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Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary, Wellfleet

Cape Cod Bird Sightings — Tuesday, March 11, 2025

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 March 5 and March 11, 2025.

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 at the airport and a Thick-billed Murre is still drawing birders to nearby MacMillan Pier in the harbor.

Birds at Race Point in Provincetown this week included 2 Dovekies, a Common Murres, 16 Iceland Gulls, and 3 Common Ravens.

Other sightings around the Cape included two Semipalmated Plovers in Hyannis Port, 4 Baltimore Orioles continuing in a yard in Cummaquid, and a continuing Orange-crowned Warbler in a yard in Brewster.

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].