Bird Sightings on Martha's Vineyard: November 2022
Greater scaup.
Greater scaup.
Yellow-throated warbler.
Yellow-throated warbler.
Common goldeneyes.
Common goldeneyes.
Long-tailed ducks.
Long-tailed ducks.
Pine siskin.
Pine siskin.
Snow geese.
Snow geese.
European starlings.
European starlings.
Snow buntings.
Snow buntings.
Black-legged kittiwake.
Black-legged kittiwake.
Cooper's hawk.
Cooper's hawk.
Fish crows.
Fish crows.
Red-throated loon.
Red-throated loon.
Baltimore oriole.
Baltimore oriole.
Dark-eyed junco.
Dark-eyed junco.
Marsh wren.
Marsh wren.
Red-breasted merganser drake.
Red-breasted merganser drake.
Gray kingbird.
Gray kingbird.
Eurasian widgeon.
Eurasian widgeon.
Double-crested cormorants occupy Sarson's Island.
Double-crested cormorants occupy Sarson's Island.
Immature Bonaparte's gull.
Immature Bonaparte's gull.
Bonaparte's gull.
Bonaparte's gull.
Semi-palmated plover.
Semi-palmated plover.
Red-tailed hawk.
Red-tailed hawk.
Ipswich sparrow.
Ipswich sparrow.
Osprey.
Osprey.
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.
From the season's first brant to fish crows, keep up with the latest Bird News, and send your sightings to [email protected].
Bird Sightings on Martha’s Vineyard: May 2024
Blackpoll warbler.
Blackpoll warbler.
Yellow-billed cuckoo.
Yellow-billed cuckoo.
Horned lark.
Horned lark.
Black tern.
Black tern.
Willow flycatcher.
Willow flycatcher.
Chestnut-sided warbler.
Chestnut-sided warbler.
Orchard oriole.
Orchard oriole.
Worm-eating warbler.
Worm-eating warbler.
Wilson's warbler.
Wilson's warbler.
Purple sandpiper.
Purple sandpiper.
Rose-breasted grosbeak.
Rose-breasted grosbeak.
Purple martins.
Purple martins.
Blue-gray gnatcatcher.
Blue-gray gnatcatcher.
Northern rough-winged swallow.
Northern rough-winged swallow.
American redstart.
American redstart.
Yellow-rumped warbler.
Yellow-rumped warbler.
Palm warbler.
Palm warbler.
Brown thrasher.
Brown thrasher.
Laughing gull.
Laughing gull.
Ovenbird.
Ovenbird.
Blue-winged warbler.
Blue-winged warbler.
Swamp sparrow.
Swamp sparrow.
Blue-headed vireo.
Blue-headed vireo.
Eastern towhee.
Eastern towhee.
Great crested flycatcher.
Great crested flycatcher.
Northern parula warbler.
Northern parula warbler.
Roseate terns.
Roseate terns.
Townsend's warbler.
Townsend's warbler.
Yellow warbler.
Yellow warbler.
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Bird Sightings on Martha’s Vineyard: June 2024
Wilson's storm petrel.
Wilson's storm petrel.
Fork-tailed flycatcher.
Fork-tailed flycatcher.
Eastern kingbird.
Eastern kingbird.
Spotted sandpiper.
Spotted sandpiper.
Grasshopper sparrow.
Grasshopper sparrow.
Bald eagle.
Bald eagle.
American avocet.
American avocet.
Red-tailed hawk.
Red-tailed hawk.
European starling.
European starling.
Greater yellowlegs.
Greater yellowlegs.
Great-crested flycatcher.
Great-crested flycatcher.
Great shearwater.
Great shearwater.
Black-bellied plover.
Black-bellied plover.
Common grackles at South Beach.
Common grackles at South Beach.
White-eyed vireo.
White-eyed vireo.
Fin whale spotted by MV Birding Club.
Fin whale spotted by MV Birding Club.
Humpback whale fluke.
Humpback whale fluke.
Eastern screech owl (juvenile).
Eastern screech owl (juvenile).
Great blue heron.
Great blue heron.
Least sandpiper.
Least sandpiper.
Red-breasted nuthatch.
Red-breasted nuthatch.
Wilson’s phalarope.
Wilson’s phalarope.
Wood thrush.
Wood thrush.
Now migrating shorebirds return as the calendar turns its page to June. Birders have crowded Island ponds and beaches as ruddy turnstones, short-billed dowitchers, red knots, sandpipers, and dunlin return to their summer homes.
Keep up to date with bird activity on Martha’s Vineyard through the Bird News column, and report bird sightings to [email protected].
Bird Sightings on Martha’s Vineyard: May 2025
Piping plovers.
Piping plovers.
Red-eyed vireo.
Red-eyed vireo.
Least terns.
Least terns.
Least terns.
Least terns.
Canada geese.
Canada geese.
Eastern towhee.
Eastern towhee.
Eastern towhee.
Eastern towhee.
Grey catbird.
Grey catbird.
White-eyed vireo.
White-eyed vireo.
Willet.
Willet.
Yellow warbler.
Yellow warbler.
Blue-gray gnatcatcher.
Blue-gray gnatcatcher.
Common yellowthroat.
Common yellowthroat.
Eastern kingbird.
Eastern kingbird.
Marsh wren.
Marsh wren.
Northern rough-winged swallow.
Northern rough-winged swallow.
Prothonotary warbler.
Prothonotary warbler.
Yellow-throated warbler.
Yellow-throated warbler.
Bald eagle.
Bald eagle.
Bufflehead.
Bufflehead.
Dunlin.
Dunlin.
Dunlin.
Dunlin.
Red-eyed vireo.
Red-eyed vireo.
Worm-eating warbler.
Worm-eating warbler.
Worm-eating warbler.
Worm-eating warbler.
Yellow-throated warbler.
Yellow-throated warbler.
Black-throated green warbler.
Black-throated green warbler.
Black-throated green warbler.
Black-throated green warbler.
Blackpoll warbler.
Blackpoll warbler.
Hair woodpecker.
Hair woodpecker.
Mallards.
Mallards.
Mallards.
Mallards.
Ruby-crowned kinglet.
Ruby-crowned kinglet.
Veery.
Veery.
Veery.
Veery.
Blackburnian warbler.
Blackburnian warbler.
Blackburnian warbler.
Blackburnian warbler.
Parasitic jaeger.
Parasitic jaeger.
Parasitic jaeger.
Parasitic jaeger.
Piping plovers.
Piping plovers.
Piping plovers.
Piping plovers.
Red knot.
Red knot.
Red knot.
Red knot.
Ruby-throated hummingbird.
Ruby-throated hummingbird.
Wood thrush.
Wood thrush.
Morning bird song is at full tilt and many seasonal avian visitors continue to arrive. Annual standbys such as Towhees, Catbirds, and wrablers are being seen by Island birders.
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Bird Sightings on Martha’s Vineyard: June 2025
Black and white warbler.
Black and white warbler.
Merlin.
Merlin.
Chestnut-sided warbler.
Chestnut-sided warbler.
Chestnut-sided warbler.
Chestnut-sided warbler.
Greater shearwater.
Greater shearwater.
Greater shearwater.
Greater shearwater.
Purple martin.
Purple martin.
Saltmarsh sparrow.
Saltmarsh sparrow.
Saltmarsh sparrow.
Saltmarsh sparrow.
Swainson's thrush.
Swainson's thrush.
Whimbrel.
Whimbrel.
Whimbrel.
Whimbrel.
Bank swallow.
Bank swallow.
Black tern.
Black tern.
Black tern.
Black tern.
Northern mockingbird.
Northern mockingbird.
Laughing gull.
Laughing gull.
Wild turkeys.
Wild turkeys.
Wild turkeys.
Wild turkeys.
Yellow-billed cuckoo.
Yellow-billed cuckoo.
Black and white warbler.
Black and white warbler.
Black-necked stilt.
Black-necked stilt.
Bobolink.
Bobolink.
Eastern meadowlark.
Eastern meadowlark.
Gadwall.
Gadwall.
Gadwalls.
Gadwalls.
Merlin.
Merlin.
White-eyed vireo.
White-eyed vireo.
Black skimmer.
Black skimmer.
Black skimmer.
Black skimmer.
Cedar waxwing.
Cedar waxwing.
Cedar waxwing.
Cedar waxwing.
Common eider.
Common eider.
Common eider.
Common eider.
Common loon.
Common loon.
Common loon.
Common loon.
Spotted sandpiper.
Spotted sandpiper.
Stilt sandpiper.
Stilt sandpiper.
Tree swallow.
Tree swallow.
Bird Sightings on Martha’s Vineyard: July 2025
Ruddy turnstones with a dunlin.
Ruddy turnstones with a dunlin.
Northern harrier.
Northern harrier.
Belted kingfisher.
Belted kingfisher.
Black guillemot.
Black guillemot.
Black guillemot.
Black guillemot.
Peregrine falcon.
Peregrine falcon.
Peregrine falcon.
Peregrine falcon.
Purple gallinule.
Purple gallinule.
Purple gallinule.
Purple gallinule.
Red-eyed vireo.
Red-eyed vireo.
Short-billed dowitcher.
Short-billed dowitcher.
Short-billed dowitcher with ruddy turnstone.
Short-billed dowitcher with ruddy turnstone.
Fledgling common tern.
Fledgling common tern.
![[l-r] Fledgling roseate tern, common tern.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/gallery/2025/07/09/lm_fledgeling_roseate_left_and_common_right_terns_-.jpg?itok=rnOFCZvu "[l-r] Fledgling roseate tern, common tern.")
[l-r] Fledgling roseate tern, common tern.
![[l-r] Fledgling roseate tern, common tern.]( /sites/default/files/gallery/2025/07/09/lm_fledgeling_roseate_left_and_common_right_terns_-.jpg "[l-r] Fledgling roseate tern, common tern.")
[l-r] Fledgling roseate tern, common tern.
Fledgling roseate tern.
Fledgling roseate tern.
Parasitic jaegers chasing terns.
Parasitic jaegers chasing terns.
Parasitic jaeger.
Parasitic jaeger.
Northern harrier.
Northern harrier.
Turkey vulture.
Turkey vulture.
Turkey vulture.
Turkey vulture.
Eastern towhee.
Eastern towhee.
Scarlet tanager.
Scarlet tanager.
American goldfinch.
American goldfinch.
American goldfinch.
American goldfinch.
Eastern bluebird.
Eastern bluebird.
Eastern bluebird.
Eastern bluebird.
Least sandpiper.
Least sandpiper.
Least sandpiper.
Least sandpiper.
Northern flicker.
Northern flicker.
Northern flicker.
Northern flicker.
Wood thrush.
Wood thrush.
Chipping sparrow.
Chipping sparrow.
Eastern wood peewee.
Eastern wood peewee.
Eastern wood peewee.
Eastern wood peewee.
Laughing gull.
Laughing gull.
Laughing gull.
Laughing gull.
Red knot.
Red knot.
Red knots.
Red knots.
Ruddy turnstones.
Ruddy turnstones.
Wood ducks.
Wood ducks.
Black-crowned night heron.
Black-crowned night heron.
Brown-headed cowbird.
Brown-headed cowbird.
Brown-headed cowbird.
Brown-headed cowbird.
Cedar waxwing.
Cedar waxwing.
Downy woodpecker juvenile.
Downy woodpecker juvenile.
Solitary sandpiper.
Solitary sandpiper.
Solitary sandpiper.
Solitary sandpiper.
Solitary sandpiper.
Solitary sandpiper.
Wilson's storm petrel.
Wilson's storm petrel.
![[l-r] Fledgling roseate tern, common tern.](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_200x133_/public/gallery/2025/07/09/lm_fledgeling_roseate_left_and_common_right_terns_-.jpg?itok=A2xoUjJw "[l-r] Fledgling roseate tern, common tern.")
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