Bird Sightings on Martha's Vineyard: June 2023
Veery.
Veery.
Adult tree swallow feeds juvenile.
Adult tree swallow feeds juvenile.
Acadian flycatcher.
Acadian flycatcher.
Killdeer.
Killdeer.
American robin.
American robin.
Glossy ibis.
Glossy ibis.
Blue gray gnatcatcher.
Blue gray gnatcatcher.
Great black-backed gull with chick.
Great black-backed gull with chick.
Great black-backed gull chick.
Great black-backed gull chick.
Cedar waxwing.
Cedar waxwing.
Laughing gull.
Laughing gull.
Common grackle.
Common grackle.
Eastern wood peewee.
Eastern wood peewee.
House wren.
House wren.
Red-eyed vireo.
Red-eyed vireo.
Saltmarsh sparrow.
Saltmarsh sparrow.
Sootie shearwater.
Sootie shearwater.
Cape May warbler.
Cape May warbler.
Snowy egret.
Snowy egret.
Short-billed dowitcher.
Short-billed dowitcher.
White-rumped sandpiper.
White-rumped sandpiper.
Black-capped chickadee.
Black-capped chickadee.
Magnolia warbler.
Magnolia warbler.
Common loon.
Common loon.
Grasshopper sparrow.
Grasshopper sparrow.
Red knot.
Red knot.
Red-necked phalarope.
Red-necked phalarope.
Spotted sandpiper.
Spotted sandpiper.
Western kingbird.
Western kingbird.
June has made it to our shores, even though the cool wet weather seems more suitable for May. Despite the weather, the nesting season is well underway, with many of our common nesting birds now fledging their first brood. Young robins, song sparrows, black-capped chickadees, cardinals, Carolina wrens, house finches, starlings and house sparrows are fairly conspicuous now, as are mute swans, Canada geese, and mallard. On the beaches it is time for the plover and least tern chicks to grow and fledge.
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