A white pelican is totally unexpected. This is the fourth time that this species has been seen on Martha's Vineyard.
The most unusual species is a mostly winter plumage Wilson’s phalarope, found by Warren Woessner on August 16.
Dick Jennings and Antone Lima found a juvenile glossy ibis in a salt marsh on Cape Pogue on August 11.
Shorebirds are generally considered to be one of the more difficult species to identify.
Songbirds are on the move. Some of the movement is fairly conspicuous, as with starlings.
An adult little blue heron was spotted on July 19 in Sengekontacket Pond.
Norton Point has reopened to over-sand vehicle traffic after several weeks of closures during peak shorebird rearing season.
It is July, and black terns are on the move.
Shorebirds are migrating to the Vineyard just like many people.
The bird of the week is some sort of strange bunting common in Edgartown over the July Fourth weekend.
