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, October 24, 2023
The Rufous Hummingbird found last week at a community garden in Orleans has continued sporadically as recently as Monday, and a late Ruby-throated Hummingbird continues in Chatham. An immature Purple Gallinule was found walking in a residential neighborhood [...]
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
A Rufous Hummingbird was found at a community garden in Orleans on Tuesday, and late Ruby-throated Hummingbirds were seen in Falmouth, Sandwich, and Chatham this week. A Western Tanager was seen at Long Pasture [...]
Tuesday, October 10, 2023
The state’s first record of Virginia’s Warbler, a scarce species of the southwest, was found at Putnam Farm Conservation Area in Orleans on Friday and continued through Sunday. [...]
Tuesday, August 22, 2023
The state’s first ever Lesser Sand-Plover continued at South Cape Beach in Mashpee and the American Avocet continued at Woodneck Beach in Falmouth this week. A Swallow-tailed Kite was photographed in Cotuit on the 16th, marking the last of several sightings [...]
Tuesday, August 15, 2023
The state’s first ever Lesser Sand-Plover was discovered at South Cape Beach in Mashpee on Monday and continued into at least Tuesday. Swallow-tailed Kites have been reported several times since [...]
Tuesday, August 8, 2023
A Western Tanager is visiting a private feeder in East Orleans, representing the first ever summer record of this species in Massachusetts, and indeed in most of the northeast. An out-of-season Yellow-throated Warbler and an American Bittern were [...]
Tuesday, August 1, 2023
The Mountain Plover discovered at Craigville Beach/Long Beach in Barnstable was last seen on the 25th. A Least Bittern and an American Bittern were at High Head in Truro this week. Sightings at Race Point in Provincetown included 3 Whimbrel, [...]
Tuesday, July 25, 2023
A Mountain Plover was discovered at Craigville Beach in Barnstable last week. This incredible find represents just the 6th ever East Coast record, and the first Massachusetts record since 1916 for this scarce shorebird of dry western plains. Sightings at Race Point in Provincetown included 38 Piping Plovers, [...]
Tuesday, July 18, 2023
An out of season Red-necked Grebe and 2 Yellow-crowned Night-Herons were at Forest Beach in Chatham. A Chuck-will’s-Widow was calling near Nauset Light Beach in Eastham on the 12th. Sightings at Race Point in Provincetown included a Royal Tern, 11 Piping Plovers, [...]