Cape Cod Weekly Bird Sightings

A Black-throated Gray Warbler was found in Falmouth during the Buzzard’s Bay Christmas Bird Count on the 20th. A Western Tanager was found near Salt Pond in Eastham and yet another at Crane WMA in Falmouth last week. Other birds found at Crane included a Short-eared Owl, a Clay-colored Sparrow, and a Northern Shrike. The male Painted Bunting continued at a feeder [...]

A Western Tanager was found at Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet Bay sanctuary on Thursday and continued at least through Friday. The male Painted Bunting continued at a feeder in Brewster where it was recorded for the Lower Cape Christmas Bird Count on Sunday. Other highlights from that count included a Clapper Rail and 6 Western Willets in South Chatham, [...]

A male Painted Bunting has been visiting a feeder in Brewster since late November. A Common Gallinule and 2 Eurasian Wigeon were at Tom Matthews Pond in Yarmouth Port along with 6 Wood Ducks, 200 American Wigeon and 2 American Coots. Birds at Race Point in Provincetown included a Pacific Loon, 5000 Black Scoters, a Red Phalarope, [...]

A Townsend’s Solitaire was found in Provincetown over the weekend. A Tufted Duck was at Seymour Pond in Brewster among 1100 Greater and a few Lesser Scaup. At least two Cave Swallows were at Nauset Beach in Orleans. [...]

A late Ruby-throated or perhaps Black-chinned Hummingbird appeared at a feeder in Cummaquid on the 25th. A Survey of Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge tallied 11 American Oystercatchers, 3 Piping Plovers, 533 Black-bellied Plovers, 113 Red Knots, 249 Sanderlings, [...]

A Townsend’s Solitaire was found along the Herring River in Wellfleet on Sunday. A Yellow-throated Warbler and two Evening Grosbeaks appeared in the yard of a sharp-eyed resident of Cummaquid this week. Twelve Cave Swallows were at Nauset Beach in Orleans along with 18 late Barn Swallows [...]

A Brown Booby continues between Corporation Beach and Sesuit Harbor in Dennis. The Gray Kingbird at Fort Hill in Eastham was not seen again after the 4^th, but an Ash-throated Flycatcher was reported there on the 5^th. Single Cave Swallows were reported from several locations from Dennis to [...]

A Brown Booby was found at both Corporation Beach and Sesuit Harbor in Dennis over the weekend and was still present as of at least Monday. Three Leach’s Storm-Petrels were also seen at Corporation. A Tufted Duck was found at Herring Pond in Eastham on the 4th, and a seawatch at nearby First Encounter Beach [...]

An American White Pelican flew over Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet Bay sanctuary on the 24th. A Lark Sparrow was banded at Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge on Monday. A possible Western Warbling Vireo was reported from Mass Audubon’s Long Pasture sanctuary in Barnstable over the weekend, [...]