Cape Cod Weekly Bird Sightings

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 [...]

A female Tufted Duck was found on Long Pond in Harwich on Tuesday. The Spotted Towhee continued at the Provincetown Airport this week. Birds at Race Point in Provincetown this week included a Pacific Loon, 37 Razorbills, a Dovekie, 4 Common Murres, [...]

The Ferruginous Hawk continued at Morris Island in Chatham, where other sightings included a Semipalmated Plover, 12 Black-bellied Plovers, 200 Dunlin, and 8 Northern Harriers. The Spotted Towhee continued at the Provincetown Airport this week. [...]