Cape Cod Weekly Bird Sightings
Below are the most recent sightings from the last four weeks in the Cape Cod area.
If you want to report a sighting, or have questions about these sightings, call Wellfleet Bay at 508-349-2615 or send an email.
The Cape Cod Natural History Hotline is sponsored by the Bird Watcher's General Store in Orleans and Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary.
Recent Sightings
Tuesday, March 5, 2024
A Townsend’s Solitaire continued at High Head in North Truro this week. A Painted Bunting was reported from a yard in Dennis on Sunday. The Western Kingbird and Lark Sparrow continued at the Salt Pond visitor’s center [...]
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
A Townsend’s Solitaire was photographed at High Head in North Truro this past weekend. A Tufted Duck has been among the hundreds of Greater and Lesser Scaup at Long Pond in Harwich this week. The Western Kingbird and Lark Sparrow continued [...]
Tuesday, February 13, 2024
The Western Kingbird and Lark Sparrow continued at the Salt Pond visitor’s center in Eastham this week along with an Eastern Phoebe, and the Western Grebe also continued on Mashpee Pond. Birds at Great Island in Wellfleet included an overwintering American Oystercatcher, [...]
Tuesday, February 6, 2024
The Western Kingbird and Lark Sparrow continued at the Salt Pond visitor’s center in Eastham this week along with an Eastern Phoebe. The Western Grebe also continues on Mashpee Pond. One of the Western Tanagers wintering at the Sandwich [...]
Tuesday, January 30, 2024
A Greater White-fronted Goose was at the head of Muddy Creek in Chatham on Monday. The Western Kingbird and Lark Sparrow continued at the Salt Pond visitor’s center in Eastham this week. Sightings at Race Point in Provincetown included 3 Pacific Loons, [...]
Tuesday, January 23, 2024
A Golden-crowned Sparrow was discovered in a private yard in Chatham this week, representing just the second Cape record of this west coast species and the first since 1980. The Western Grebe continued at Mashpee-Wakeby Pond this week. Despite the freezing weather, two Rufous Hummingbirds [...]
Tuesday, January 16, 2024
The Western Grebe continued at Mashpee-Wakeby Pond this week. Up to two Rufous Hummingbirds continue to be seen at Town Cove in Orleans. Two Western Tanagers continued this week near Scusset Beach reservation [...]
Tuesday, January 9, 2024
A Western Grebe was discovered at Mashpee-Wakeby Pond this week. A Rufous Hummingbird was seen briefly on Friday in Orleans, then it turned out two had been visiting a nearby feeder [...]
Tuesday, January 2, 2024
An amazing three Western Tanagers were found this week: one at Scusset Beach State Reservation in Sandwich, one in Truro and another in Dennis. The Western Kingbird and Lark Sparrow continued at the Salt Pond visitor’s center in Eastham this week [...]