Cape Cod Bird Sightings — Tuesday, June 23, 2026
Cape Cod Weekly Wildlife Sightings is sponsored by the Bird Watchers General Store in Orleans and Mass Audubon's Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary. The following sightings were reported between June 17 and June 23, 2026.
Single Mississippi Kites were seen in Sandwich and Mashpee on the 21st and another was seen in Sandwich on the 16th.
A young male Summer Tanager was in Harwich for several days this week.
At least 2 Gull-billed Terns were seen in Provincetown and another was at Forest Beach in Chatham.
Adult, likely breeding Yellow-crowned Night Herons seem to be around in unprecedented numbers, with 6 in West Barnstable, 3 in Yarmouth, up to 4 in Harwich, and 3 at Wellfleet Bay sanctuary.
Sightings from Race Point in Provincetown this week included 2 Blue-winged Teal, 2 Black Guillemots, a Common Murre, a Little Gull, and at least seven species of terns including the Gull-billed, plus a Royal, 2 Black, 2 Arctic, and 10 Roseate.
At least two Chuck-will’s-widows continued at Nauset Light Beach in Eastham, and other sightings around the Cape included 2 Blue Grosbeaks and 15 Grasshopper Sparrows at Crane WMA in Falmouth, a Harlequin Duck in Mashpee, an Alder Flycatcher at Wing Island in Brewster, a late lingering Dark-eyed Junco elsewhere in Brewster, a Little Blue Heron and an American Bittern in West Harwich.
If you have questions about these sightings, or want to report a sighting, call the Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary at 508-349-2615 or send e-mail to [email protected].