Bird Sightings on Martha's Vineyard: April 2022
Ruby-throated hummingbird.
Ruby-throated hummingbird.
Northern parula warbler.
Northern parula warbler.
Savannah sparrow.
Savannah sparrow.
Black and white warbler.
Black and white warbler.
Long-tailed duck.
Long-tailed duck.
Blue-gray gnatcatcher.
Blue-gray gnatcatcher.
White-throated sparrow.
White-throated sparrow.
Eastern towhee.
Eastern towhee.
American pipit.
American pipit.
Northern gannets off Aquinnah.
Northern gannets off Aquinnah.
Barn swallow.
Barn swallow.
Yellow-billed cuckoo.
Yellow-billed cuckoo.
Blue jay.
Blue jay.
Indigo bunting (molting).
Indigo bunting (molting).
Eastern towhee.
Eastern towhee.
Northern bobwhite.
Northern bobwhite.
Short-billed dowitcher.
Short-billed dowitcher.
Red-winged blackbird (female).
Red-winged blackbird (female).
Common redpoll.
Common redpoll.
Snowy egret.
Snowy egret.
Wood duck.
Wood duck.
Blue-winged teal.
Blue-winged teal.
Mute swan.
Mute swan.
Common raven.
Common raven.
Fish crow.
Fish crow.
The spring migration is in full force in April as summer visitors come north while winter residents depart. Osprey, greater yellowlegs, piping plovers and double-crested cormorants arrive with southerly winds.
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