Bird Sightings on Martha's Vineyard: March 2021
Purple sandpiper and sanderlings.
Purple sandpiper and sanderlings.
Osprey.
Osprey.
Horned lark.
Horned lark.
Cedar waxwing.
Cedar waxwing.
Surf scoters with common eiders.
Surf scoters with common eiders.
American oystercatcher.
American oystercatcher.
Barred owl.
Barred owl.
Downy woodpecker.
Downy woodpecker.
Greater yellowlegs.
Greater yellowlegs.
Tree swallow.
Tree swallow.
Killdeer.
Killdeer.
Wood ducks.
Wood ducks.
Red-necked grebe.
Red-necked grebe.
Wilson's snipe.
Wilson's snipe.
Pine siskins.
Pine siskins.
Dovekie.
Dovekie.
Blue jay.
Blue jay.
Red-winged blackbird.
Red-winged blackbird.
Eastern bluebird.
Eastern bluebird.
WInter wren.
WInter wren.
It is March and, as expected, the pace of the northward migration has increased. Southwesterly winds brought a variety of birds northward. Can spring and summer be far behind?