Bird Sightings on Martha's Vineyard: September 2023
Blue-winged teal.
Blue-winged teal.
Common eider drakes.
Common eider drakes.
Common eider hen.
Common eider hen.
Dickcissal.
Dickcissal.
Ruby-crowned kinglet.
Ruby-crowned kinglet.
Ruby-throated hummingbird.
Ruby-throated hummingbird.
Wilson's warbler.
Wilson's warbler.
Caspian tern.
Caspian tern.
Tennessee warbler.
Tennessee warbler.
American pipit.
American pipit.
Philadelphia vireo.
Philadelphia vireo.
Rose-breasted grosbeak.
Rose-breasted grosbeak.
American redstart.
American redstart.
Common nighthawk.
Common nighthawk.
Magnolia warbler.
Magnolia warbler.
Yellow-throated vireo.
Yellow-throated vireo.
Yellow warbler.
Yellow warbler.
Bobolink.
Bobolink.
Indigo bunting.
Indigo bunting.
Northern parula warbler.
Northern parula warbler.
Prairie warbler.
Prairie warbler.
Western sandpiper.
Western sandpiper.
Black skimmers.
Black skimmers.
Fledgling black skimmer.
Fledgling black skimmer.
Fledgling least tern.
Fledgling least tern.
Solitary sandpiper.
Solitary sandpiper.
Piping plover.
Piping plover.
Marbled godwit.
Marbled godwit.
Nelson's sparrow.
Nelson's sparrow.
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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