Bird Sightings on Martha's Vineyard: September 2017
Young Caspian tern.
Young Caspian tern.
Female scarlet tanager.
Female scarlet tanager.
Pectoral sandpipers.
Pectoral sandpipers.
Lapland longspur.
Lapland longspur.
Hudsnian godwit prowls the shore.
Hudsnian godwit prowls the shore.
Black and white warbler.
Black and white warbler.
Sanderlings.
Sanderlings.
Spotted sandpiper.
Spotted sandpiper.
Northern parula warbler.
Northern parula warbler.
Black-throated green warbler.
Black-throated green warbler.
Bobolink.
Bobolink.
Peregrine falcon.
Peregrine falcon.
American widgeon.
American widgeon.
Acadian flycatcher.
Acadian flycatcher.
Two American widgeon.
Two American widgeon.
American oystercatchers.
American oystercatchers.
Buff-breasted sandpipers are often found in heavily grazed upland pastures.
Buff-breasted sandpipers are often found in heavily grazed upland pastures.
Common ravens are rare visitors to the Vineyard.
Common ravens are rare visitors to the Vineyard.
Two comon ravens seen this month in the state forest.
Two comon ravens seen this month in the state forest.
Pectoral sandpiper.
Pectoral sandpiper.
Short-billed dowitcher.
Short-billed dowitcher.
As the season turns from summer to fall, summer bird residents start to depart for their winter homes while others visit the Vineyard as they fly southward. September is also peak season for southbound migrants that pass through and join the other birds in their annual migration.
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