2019
Black scoters ride the waves at Squibnocket.
Black scoters ride the waves at Squibnocket.
Black-bellied plover.
Black-bellied plover.
Common grackle.
Common grackle.
Common raven.
Common raven.
Young European starling.
Young European starling.
Red-winged blackbird.
Red-winged blackbird.
Great black-backed gull with chick.
Great black-backed gull with chick.
Green heron.
Green heron.
Snowy egret.
Snowy egret.
Northen flicker.
Northen flicker.
Turkey vulture.
Turkey vulture.
The eastern bluebird is a small thrush found in open woodlands, farmlands, and orchards.
The eastern bluebird is a small thrush found in open woodlands, farmlands, and orchards.
Semi-palmated sandpiper.
Semi-palmated sandpiper.
The bobwhite is a member of the quail family.
The bobwhite is a member of the quail family.
Northern parula warbler.
Northern parula warbler.
Thie bluejay is familiar to many people, with its perky crest; blue, white, and black plumage; and noisy calls.
Thie bluejay is familiar to many people, with its perky crest; blue, white, and black plumage; and noisy calls.
Dunlin are also called red-backed sandpiper.
Dunlin are also called red-backed sandpiper.
Pair of black skimmers live up to their name with a ruddy turnstone.
Pair of black skimmers live up to their name with a ruddy turnstone.
Saltmarsh sparrow is found in salt marshes along the Atlantic coast.
Saltmarsh sparrow is found in salt marshes along the Atlantic coast.
A youthful (first year) lesser black-backed gull.
A youthful (first year) lesser black-backed gull.
Red knot and a ruddy turnstone.
Red knot and a ruddy turnstone.
Now migrating shorebirds return as the calendar turns its page to June. Birders have crowded Island ponds and beaches as ruddy turnstones, short-billed dowitchers, red knots, sandpipers, and dunlin return to their summer homes.
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