Bird Sightings on Martha's Vineyard: October 2017
Baltimore oriole.
Baltimore oriole.
Fish crow.
Fish crow.
Pectoral sandpiper.
Pectoral sandpiper.
Dark-eyed junco.
Dark-eyed junco.
Wilson's snipe.
Wilson's snipe.
Ruby-throated hummingbird.
Ruby-throated hummingbird.
The eyes have it withthis great-horned owl.
The eyes have it withthis great-horned owl.
Ring-necked pheasant creates its own perch.
Ring-necked pheasant creates its own perch.
White-throated sparrow.
White-throated sparrow.
Palm warbler.
Palm warbler.
Juvenile white-crowned sparrow.
Juvenile white-crowned sparrow.
Pied-billed grebe.
Pied-billed grebe.
Yellow-rumped warbler.
Yellow-rumped warbler.
Nelson's sparrow.
Nelson's sparrow.
American oystercatcher.
American oystercatcher.
Breeding willet.
Breeding willet.
First year great black-backed gull.
First year great black-backed gull.
Least tern fledgling.
Least tern fledgling.
Forty-three pairs of American oystercatchers nested on the Vineyard this summer.
Forty-three pairs of American oystercatchers nested on the Vineyard this summer.
Nesting terns. Terns are feisty birds that will dive-bomb people that come too close.
Nesting terns. Terns are feisty birds that will dive-bomb people that come too close.
Piping plover chick.
Piping plover chick.
Thirty-seven piping plover chicks were fledged this year.
Thirty-seven piping plover chicks were fledged this year.
A piping plover border dispute.
A piping plover border dispute.
October is the peak migration season, as birds fly south on clear, cool, and calm nights.
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