Bird Sightings on Martha's Vineyard: May 2022
Cliff swallow.
Cliff swallow.
Scarlet tanager.
Scarlet tanager.
Red-eyed vireo.
Red-eyed vireo.
American golden plover.
American golden plover.
Black-throated green warbler.
Black-throated green warbler.
Eastern kingbird.
Eastern kingbird.
Magnolia warbler.
Magnolia warbler.
Lesser black-backed gull.
Lesser black-backed gull.
Molting sandpiper.
Molting sandpiper.
Saltmarsh sparrow.
Saltmarsh sparrow.
Surf scoters.
Surf scoters.
Savannah sparrow.
Savannah sparrow.
American redstart.
American redstart.
Rose-breasted grosbeak (female).
Rose-breasted grosbeak (female).
Rose-breasted grosbeak (male).
Rose-breasted grosbeak (male).
Blue-headed vireo.
Blue-headed vireo.
Blue-winged warbler.
Blue-winged warbler.
Magnolia warbler.
Magnolia warbler.
Least terns.
Least terns.
Prairie warbler.
Prairie warbler.
Green heron.
Green heron.
House wren.
House wren.
Gray catbird.
Gray catbird.
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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