Bird Sightings on Martha’s Vineyard: April 2025
Blue grosbeak.
Blue grosbeak.
Black skimmer.
Black skimmer.
Field sparrow.
Field sparrow.
Field sparrow.
Field sparrow.
Green heron.
Green heron.
Swamp sparrow.
Swamp sparrow.
Wood thrush.
Wood thrush.
Bonaparte's gull.
Bonaparte's gull.
Vesper sparrow.
Vesper sparrow.
American robins.
American robins.
Barn swallow.
Barn swallow.
Winter wren.
Winter wren.
Brant.
Brant.
Barn owl.
Barn owl.
Tree swallow.
Tree swallow.
Great egret.
Great egret.
Song sparrow.
Song sparrow.
Greater and lesser black-backed gulls.
Greater and lesser black-backed gulls.
Mute swans.
Mute swans.
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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