Bird Sightings on Martha's Vineyard: October 2018
Pectoral sandpipers were spotted at Black Point Pond.
Pectoral sandpipers were spotted at Black Point Pond.
Thirty-six green-winged teal take flight.
Thirty-six green-winged teal take flight.
Yellow-billed cuckoo.
Yellow-billed cuckoo.
Immature white-crowned sparrow takes stock of its situation.
Immature white-crowned sparrow takes stock of its situation.
Gulp of tree swallows populate a bush.
Gulp of tree swallows populate a bush.
Peregrine falcon is also known as the duck hawk.
Peregrine falcon is also known as the duck hawk.
Fish crows are back for their winter residency on the Vineyard.
Fish crows are back for their winter residency on the Vineyard.
Brant has a good float in Oak Bluffs harbor.
Brant has a good float in Oak Bluffs harbor.
The pine siskin is a migratory bird in the finch family.
The pine siskin is a migratory bird in the finch family.
Indigo bunting.
Indigo bunting.
The dunlin is a small wader.
The dunlin is a small wader.
The rusty blackbird is closely related to the grackle.
The rusty blackbird is closely related to the grackle.
The eastern wood pewee is a small tyrant flycatcher.
The eastern wood pewee is a small tyrant flycatcher.
The indigo bunting is a small seed-eating bird in the cardinal family.
The indigo bunting is a small seed-eating bird in the cardinal family.
Northern parula warbler.
Northern parula warbler.
Blue-winged teal is one of the smaller members of the dabbling duck group.
Blue-winged teal is one of the smaller members of the dabbling duck group.
Caspian terns are the largest terns in the world.
Caspian terns are the largest terns in the world.
Hudsonian godwit was the bird sighting of the week in October.
Hudsonian godwit was the bird sighting of the week in October.
Philadelphia vireo is a green migratory bird.
Philadelphia vireo is a green migratory bird.
Immature red knot makes its way between shoreline rocks.
Immature red knot makes its way between shoreline rocks.
October is the peak migration season, as birds fly south on clear, cool, and calm nights.
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