Bird Sightings on Martha's Vineyard: January 2018
Male American wigeon.
Male American wigeon.
Female Northern cardinal.
Female Northern cardinal.
Male Northern cardinal.
Male Northern cardinal.
Tufted titmouse.
Tufted titmouse.
Merlin.
Merlin.
Song sparrow.
Song sparrow.
Blue jay.
Blue jay.
Dovekie. The diminuitive black and white seabirds are more common offshore in the open ocean.
Dovekie. The diminuitive black and white seabirds are more common offshore in the open ocean.
Red-bellied woodpecker.
Red-bellied woodpecker.
Bird watchers report fewer black-capped chickadees than normal this winter.
Bird watchers report fewer black-capped chickadees than normal this winter.
Male long-tailed ducks.
Male long-tailed ducks.
Horned grebe.
Horned grebe.
Fish crows.
Fish crows.
Yellow-bellied sapsucker.
Yellow-bellied sapsucker.
Eastern bluebird dines on berries.
Eastern bluebird dines on berries.
Dunlin.
Dunlin.
Cedar waxwing.
Cedar waxwing.
Female indigo bunting.
Female indigo bunting.
Hairy woodpecker.
Hairy woodpecker.
Greater scaup.
Greater scaup.
Female common merganser.
Female common merganser.
Female red-breasted merganser.
Female red-breasted merganser.
Common goldeneye.
Common goldeneye.
King eider.
King eider.
Hermit thrush.
Hermit thrush.
Ovenbird.
Ovenbird.
Rusty blackbird.
Rusty blackbird.
Short-eared owl.
Short-eared owl.
Snow geese.
Snow geese.
Winter wren.
Winter wren.
Young blue morph snow geese.
Young blue morph snow geese.
The Vineyard's many avian winter residents have arrived. Check out the Bird News column for the latest, and don't forget to send your bird sightings to [email protected].