Cape Cod Weekly Bird Sightings

A Swallow-tailed Kite was seen near Santuit Pond in Mashpee on the 25th and 28th, and maybe the same one was also seen from West Barnstable on the 28th. This area of the Cape has had annual spring and summer resident Swallow-tailed Kites for several years, so expect more sightings. Continuing rarities included the Black-necked Stilt [...]

The Cape and Islands’ first record of White-faced Ibis was identified after the fact from a photo of 15 Glossy Ibis flying over Sandy Neck in Barnstable. Other sightings at Sandy Neck included 150 Long-tailed Ducks, 137 Horned Grebes, 2 Northern Harriers, and a Brown Thrasher. The first Ruby-throated Hummingbirds were reported from several places [...]

A Prothonotary Warbler visited feeders at a house in Harwich this week, and the Yellow-throated Warbler is still visiting a feeder in Dennis. A Pacific Loon was found on Great Pond in Eastham on the 6th, a very rare appearance for this species on freshwater, and rare anywhere away from Provincetown. A Black-necked Stilt was found in North Chatham, perhaps the same bird [...]

A Prothonotary Warbler visited feeders at a house in Harwich this week, and the Yellow-throated Warbler is still visiting a feeder in Dennis. A Pacific Loon was found on Great Pond in Eastham on the 6th, a very rare appearance for this species on freshwater, and rare anywhere away from Provincetown. A Black-necked Stilt was found in North Chatham, perhaps the same bird [...]

Single Swallow-tailed Kites were seen in Brewster, Yarmouth, and Bourne over the last 10 days. A Yellow-throated Warbler has been visiting a feeder in Dennis since March 22. A Black-necked Stilt has been in various wetlands at the west end of Provincetown [...]

The first returning Piping Plovers were spotted this week in Orleans, Hyannis, and Sandwich. A Black-headed Gull was at Dowse’s Beach in Osterville. Two Eurasian Wigeon were at Bell’s Neck conservation area in West Harwich [...]

Early Ospreys were reported from Orleans, Harwich, and Falmouth this week. A Black-headed Gull continued in Eastham, most recently from First Encounter Beach. The first American Oystercatcher was reported in Bourne on Sunday. In Provincetown, the long-staying Spotted Towhee continued [...]

A Bohemian Waxwing was found in Brewster on the 26th. Single, early Tree Swallows and Eastern Phoebes were seen in various Upper Cape locations over the last week. In Provincetown, the long-staying Spotted Towhee continued at the airport, a Sandhill Crane continued in the West End marshes, [...]

A female Tufted Duck continued in Harwich but had moved to Hinckley’s Pond in response to changing ice conditions. In Provincetown, the Spotted Towhee continued at the airport, a Sandhill Crane was photographed in the West End marshes, and a Thick-billed Murre has been drawing birders [...]