Bird Sightings on Martha's Vineyard: November 2018
Common raven takes in the view with a few herring gulls.
Common raven takes in the view with a few herring gulls.
Immature red-headed woodpecker.
Immature red-headed woodpecker.
Fox sparrow checks out the wrack line.
Fox sparrow checks out the wrack line.
Red-breasted mergansers.
Red-breasted mergansers.
Common goldeneye makes a splash.
Common goldeneye makes a splash.
Scissor-tailed flycatcher.
Scissor-tailed flycatcher.
Female evening grosbeak stops by the feeder.
Female evening grosbeak stops by the feeder.
Baltimore oriole in the off-season.
Baltimore oriole in the off-season.
Common eider hens.
Common eider hens.
Bonaparte's gull.
Bonaparte's gull.
Great cormorants.
Great cormorants.
Pine siskin.
Pine siskin.
Surf scoter.
Surf scoter.
Common eiders.
Common eiders.
Yellow-bellied sapsucker makes appearance in Menemsha.
Yellow-bellied sapsucker makes appearance in Menemsha.
Ruddy turnstone.
Ruddy turnstone.
Fish crow keeps eye out near Vineyard Haven post office.
Fish crow keeps eye out near Vineyard Haven post office.
Cattle egret is unusual visitor in Chilmark.
Cattle egret is unusual visitor in Chilmark.
Common ravens.
Common ravens.
Pied-billed Grebes are small, chunky swimming birds.
Pied-billed Grebes are small, chunky swimming birds.
Dark-eyed Juncos are neat, even flashy little sparrows.
Dark-eyed Juncos are neat, even flashy little sparrows.
Swamp sparrow wings are strikingly rusty.
Swamp sparrow wings are strikingly rusty.
Harlequin duck takes its name from Harlequin, a colourfully dressed character in Commedia dell'arte.
Harlequin duck takes its name from Harlequin, a colourfully dressed character in Commedia dell'arte.
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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