Bird Sightings on Martha's Vineyard: December 2017
Yellow-throated warbler.
Yellow-throated warbler.
Green-winged teal drakes.
Green-winged teal drakes.
Purple sandpipers.
Purple sandpipers.
Merlin.
Merlin.
American widgeon.
American widgeon.
Female pintail.
Female pintail.
Bald eagle.
Bald eagle.
Bald eagle in flight.
Bald eagle in flight.
Ross goose.
Ross goose.
Baltimore Oriole.
Baltimore Oriole.
Snow bunting.
Snow bunting.
Razorbill fished up a tasty treat.
Razorbill fished up a tasty treat.
Tree swallow shows off its iridescent coat.
Tree swallow shows off its iridescent coat.
Red-winged blackbirds gather at a feeder.
Red-winged blackbirds gather at a feeder.
One Canada goose makes friends with snow geese.
One Canada goose makes friends with snow geese.
Brown creeper makes a perch of a brick wall.
Brown creeper makes a perch of a brick wall.
Bonaparte's gulls.
Bonaparte's gulls.
Black-headed gull.
Black-headed gull.
Greater yellowlegs.
Greater yellowlegs.
Immature peregrine falcon.
Immature peregrine falcon.
White-eyed vireo.
White-eyed vireo.
Winter avian residents arrive and the occasional rare birds move through the Island in December, as winter begins. Keep up with bird sightings through the Bird News column, and send reports of bird sightings to [email protected].