Bird Sightings on Martha's Vineyard: March 2020
Ring-billed gull.
Ring-billed gull.
Osprey.
Osprey.
Red-headed woodpecker.
Red-headed woodpecker.
Double-crested cormorant.
Double-crested cormorant.
Carolina wren.
Carolina wren.
Osprey.
Osprey.
Piping plover.
Piping plover.
American Oystercatcher.
American Oystercatcher.
Snow geese.
Snow geese.
Mourning doves.
Mourning doves.
Tree swallow.
Tree swallow.
Common grackle.
Common grackle.
Short-eared owl.
Short-eared owl.
Yellow-bellied sapsucker.
Yellow-bellied sapsucker.
Yellow-rumped warbler.
Yellow-rumped warbler.
Indigo bunting.
Indigo bunting.
Barn owl.
Barn owl.
Lapland longspur.
Lapland longspur.
Merlin.
Merlin.
Marsh wren.
Marsh wren.
Winter residents are plentiful and northbound migrants start to arrive during March in the birding world. Migrant species including red-winged blackbirds, tree swallows, killdeer and American robins arrive along with spring. Winter visitors like snowy owls depart.
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