Bird Sightings on Martha’s Vineyard: July 2025

Ruddy turnstones with a dunlin.
Ruddy turnstones with a dunlin.
Lanny McDowell
Ruddy turnstones with a dunlin.
Ruddy turnstones with a dunlin.
Lanny McDowell
Northern harrier.
Northern harrier.
Lanny McDowell
Northern harrier.
Northern harrier.
Lanny McDowell
Belted kingfisher.
Belted kingfisher.
Lanny McDowell
Belted kingfisher.
Belted kingfisher.
Lanny McDowell
Black guillemot.
Black guillemot.
Lanny McDowell
Black guillemot.
Black guillemot.
Lanny McDowell
Black guillemot.
Black guillemot.
Lanny McDowell
Black guillemot.
Black guillemot.
Lanny McDowell
Peregrine falcon.
Peregrine falcon.
Lanny McDowell
Peregrine falcon.
Peregrine falcon.
Lanny McDowell
Peregrine falcon.
Peregrine falcon.
Lanny McDowell
Peregrine falcon.
Peregrine falcon.
Lanny McDowell
Purple gallinule.
Purple gallinule.
Lanny McDowell
Purple gallinule.
Purple gallinule.
Lanny McDowell
Purple gallinule.
Purple gallinule.
Lanny McDowell
Purple gallinule.
Purple gallinule.
Lanny McDowell
Red-eyed vireo.
Red-eyed vireo.
Lanny McDowell
Red-eyed vireo.
Red-eyed vireo.
Lanny McDowell
Short-billed dowitcher.
Short-billed dowitcher.
Lanny McDowell
Short-billed dowitcher.
Short-billed dowitcher.
Lanny McDowell
Short-billed dowitcher with ruddy turnstone.
Short-billed dowitcher with ruddy turnstone.
Lanny McDowell
Short-billed dowitcher with ruddy turnstone.
Short-billed dowitcher with ruddy turnstone.
Lanny McDowell
Fledgling common tern.
Fledgling common tern.
Lanny McDowell
Fledgling common tern.
Fledgling common tern.
Lanny McDowell
[l-r] Fledgling roseate tern, common tern.
[l-r] Fledgling roseate tern, common tern.
Lanny McDowell
[l-r] Fledgling roseate tern, common tern.
[l-r] Fledgling roseate tern, common tern.
Lanny McDowell
Fledgling roseate tern.
Fledgling roseate tern.
Lanny McDowell
Fledgling roseate tern.
Fledgling roseate tern.
Lanny McDowell
Parasitic jaegers chasing terns.
Parasitic jaegers chasing terns.
Lanny McDowell
Parasitic jaegers chasing terns.
Parasitic jaegers chasing terns.
Lanny McDowell
Parasitic jaeger.
Parasitic jaeger.
Lanny McDowell
Parasitic jaeger.
Parasitic jaeger.
Lanny McDowell
Northern harrier.
Northern harrier.
Lanny McDowell
Northern harrier.
Northern harrier.
Lanny McDowell
Turkey vulture.
Turkey vulture.
Lanny McDowell
Turkey vulture.
Turkey vulture.
Lanny McDowell
Turkey vulture.
Turkey vulture.
Lanny McDowell
Turkey vulture.
Turkey vulture.
Lanny McDowell
Eastern towhee.
Eastern towhee.
Lanny McDowell
Eastern towhee.
Eastern towhee.
Lanny McDowell
Scarlet tanager.
Scarlet tanager.
Lanny McDowell
Scarlet tanager.
Scarlet tanager.
Lanny McDowell
American goldfinch.
American goldfinch.
Lanny McDowell
American goldfinch.
American goldfinch.
Lanny McDowell
American goldfinch.
American goldfinch.
Lanny McDowell
American goldfinch.
American goldfinch.
Lanny McDowell
Eastern bluebird.
Eastern bluebird.
Lanny McDowell
Eastern bluebird.
Eastern bluebird.
Lanny McDowell
Eastern bluebird.
Eastern bluebird.
Lanny McDowell
Eastern bluebird.
Eastern bluebird.
Lanny McDowell
Least sandpiper.
Least sandpiper.
Lanny McDowell
Least sandpiper.
Least sandpiper.
Lanny McDowell
Least sandpiper.
Least sandpiper.
Lanny McDowell
Least sandpiper.
Least sandpiper.
Lanny McDowell
Northern flicker.
Northern flicker.
Lanny McDowell
Northern flicker.
Northern flicker.
Lanny McDowell
Northern flicker.
Northern flicker.
Lanny McDowell
Northern flicker.
Northern flicker.
Lanny McDowell
Wood thrush.
Wood thrush.
Lanny McDowell
Wood thrush.
Wood thrush.
Lanny McDowell
Chipping sparrow.
Chipping sparrow.
Lanny McDowell
Chipping sparrow.
Chipping sparrow.
Lanny McDowell
Eastern wood peewee.
Eastern wood peewee.
Lanny McDowell
Eastern wood peewee.
Eastern wood peewee.
Lanny McDowell
Eastern wood peewee.
Eastern wood peewee.
Lanny McDowell
Eastern wood peewee.
Eastern wood peewee.
Lanny McDowell
Laughing gull.
Laughing gull.
Lanny McDowell
Laughing gull.
Laughing gull.
Lanny McDowell
Laughing gull.
Laughing gull.
Lanny McDowell
Laughing gull.
Laughing gull.
Lanny McDowell
Red knot.
Red knot.
Lanny McDowell
Red knot.
Red knot.
Lanny McDowell
Red knots.
Red knots.
Lanny McDowell
Red knots.
Red knots.
Lanny McDowell
Ruddy turnstones.
Ruddy turnstones.
Ruddy turnstones.
Ruddy turnstones.
Wood ducks.
Wood ducks.
Lanny McDowell
Wood ducks.
Wood ducks.
Lanny McDowell
Black-crowned night heron.
Black-crowned night heron.
Lanny McDowell
Black-crowned night heron.
Black-crowned night heron.
Lanny McDowell
Brown-headed cowbird.
Brown-headed cowbird.
Lanny McDowell
Brown-headed cowbird.
Brown-headed cowbird.
Lanny McDowell
Brown-headed cowbird.
Brown-headed cowbird.
Lanny McDowell
Brown-headed cowbird.
Brown-headed cowbird.
Lanny McDowell
Cedar waxwing.
Cedar waxwing.
Lanny McDowell
Cedar waxwing.
Cedar waxwing.
Lanny McDowell
Downy woodpecker juvenile.
Downy woodpecker juvenile.
Lanny McDowell
Downy woodpecker juvenile.
Downy woodpecker juvenile.
Lanny McDowell
Solitary sandpiper.
Solitary sandpiper.
Lanny McDowell
Solitary sandpiper.
Solitary sandpiper.
Lanny McDowell
Solitary sandpiper.
Solitary sandpiper.
Lanny McDowell
Solitary sandpiper.
Solitary sandpiper.
Lanny McDowell
Solitary sandpiper.
Solitary sandpiper.
Lanny McDowell
Solitary sandpiper.
Solitary sandpiper.
Lanny McDowell
Wilson's storm petrel.
Wilson's storm petrel.
Lanny McDowell
Wilson's storm petrel.
Wilson's storm petrel.
Lanny McDowell
Ruddy turnstones with a dunlin.
Northern harrier.
Belted kingfisher.
Black guillemot.
Black guillemot.
Peregrine falcon.
Peregrine falcon.
Purple gallinule.
Purple gallinule.
Red-eyed vireo.
Short-billed dowitcher.
Short-billed dowitcher with ruddy turnstone.
Fledgling common tern.
[l-r] Fledgling roseate tern, common tern.
Fledgling roseate tern.
Parasitic jaegers chasing terns.
Parasitic jaeger.
Northern harrier.
Turkey vulture.
Turkey vulture.
Eastern towhee.
Scarlet tanager.
American goldfinch.
American goldfinch.
Eastern bluebird.
Eastern bluebird.
Least sandpiper.
Least sandpiper.
Northern flicker.
Northern flicker.
Wood thrush.
Chipping sparrow.
Eastern wood peewee.
Eastern wood peewee.
Laughing gull.
Laughing gull.
Red knot.
Red knots.
Ruddy turnstones.
Wood ducks.
Black-crowned night heron.
Brown-headed cowbird.
Brown-headed cowbird.
Cedar waxwing.
Downy woodpecker juvenile.
Solitary sandpiper.
Solitary sandpiper.
Solitary sandpiper.
Wilson's storm petrel.

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