Bird Sightings on Martha's Vineyard: May 2020
Black tern with common terns.
Black tern with common terns.
Northern waterthrush.
Northern waterthrush.
Prairie warbler.
Prairie warbler.
Whimbrel.
Whimbrel.
Black-throated blue warbler.
Black-throated blue warbler.
Bobolink.
Bobolink.
Prothonotary warbler.
Prothonotary warbler.
Red-eyed vireo.
Red-eyed vireo.
Sandhill crane.
Sandhill crane.
Femal blue grosbeak.
Femal blue grosbeak.
Roseate terns.
Roseate terns.
Summer tanager.
Summer tanager.
Ruddy turnstones.
Ruddy turnstones.
Ruby-throated hummingbird.
Ruby-throated hummingbird.
Blue grosbeak.
Blue grosbeak.
Wilson's plover.
Wilson's plover.
Gray catbird.
Gray catbird.
Virginia rail.
Virginia rail.
White-eyed vireo.
White-eyed vireo.
Eastern willets.
Eastern willets.
Great crested flycatcher.
Great crested flycatcher.
Green heron.
Green heron.
Indigo bunting.
Indigo bunting.
Merlin.
Merlin.
Yellow-throated warbler.
Yellow-throated warbler.
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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