One of the major signs of spring took place on March 1 when Albert Fischer found one tree swallow over Squibnocket pond near the beach parking lot.
A first for the year! Bob Shriber found a Lapland longspur on Norton Point beach on March 1.
It is a bit early in the year for shorebirds to show up on their northward migration. It is still February, after all.
We are all looking and listening for signs of the approaching spring, as some of us cannot wait for it to come even though we have not experienced much severe winter weather so far.
So why was there a great egret in a salt marsh at Tom’s Neck on Chappaquiddick on Feb. 9? I
Bird Sightings on Martha's Vineyard: October 2022
Ring-necked pheasant.
Ring-necked pheasant.
Cedar waxwings.
Cedar waxwings.
Green heron.
Green heron.
Forster's tern.
Forster's tern.
Pied-billed grebe.
Pied-billed grebe.
Black-throated blue warbler.
Black-throated blue warbler.
Cape May warbler.
Cape May warbler.
Golden-crowned kinglet.
Golden-crowned kinglet.
Nashville warbler.
Nashville warbler.
Nelson's sparrow.
Nelson's sparrow.
Philadelphia vireo.
Philadelphia vireo.
Rose-breasted grosbeak.
Rose-breasted grosbeak.
White-eyed vireo.
White-eyed vireo.
Blackpoll warbler.
Blackpoll warbler.
White-throated sparrow.
White-throated sparrow.
Red-winged blackbird.
Red-winged blackbird.
Blue-headed vireo.
Blue-headed vireo.
Surf scoter.
Surf scoter.
October is the peak migration season, as birds fly south on clear, cool, and calm nights.
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