A Western Tanager was found at Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet Bay sanctuary on Thursday and continued at least through Friday.

The male Painted Bunting continued at a feeder in Brewster where it was recorded for the Lower Cape Christmas Bird Count on Sunday.

Other highlights from that count included a Clapper Rail and 6 Western Willets in South Chatham,2 Common Terns in North Chatham, a Blue-headed Vireo and a Yellow-breasted Chat in South Orleans, a Common Yellowthroat and 4 Northern Shovelers in Harwich, and a Short-eared Owl and a Sora at Nauset Beach in Orleans.

Birds at Race Point in Provincetown included a Black Guillemot, 200 Razorbills, 13 Dovekies, 3 Common Murres, 45 Black-legged Kittiwakes, 6 Iceland Gulls, a Red-necked Grebe, and 75 Northern Gannets.

Other sightings around the Cape included 2 continuing Eurasian Wigeon in Yarmouth Port, 2 Barrow’s Goldeneyes at Loop Beach in Cotuit, a Great Egret at Mass Audubon’s Skunknett River sanctuary in Barnstable, a Nashville Warbler reported at a house in Yarmouth, continuing unseasonably large numbers of Tree Swallows various places including over 50 in Falmouth, 2 Western Willets in Chatham, and an American Golden-Plover in North Truro.

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 cape.sightings@massaudubon.org

A Townsend’s Solitaire was found in Provincetown over the weekend.

A Tufted Duck was at Seymour Pond in Brewster among 1100 Greater and a few Lesser Scaup.

At least two Cave Swallows were at Nauset Beach in Orleans.

Birds at Race Point in Provincetown included a Pacific Loon, a Little Gull, a King Eider, 8000 Black Scoters, 1200 Red-breasted Mergansers, a Purple Sandpiper, a Parasitic Jaeger, 350 Razorbills, 6 Dovekies, 2 Common Murres, 200 Black-legged Kittiwakes, 800 Bonaparte’s Gulls, 5 Iceland Gulls, and 70 Snow Buntings.

Other sightings around the Cape included a Yellow-bellied Flycatcher in Falmouth, 90 Tree Swallows in Mashpee, 3 Barn Swallows at Dowse’s Beach in Osterville, a continuing Eurasian Wigeon in Sandwich plus another in Wellfleet, 2 Western Willets in Chatham, 4 Dovekies in Wellfleet Harbor and a late Osprey elsewhere in Wellfleet, and a Prairie Warbler on Commercial St in Provincetown.

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 cape.sightings@massaudubon.org

A late Ruby-throated or perhaps Black-chinned Hummingbird appeared at a feeder in Cummaquid on the 25th. 

A Survey of Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge tallied 11 American Oystercatchers, 3 Piping Plovers, 533 Black-bellied Plovers, 113 Red Knots, 249 Sanderlings, and 949 Dunlin, 1040 Northern Gannets, and 110 Tree Swallows.

Elsewhere in Chatham, birds at Forest Beach included 8 American Oystercatchers, 2 Hudsonian Whimbrels, 4 Western Willets, 2 either Long or Short-billed Dowitchers, 25 Greater Yellowlegs, 8 Horned Grebes, and 6 Tree Swallows.

Birds at Race Point in Provincetown included a Pacific Loon, 2 Little Gulls, 1500 Red-breasted Mergansers, a Pomarine Jaeger, a Black Guillemot, 425 Razorbills, 24 Dovekie, 3 Common Murre, 120 Black-legged Kittiwakes, 1200 Bonaparte’s Gulls, 4 Iceland Gulls, 9 Common Terns, a Manx Shearwater, 1800 Northern Gannets, a Merlin, and a Peregrine Falcon.

A birder canvassing the neighborhoods of Provincetown found a nice assortment of songbirds that included a late Blue-gray Gnatcatcher and Nashville Warbler, a possible Western Tanager, 7 Purple Finches, 4 Evening Grosbeaks, and 2 Dickcissels.

Other sightings around the Cape included a continuing Red-eyed Vireo in Mashpee, 2 Eurasian Wigeon in Sandwich and one in Dennis, a Dickcissel in Cummaquid, 2 Barn Swallows in Harwich a Nashville Warbler in Orleans, and 16 Eastern Meadowlarks and an Orange-crowned Warbler at Fort Hill in Eastham.

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 cape.sightings@massaudubon.org

A Townsend’s Solitaire was found along the Herring River in Wellfleet on Sunday.

A Yellow-throated Warbler and two Evening Grosbeaks appeared in the yard of a sharp-eyed resident of Cummaquid this week.

Twelve Cave Swallows were at Nauset Beach in Orleans along with 18 late Barn Swallows and a Little Gull. Single Cave Swallows were seen in Sandwich and Dennis.

A Brown Booby continues between Corporation Beach and Sesuit Harbor in Dennis, where a Little Gull was also seen this week.

Birds at Race Point in Provincetown included 2 Little Gulls, 100 Red-breasted Mergansers, a Pomarine Jaeger, 75 Razorbills, a Common Murre, 1000 Bonaparte’s Gulls, 70 Common Terns, a Cory’s Shearwater, 6 Great Shearwaters, a Manx Shearwater, and 2500 Northern Gannets.

Other sightings around the Cape included a late Red-eyed Vireo in Mashpee, a Cliff Swallow in Osterville, a Grasshopper Sparrow in West Barnstable, single Eurasian Wigeons in Sandwich and Dennis, a Rough-legged Hawk in Dennis, 2 Hudsonian Whimbrel and 2 Western Willets in Chatham, single Lesser Yellowlegs in Wellfleet and Mashpee, and 2 Clapper Rails at the Herring River in Wellfleet.

A Brown Booby continues between Corporation Beach and Sesuit Harbor in Dennis.

The Gray Kingbird at Fort Hill in Eastham was not seen again after the 4^th, but an Ash-throated Flycatcher was reported there on the 5^th.

Single Cave Swallows were reported from several locations from Dennis to Provincetown.

Evening Grosbeaks have been seen various places this week as singles and in flocks of up to 5 birds, including at feeders in Wellfleet and Provincetown. 

Sightings at Cold Brook Preserve in Harwich included 6 Northern Shovelers, 5 Northern Pintail, a Northern House Wren, a Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, and a Clay-colored Sparrow.

Birds at Race Point in Provincetown included a Cave Swallow, a King Eider, a Pacific Loon, a Black-headed Gull, 4 Little Gulls, 2 American Golden-Plovers, a Semipalmated Plover, a Pectoral Sandpiper, a Red Knot, 200 Long-tailed Ducks, 74 Razorbills, a Common Murre, 5 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 800 Bonaparte’s Gulls, an Iceland Gull, 15 Black-legged Kittiwakes, 2 Forster’s Terns, 120 Common Terns, 4 Cory’s Shearwaters, 30 Great Shearwaters, a Sooty Shearwater, 5 Manx Shearwater, 1400 Northern Gannets, a Bald Eagle, and 600 Tree Swallows.

Other sightings around the Cape included a Long-eared Owl in Yarmouth, single Short-eared Owls in Dennis and Provincetown, 2 Hudsonian Whimbrel and a Marbled Godwit in Chatham, a Rough-legged Hawk at Nauset Beach, and a Northern Parula and a Spotted Sandpiper in Eastham. 

A Brown Booby was found at both Corporation Beach and Sesuit Harbor in Dennis over the weekend and was still present as of at least Monday. Three Leach’s Storm-Petrels were also seen at Corporation.

A Tufted Duck was found at Herring Pond in Eastham on the 4^th, and a seawatch at nearby First Encounter Beach on the same day tallied 6 Red-necked Phalaropes, 84 Cory’s Shearwaters, 3 Great Shearwaters, 3 Manx Shearwaters, and 1580 Northern Gannets.

A Black-headed Gull and 4 Little Gulls were at Ridgevale Beach in Chatham on the 30^th.

Five Cattle Egrets were at the Sandwich end of the Cape Cod Canal, along with a reported Dovekie and a Harlequin Duck.

Birds at Race Point in Provincetown included a Pacific Loon, 2 Little Gulls, 3 American Wigeon, 18 Green-winged Teal, a Parasitic Jaeger, a Pomarine Jaeger, 7 Razorbills, a Common Murre, 120 Bonaparte’s Gulls, an Iceland Gull, 4 Black-legged Kittiwakes, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 45 Cory’s Shearwaters, 6 Great Shearwaters, a Manx Shearwater, 400 Northern Gannets, an American Kestrel, a Merlin, 4 Common Ravens, 500 Tree Swallows, and 20 Snow Buntings.

Other sightings around the Cape included a Snowy Egret in Falmouth, a Willet in Harwich, a White-eyed Vireo in Brewster, a Whimbrel and 53 American Oystercatchers in Chatham, and 2 Evening Grosbeaks in North Truro.

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 cape.sightings@massaudubon.org

An American White Pelican flew over Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet Bay sanctuary on the 24^th.

A Lark Sparrow was banded at Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge on Monday.

A possible Western Warbling Vireo was reported from Mass Audubon’s Long Pasture sanctuary in Barnstable over the weekend, and other reports there included 50 Forster’s Terns, a White-eyed Vireo, 5 Orange-crowned Warblers, and a Magnolia Warbler. 

Birds at Race Point in Provincetown included a Red-necked Phalarope, a Black-headed Gull, 2 Little Gulls, 300 Bonaparte’s Gulls, 45 Forster’s Terns, 1000 Common Terns, 4 Parasitic Jaegers, 2 Pomarine Jaegers, 4 Razorbills, a Black Guillemot, 265 Cory’s Shearwaters, 3 Great Shearwaters, a Manx Shearwater, and 20 American Pipits.

Other sightings around the Cape included a White-eyed Vireo in Brewster, a Snowy Egret at Wellfleet Bay sanctuary plus another in Provincetown, and a Glossy Ibis and an American Bittern at High Head in North Truro.

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 cape.sightings@massaudubon.org

A Townsend’s Warbler was banded at Wellfleet Bay sanctuary on the 16^th.

A Common Gallinule was found at Mill Pond in Falmouth on the 19th.

Two Sandhill Cranes and a Eurasian Wigeon were seen at South Monomoy this week, where other sightings included 16 Northern Pintail, 13,500 White-winged Scoters, 900 Surf Scoters, 600 Black Scoters, and a Long-billed Dowitcher.

Birds at Race Point in Provincetown included 2 Sandhill Cranes, a Purple Sandpiper, 6 Razorbills, a Little Gull, a Black Guillemot, 2 Red-necked Grebes, 700 Cory’s Shearwaters, 60 Great Shearwaters, 2 Sooty Shearwaters, 8 Manx Shearwaters, 1800 Northern Gannets, 2 Merlins, and 7 American Pipits.

Other sightings around the Cape included a Leach’s Storm-Petrel in Sandwich, a Black-billed Cuckoo at Wellfleet Bay sanctuary and another elsewhere in Wellfleet, and a Rusty Blackbird, 3 Orange-crowned Warblers and 2 Dickcissels at Pochet Island in Orleans  

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 cape.sightings@massaudubon.org

A Bell’s Vireo was banded at Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge last week.

A Common Gallinule was at Santuit Pond in Mashpee as recently as the 4th. Other birds at Santuit included a Blue-winged Teal, a Northern Pintail, 3 Red-shouldered Hawks, a Winter Wren, and a Chestnut-sided Warbler.

A Summer Tanager was at Fort Hill in Eastham on the 3rd.

Birds at Race Point in Provincetown included a Sabine’s Gull, 5 White-rumped Sandpipers, 4 Parasitic Jaegers, 2 Pomarine Jaegers, 3 Black-legged Kittiwakes, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 250 Cory’s Shearwaters, 500 Great Shearwaters, 230 Manx Shearwaters, a Merlin, a Peregrine Falcon, 2 Northern Harriers, 12 American Pipits, a Clay-colored Sparrow, a White-crowned Sparrow, and a Dickcissel.

Other sightings around the Cape included a Black Vulture in Bourne, a Yellow-crowned Night-Heron in West Barnstable, an American Coot at Monomoy NWR, a Mourning Warbler banded at Wing Island in Brewster, 2 Caspian Terns in Wellfleet Harbor, a Little Blue Heron at Duck Harbor in Wellfleet, and an Audubon’s Yellow-rumped Warbler at High Head in North Truro.

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 cape.sightings@massaudubon.org

Birds at Race Point in Provincetown included a Buff-breasted Sandpiper, 3 American Golden-Plovers, an American Bittern, a Black Guillemot, 5 White-rumped Sandpipers, 11 Parasitic Jaegers, 3 Black Skimmers, 48 Cory’s Shearwaters, 12 Great Shearwaters, 11 Manx Shearwaters, and a Dickcissel.

Landbird migrants elsewhere in Provincetown included a Lark Sparrow, 2 Clay-colored Sparrows, and a Connecticut Warbler at the airport and a Yellow-billed Cuckoo, 2 Solitary Sandpipers, 2 Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers, 18 Blue-headed Vireos, 2 Warbling Vireos, 23 White-throated Sparrows, 12 Eastern Towhees, 4 Baltimore Orioles, 4 Nashville Warblers, 17 American Redstarts, 5 Black-throated Blue Warblers, and 11 Black-throated Green Warblers at the Beech Forest.

Reports from High Head in North Truro included a Pectoral Sandpiper, an American-Golden Plover, a Philadelphia Vireo, a Yellow-throated Vireo, and a Connecticut Warbler.

Sightings at Chapin Beach in Dennis included 5 Black Skimmers, 375 Black-bellied Plovers, 42 Red Knots, 700 Sanderlings, and 150 Forster’s Terns.

Other sightings around the Cape included a late Least Tern at Sandy Neck in Barnstable, a Black Vulture in West Barnstable, and 2 Caspian Terns in Wellfleet Harbor. 

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 cape.sightings@massaudubon.org