Bird Sightings on Martha's Vineyard: August 2018
Roseate terns patrol above water and then plunge to catch fish below surface.
Roseate terns patrol above water and then plunge to catch fish below surface.
American Oystercatchers makes their home along ocean shores and salt marshes.
American Oystercatchers makes their home along ocean shores and salt marshes.
The remarkable bill of the black skimmer sets it apart from other birds.
The remarkable bill of the black skimmer sets it apart from other birds.
The saltmarsh sparrow is only found in tidal salt marshes along the Atlantic coast.
The saltmarsh sparrow is only found in tidal salt marshes along the Atlantic coast.
The red-breasted nuthatch has blue-grey upperparts with cinnamon underparts, a white throat and face with a black stripe through the eyes.
The red-breasted nuthatch has blue-grey upperparts with cinnamon underparts, a white throat and face with a black stripe through the eyes.
The lesser black-backed gull is a migratory visitor.
The lesser black-backed gull is a migratory visitor.
The northern waterthrush is one of out larger warblers.
The northern waterthrush is one of out larger warblers.
Young great blue heron wades into coastal pond.
Young great blue heron wades into coastal pond.
The red-necked phalarope is a small wader.
The red-necked phalarope is a small wader.
Hermit Thrushes have a chunky shape similar to an American robin, but smaller.
Hermit Thrushes have a chunky shape similar to an American robin, but smaller.
The turkey vulture is also known as the turkey buzzard.
The turkey vulture is also known as the turkey buzzard.
Young osprey has its eyes on a snack.
Young osprey has its eyes on a snack.
Bald eagle reflects on the state of America.
Bald eagle reflects on the state of America.
Laughing gull lifts its wings.
Laughing gull lifts its wings.
Razorbill.
Razorbill.
Common terns take flight at Tashmoo.
Common terns take flight at Tashmoo.
Rare visit by a brown booby captivated the Island.
Rare visit by a brown booby captivated the Island.
Shark makes friends with some great shearwaters off Nomans.
Shark makes friends with some great shearwaters off Nomans.
Corey's shearwater skims over the surface of the water.
Corey's shearwater skims over the surface of the water.
Eastern bluebird finds its perch.
Eastern bluebird finds its perch.
The ruddy turnstone is a small wading bird.
The ruddy turnstone is a small wading bird.
Whimbels are shorebirds with long curved bills.
Whimbels are shorebirds with long curved bills.
Wilson's storm petrel is common off the Vineyard in the summer.
Wilson's storm petrel is common off the Vineyard in the summer.
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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