Bird Sightings on Martha's Vineyard: August 2017
Lark sparrow.
Lark sparrow.
Prairie warbler.
Prairie warbler.
American white pelican in flight.
American white pelican in flight.
American white pelican at Black Point Pond.
American white pelican at Black Point Pond.
Lesser yellowlegs.
Lesser yellowlegs.
Great shearwater.
Great shearwater.
Young Forster's tern and common tern.
Young Forster's tern and common tern.
Wilson's phalarope.
Wilson's phalarope.
American golden plover and black-bellied plover.
American golden plover and black-bellied plover.
Glossy ibis.
Glossy ibis.
Soaked chipping sparrow ruffles its feathers.
Soaked chipping sparrow ruffles its feathers.
Brown-headed cowbird stoically endures the rain.
Brown-headed cowbird stoically endures the rain.
Western willet with a sanderling and short-billed dowitcher.
Western willet with a sanderling and short-billed dowitcher.
Eastern willet, on left, and western willet.
Eastern willet, on left, and western willet.
Eastern kingbird.
Eastern kingbird.
Ruddy turnstone with adult plumage.
Ruddy turnstone with adult plumage.
Ruddy turnstone with juvenile plumage.
Ruddy turnstone with juvenile plumage.
Wilson's storm petrel.
Wilson's storm petrel.
Northern rough-winged swallow.
Northern rough-winged swallow.
Northern waterthrush.
Northern waterthrush.
Cliff swallow.
Cliff swallow.
American redstart, a small but hyperactive warbler.
American redstart, a small but hyperactive warbler.
Immature chipping sparrow. Juvenile chippies look nothing like their parents.
Immature chipping sparrow. Juvenile chippies look nothing like their parents.
Murmuration of starlings.
Murmuration of starlings.
Starlings are appearing in fields and wetlands.
Starlings are appearing in fields and wetlands.
Yellow-crowned night heron.
Yellow-crowned night heron.
August is a time for warm days and fledging birds. Feathered friends also start to disperse after breeding season, while southbound migrants pass through the Vineyard for a visit.
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