Bird Sightings on Martha's Vineyard: May 2017
Roseate terns.
Roseate terns.
Saltmarsh sparrow, a silent and secretive breeder.
Saltmarsh sparrow, a silent and secretive breeder.
Eastern wood pewees sing their name.
Eastern wood pewees sing their name.
Ruddy turnstone with sanderlings.
Ruddy turnstone with sanderlings.
Cattle egret.
Cattle egret.
American bittern.
American bittern.
Glossy ibis.
Glossy ibis.
Hooded warbler.
Hooded warbler.
House wren.
House wren.
Male blue grosbeak.
Male blue grosbeak.
Wood thrush.
Wood thrush.
Eastern kingbird.
Eastern kingbird.
Male common yellowthroat.
Male common yellowthroat.
Black and white warbler.
Black and white warbler.
Prairie warbler.
Prairie warbler.
Whimbrel in flight.
Whimbrel in flight.
Bay-breated warbler.
Bay-breated warbler.
Evening grosbeak.
Evening grosbeak.
Prairie warbler.
Prairie warbler.
Whimbrel.
Whimbrel.
May brings a flurry of avian activity, with the arrival of colorful songbirds and distinctive shorebirds. Birders keep a close eye on feeders and trees as migrating favorites like ruby-throated hummingbirds, Baltimore orioles, catbirds and indigo buntings return for the season. Black skimmers and least terns return to Vineyard shores.
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