Bird Sightings on Martha's Vineyard: October 2021
American kestrel.
American kestrel.
Golden-crowned kinglet.
Golden-crowned kinglet.
Harlequin duck.
Harlequin duck.
Ipswich Savannah sparrow.
Ipswich Savannah sparrow.
Swamp sparrow.
Swamp sparrow.
Semi-palmated plover.
Semi-palmated plover.
Eastern phoebe.
Eastern phoebe.
Black ducks.
Black ducks.
Killdeer.
Killdeer.
Lincoln's sparrow.
Lincoln's sparrow.
White-eyed vireo.
White-eyed vireo.
Clay-colored sparrow.
Clay-colored sparrow.
Hudsonian godwit.
Hudsonian godwit.
American widgeon.
American widgeon.
Snow goose.
Snow goose.
Great cormorant.
Great cormorant.
Black-throated blue warbler.
Black-throated blue warbler.
Hermit thrush.
Hermit thrush.
Brown-headed cowbird (immature male molting).
Brown-headed cowbird (immature male molting).
American pipit.
American pipit.
Stilt sandpiper.
Stilt sandpiper.
White ibis.
White ibis.
Palm warbler.
Palm warbler.
Yellow-rumped warbler.
Yellow-rumped warbler.
Olive-sided flycatcher.
Olive-sided flycatcher.
October is the peak migration season, as birds fly south on clear, cool, and calm nights.
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