Bird Sightings on Martha's Vineyard: April 2017
Great egret.
Great egret.
Northern flicker.
Northern flicker.
Savannah sparrow.
Savannah sparrow.
Greater yellowlegs.
Greater yellowlegs.
Great-crested flycatcher.
Great-crested flycatcher.
Common tern.
Common tern.
Cedar waxwing.
Cedar waxwing.
Broad-winged hawk.
Broad-winged hawk.
Black-necked stilt seen on private property in Edgartown.
Black-necked stilt seen on private property in Edgartown.
Northern gannet.
Northern gannet.
Unexpected black-necked stilt sighting.
Unexpected black-necked stilt sighting.
American kestrel.
American kestrel.
Ruddy turnstone and sanderling.
Ruddy turnstone and sanderling.
Rough-winged swallow.
Rough-winged swallow.
Barn swallows.
Barn swallows.
Prothonotary warbler.
Prothonotary warbler.
Summer tanager
Summer tanager
Chipping sparrow.
Chipping sparrow.
Eastern phoebe.
Eastern phoebe.
Immature glaucous gull.
Immature glaucous gull.
Immature Iceland gull.
Immature Iceland gull.
Leucistic American robin.
Leucistic American robin.
Tree swallow.
Tree swallow.
The spring migration is in full force in April as ummer visitors come north while winter residents depart. Osprey, greater yellowlegs, piping plovers and double-crested cormorants arrive with southerly winds.
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