Bird Sightings on Martha's Vineyard: September 2022
Common gallinule.
Common gallinule.
Indigo bunting.
Indigo bunting.
Painted buntings.
Painted buntings.
Ruby-crowned kinglet.
Ruby-crowned kinglet.
Western kingbird.
Western kingbird.
Canada warbler.
Canada warbler.
Magnolia warbler.
Magnolia warbler.
Wilson's warbler.
Wilson's warbler.
Western sandpiper.
Western sandpiper.
Willow flycatcher.
Willow flycatcher.
Dickcissal with two house sparrows.
Dickcissal with two house sparrows.
Bobolink.
Bobolink.
Caspian terns.
Caspian terns.
American widgeon.
American widgeon.
Sora rail.
Sora rail.
Parasitic jaeger.
Parasitic jaeger.
Summer tanager.
Summer tanager.
Eastern kingbird.
Eastern kingbird.
Stilt sandpiper.
Stilt sandpiper.
Little Beach gathering.
Little Beach gathering.
Juvenile red knot.
Juvenile red knot.
Common grackles.
Common grackles.
Northern waterthrush.
Northern waterthrush.
Dunlin.
Dunlin.
Saltmarsh sparrow.
Saltmarsh sparrow.
Baltimore oriole (wet).
Baltimore oriole (wet).
Red-breasted nuthatch.
Red-breasted nuthatch.
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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