Bird Sightings on Martha's Vineyard: July 2018
Adult yellow-crowned night heron.
Adult yellow-crowned night heron.
Subadult yellow-crowned night heron.
Subadult yellow-crowned night heron.
Cedar waxwing.
Cedar waxwing.
Lesser yellowlegs prowls the shallows.
Lesser yellowlegs prowls the shallows.
Eastern kingbird has a wasp snack.
Eastern kingbird has a wasp snack.
Blue-winged warbler.
Blue-winged warbler.
Semi-palmated plover.
Semi-palmated plover.
Semi-palmated sandpiper.
Semi-palmated sandpiper.
Greater yellowlegs.
Greater yellowlegs.
Immature great blue heron.
Immature great blue heron.
Semi-palmated sandpiper.
Semi-palmated sandpiper.
Common raven.
Common raven.
American redstart.
American redstart.
Green heron.
Green heron.
Saltmarsh sparrow.
Saltmarsh sparrow.
Young laughing gull.
Young laughing gull.
Great black-backed gull chick.
Great black-backed gull chick.
Great black-backed gull and chick.
Great black-backed gull and chick.
Adult bank swallow.
Adult bank swallow.
Barn owl.
Barn owl.
Common eider.
Common eider.
Female long-tailed duck.
Female long-tailed duck.
Spotted sandpiper.
Spotted sandpiper.
July is prime season for shorebirds and summer residents. It is also the season for baby birds, and adult birds are busy bringing food to their young. Southbound migrants are also starting to appear.
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