Bird Sightings on Martha's Vineyard: July 2023
Fledgling Cooper's hawk.
Fledgling Cooper's hawk.
Savannah sparrow.
Savannah sparrow.
Red knot.
Red knot.
Chipping sparrow.
Chipping sparrow.
Song sparrow.
Song sparrow.
Forster's tern.
Forster's tern.
Great blue heron.
Great blue heron.
Whimbrel.
Whimbrel.
Snowy egret.
Snowy egret.
Black-crowned night heron.
Black-crowned night heron.
Western willet.
Western willet.
Black-bellied plover.
Black-bellied plover.
Spotted sandpiper.
Spotted sandpiper.
Greater yellowlegs.
Greater yellowlegs.
Black and white warbler.
Black and white warbler.
Female American redstart.
Female American redstart.
Male American redstart.
Male American redstart.
Pine warbler.
Pine warbler.
Cory's shearwater.
Cory's shearwater.
Eastern Kingbird.
Eastern Kingbird.
Great-crested flycatcher.
Great-crested flycatcher.
Great shearwater.
Great shearwater.
Lesser yellowlegs.
Lesser yellowlegs.
Royal tern.
Royal tern.
Royal terns with common terns.
Royal terns with common terns.
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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