Bird Sightings on Martha's Vineyard: September 2020
Black-capped chickadee.
Black-capped chickadee.
Wood duck.
Wood duck.
Eastern kingbird.
Eastern kingbird.
Prairie warbler.
Prairie warbler.
Belted kingfisher.
Belted kingfisher.
Screech owl.
Screech owl.
Sandhill crane.
Sandhill crane.
Blue-winged warbler.
Blue-winged warbler.
Northern shovellers.
Northern shovellers.
Pectoral sandpiper.
Pectoral sandpiper.
Cape May warbler.
Cape May warbler.
Blue-gray gnatcatcher.
Blue-gray gnatcatcher.
Cedar waxwings.
Cedar waxwings.
Clay-colored sparrow.
Clay-colored sparrow.
Veery.
Veery.
American plover.
American plover.
Pair of bobolinks.
Pair of bobolinks.
Caspian terns.
Caspian terns.
Forster's tern.
Forster's tern.
Solitary sandpiper.
Solitary sandpiper.
As the season turns from summer to fall, summer bird residents start to depart for their winter homes while others visit the Vineyard as they fly southward.
September is also peak season for southbound migrants that pass through and join the other birds in their annual migration.
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