Bird Sightings on Martha's Vineyard: February 2018
Red-winged blackbirds are singing again on the Vineyard.
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Purple sandpiper.
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Common grackles have arrived.
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Bald eagle soars next to a gull.
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Barred owl.
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Killdeer.
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Red-necked grebes are usually found offshore.
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Northern pintail.
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Northern shoveler.
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Northern shoveler.
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Dovekie paddles about in Menemsha Harbor.
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Great blue heron takes flight at Squibnocket.
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Luanne Johnson of BioDiversity Works releases thick-billed murre.
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Pair of razorbills.
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Male common merganser.
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Pine warbler adds splash of color to February.
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Resident winter birds are plentiful in February during the stretch between winter and spring, and northbound migrants begin to arrive. Send your bird sightings to [email protected], and keep up with all the avian action through the Bird News column.
