Bird Sightings on Martha's Vineyard: October 2020
Red-breasted merganser.
Red-breasted merganser.
American kestrel.
American kestrel.
Greater scaup.
Greater scaup.
Killdeer.
Killdeer.
Dark-eyed junco.
Dark-eyed junco.
Brant descending over Oak Bluffs.
Brant descending over Oak Bluffs.
Brown thrasher.
Brown thrasher.
American pipit.
American pipit.
Dunlin.
Dunlin.
Bonaparte's gull.
Bonaparte's gull.
Black scoters.
Black scoters.
Buff-breasted sandpiper with four black-bellied plovers at the Farm Institute.
Buff-breasted sandpiper with four black-bellied plovers at the Farm Institute.
American golden plover.
American golden plover.
Blue-headed vireo.
Blue-headed vireo.
Ruby-crowned kinglet.
Ruby-crowned kinglet.
Female purple finch.
Female purple finch.
Pine siskin.
Pine siskin.
Osprey.
Osprey.
Black-throated green warbler.
Black-throated green warbler.
Red-eyed vireo.
Red-eyed vireo.
Palm warbler.
Palm warbler.
Say's phoebe.
Say's phoebe.
Dickcissal.
Dickcissal.
Philadelphia vireo.
Philadelphia vireo.
Piping plover.
Piping plover.
Ruby-throated hummingbird.
Ruby-throated hummingbird.
White-throated sparrow.
White-throated sparrow.
In October birds begin migrating past Martha's Vineyard; some are summer resident species leaving for winter homes, while others nested north and west and are migrating down the Atlantic coast. Meanwhile our avian winter residents start to arrive. Follow October bird news and sightings through the Gazette's Bird News column, and enjoy these pictures of October bird sightings.
Please be sure to report your bird sightings year-round to [email protected].