Bird Sightings on Martha's Vineyard: November 2016
Red-breasted nuthatch.
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Snowy owl.
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Male bobwhite.
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Snowy owl arrives from the Arctic for Vineyard visit.
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Female bobwhite.
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Snowy owl in flight.
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American robin.
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Hooded merganser.
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Vesper sparrow.
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Horned grebe.
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Buffleheads.
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Bonaparte's gull.
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Winter wren at Tashmoo.
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Common raven, not so common on the Vineyard.
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Common ravens are 50 per cent larger than American crows.
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Hermit thrushes are here in the winter in small numbers.
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Say hello to a rusty blackbird.
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Fish crows have flocked to the Island in increasing numbers for the last several winters.
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Fish crows have flocked to the Island in increasing numbers for the last several winters.
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Snow bunting.
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Pair of brant.
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Red-breasted mergansers have arrived.
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Immature white-crowned sparrow.
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Brant.
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Red-breasted merganser.
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November brings cooler weather and the arrival of winter residents, especially waterfowl. Transient migrants continue to be found, including some summer resident species, though they appear in newer numbers.
From the season's first brant to fish crows, keep up with the latest Bird News, and send your sightings to [email protected].
