Hawk Season

Southbound songbird, shorebird and waterfowl migration is still in high gear.

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Bird Sightings on Martha's Vineyard: October 2022

October is the peak migration season, as birds fly south on clear, cool, and calm nights.

Report bird sightings to birds@mvgazette.com, and follow all the avian activity through our Bird News column.

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Migrational Shift

As October switches to November, migration shifts to favor waterfowl.

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Arrivals Continue

Species are continuing to arrive.

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Opposite Ends

This could be a column just about the interesting birds seen in Aquinnah this week.

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Quiet Movements

This week is fairly quiet compared to the multiple unusual sightings from last week.

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Autumnal Strays

Autumn is the season for finding species that stray outside of their normal ranges.

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Finally Underway

It's about time the southbound migrant songbirds showed up!

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Songbird Passage

I associate the arrival of a northern waterthrush with the start of the southward songbird migration.

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Documenting Patterns

An estimated 2,800 birds were migrating over the Vineyard on the night of August 14, with a peak of 800 birds flying at dawn on August 15.

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