Arrived 11:30am, until nightfall.
Weather: warm but some cloud, hazy sunshine.
All day visit to the famous island for some sight-seeing which also meant a few species were spotted throughout the day.
Padanaram to Wood's Hole:
Great White Egret, Mourning Dove.
Wood's Hole Ferry Crossing:
Osprey - sitting on a nesting platform on the quay, unbothered by the ferry pulling out.
Herring Gull, Great Black-Backed Gull.
Vineyard Haven:
Red-Tailed Hawk, House Sparrow - as we had lunch in the quayside pagoda.
North Tisbury:
American Goldfinch - feeding in a garden, surprisingly the first time I'd seen one.
Starling.
The Lagoon:
Double-Crested Cormorant & American Crow - on an area of water next to the town whilst we waited for the tour bus.
Northern Mockingbird - a couple flying about squabbling which allowed a good view, showing their striking grey & white plumage, so I subsequently had no problem identifying another new species.
Green Heron - a juvenile flew to the top of tall tree next to the lagoon where it perched for a while trying to blend in which it was fairly successful at. The relative close-up & time it stayed allowed me to have a good look which allowed me to retrospectively identify the one I'd seen at Padanaram a few days earlier, especially when it flew off back to the waterside.
Oak Bluffs:
Osprey - 3 soaring & calling over the town.
Aquinnah:
Seal, Eider - on the sea off the cliffs.
Black Scoter - also in the sea, a black bird with a bright yellow 'knob'; although a distant view a easy one to identify.
Skunk - unbelievably confident (there are no predators on the island) it strolled through the picnic area across the little main street & into another picnic area, where it threatened to raise its tail to a curious dog before the dog was lifted up by its owner who ran away along with everyone else, me included! The skunk then nonchalantly carried on its way into the undergrowth.
Canada Goose.
Edgartown:
Double-Crested Cormorant - approx 100 around the bay.
18 species, 3 new.
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