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, 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 [...]
Tuesday, December 26, 2023
A remarkable collection of rare, out-of-range birds has been discovered around the Salt Pond Visitor’s Center in Eastham this week, including a Yellow-throated Warbler, a Western Kingbird, and a Lark Sparrow, plus a late Eastern Phoebe [...]
Tuesday, December 19, 2023
An Ash-throated Flycatcher was briefly seen near Uncle Tim’s Bridge in Wellfleet last week. A Rufous Hummingbird continued as recently as Friday in a private yard Wellfleet. Highlights from the Cape Cod Christmas Bird count, covering areas from Harwich to South Wellfleet, [...]