Bird Sightings on Martha's Vineyard: November 2017
Snowy owl at Norton Point.
Snowy owl at Norton Point.
Northern shovelers.
Northern shovelers.
Eastern meadowlark.
Eastern meadowlark.
Immature Bonaperte's gull dips into the water.
Immature Bonaperte's gull dips into the water.
American pipit.
American pipit.
Eastern bluebird.
Eastern bluebird.
Bonaparte's gull.
Bonaparte's gull.
Red-throated loons aer likely headed further south for the winter.
Red-throated loons aer likely headed further south for the winter.
Ipswich sparrow.
Ipswich sparrow.
Canada geese mingle with brant at Ocean Park.
Canada geese mingle with brant at Ocean Park.
Long-tailed duck.
Long-tailed duck.
Yellow-bellied sapsucker.
Yellow-bellied sapsucker.
Black-throated green warbler.
Black-throated green warbler.
Dark-eyed juncos have joined the melee around the feeders.
Dark-eyed juncos have joined the melee around the feeders.
Snow buntings have arrived.
Snow buntings have arrived.
Buffleheads.
Buffleheads.
American coot.
American coot.
Hooded warbler.
Hooded warbler.
Yellow-billed cuckoo.
Yellow-billed cuckoo.
Yellow warbler.
Yellow warbler.
Red-breasted mergansers at Menemsha.
Red-breasted mergansers at Menemsha.
Sea ducks take up their winter home off Aquinnah.
Sea ducks take up their winter home off Aquinnah.
Black scoters take flight at Wasque.
Black scoters take flight at Wasque.
White-winged scoters off Chappaquiddick.
White-winged scoters off Chappaquiddick.
Brown thrasher.
Brown thrasher.
Horned lark keeps cover in beach grass.
Horned lark keeps cover in beach grass.
Red-breasted merganser profile.
Red-breasted merganser profile.
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.
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