Bird Sightings on Martha's Vineyard: March 2024
Eastern meadowlark.
Eastern meadowlark.
Tree swallows.
Tree swallows.
Lesser black-backed gull.
Lesser black-backed gull.
Northern mockingbird.
Northern mockingbird.
Red-tailed hawk harassed by American crow.
Red-tailed hawk harassed by American crow.
Osprey.
Osprey.
Piping plovers.
Piping plovers.
Merlin.
Merlin.
Eastern phoebe.
Eastern phoebe.
Northern gannets with common eiders.
Northern gannets with common eiders.
Ruddy turnstone.
Ruddy turnstone.
Horned grebe.
Horned grebe.
Blue morph snow geese with white morphs.
Blue morph snow geese with white morphs.
Mourning dove.
Mourning dove.
Ruby-crowned kinglet.
Ruby-crowned kinglet.
American kestrel.
American kestrel.
Redheads.
Redheads.
American oystercatcher.
American oystercatcher.
Bald eagle.
Bald eagle.
Greater yellowlegs.
Greater yellowlegs.
Common merganser.
Common merganser.
Ipswich savannah sparrow.
Ipswich savannah sparrow.
Red-winged blackbird.
Red-winged blackbird.
Pied-billed grebe.
Pied-billed grebe.
Barrow's goldeneye and common goldeneye.
Barrow's goldeneye and common goldeneye.
American goldfinch.
American goldfinch.
Brown-headed cowbird.
Brown-headed cowbird.
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?