A Yellow-headed Blackbird was seen in Truro on Sunday, and a Eurasian Whimbrel was seen on private property in West Dennis last week.

Birds at Race Point in Provincetown included a Buff-breasted Sandpiper, a Scopoli’s Shearwater, a Black Guillemot, 2 Caspian Terns, a late Least Tern, 3400 Common Terns, a Sabine’s Gull, 29 Parasitic Jaegers, 200 Cory’s Shearwaters, 68 Great Shearwaters, a Sooty Shearwater, and 130 Manx Shearwaters.

Sightings offshore on Stellwagen Bank this week included a Northern Fulmar, a Leach’s Storm-Petrel, 3 Pomarine Jaegers, and an American Pipit.

Birds on South Monomoy island in Chatham included 15 Blue-winged Teal, 14 Green-winged Teal, a Lesser Scaup, a Ruddy Duck, an American Coot, and 2 Pied-billed Grebes.

Sightings from Sandy Neck beach in Barnstable on Monday included 225 Black-bellied Plovers, 350 Semipalmated Plovers, 5 Piping Plovers, 16 Red Knots, 325 Sanderlings, 55 Dunlin, 150 Semipalmated Sandpipers, 7 Least Terns, 35 Forster’s Terns, 15 Roseate Terns, and 5000 Tree Swallows.

Other sightings around the Cape included a Hooded Warbler and a Connecticut Warbler in Mashpee, a Glossy Ibis in Hyannis, an American Goshawk at Sandy Neck in Barnstable, an Alder Flycatcher and a Connecticut Warbler at Wings Island in Brewster, and a White-crowned Sparrow 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 Mississippi Kite was seen in Sandwich this week.

Two Stilt Sandpipers, an Arctic Tern, and an Atlantic Puffin were seen at Race Point in Provincetown.

Birds at Forest Beach in Chatham included a Marbled Godwit, a Stilt Sandpiper, 3 Black Skimmers, and a Peregrine Falcon.

Other sightings around the Cape included a Black Vulture in Bourne, a Little Blue Heron in West Dennis, and 2 Northern Pintail in Chatham. 

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

At least three Swallow-tailed Kites continue to be seen near Santuit Pond in Mashpee and around Cotuit where there were multiple sightings of up to three again this week.

Three Mississippi Kites were back in the Centerville neighborhood where they had been feeding on cicadas for a few weeks, and a single bird was at Santuit Pond in Mashpee.

Sightings at Race Point in Provincetown included an American Golden-Plover, a South Polar Skua, a Sandwich Tern, a Royal Tern, a Glaucous Gull, 2 Little Gulls, 2 Black Guillemots, 2 Wilson’s Storm-Petrels, 7 Cory’s Shearwaters, 2 Great Shearwaters, 2 Sooty Shearwaters, 7 Manx Shearwaters, a Tricolored Heron, and 9 Horned Larks.

Other sightings around the Cape included 2 Worm-eating Warblers in Falmouth, 2 Yellow-crowned Night-Herons in West Barnstable and singles in Chatham and Eastham, a Black Vulture in West Barnstable,  2 Black Skimmers and 9 American Oystercatchers at Forest Beach in Chatham, a Northern Pintail and 15 Glossy Ibis at Monomoy NWR in Chatham, a Glaucous Gull in Orleans, two Chuck-Will’s-widows in Eastham, and 2 Black-billed Cuckoos at Wellfleet Bay sanctuary.

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

Amazingly, a White Ibis was found eating cicadas around the parking lot of Mashpee High School on the 20^th, representing just the second-ever June record for New England.

A rare Say’s Phoebe from the western US was photographed at Bourne Farm in Falmouth, one of just a handful of June/July records for northeastern North America. 

A White-winged Dove was briefly seen and heard near Wellfleet Harbor on Sunday.

Single Swallow-tailed Kites continue to be seen near Santuit Pond in Mashpee and also increasingly in Cotuit where there were multiple sightings of up to two this week.

Birds at Crane Wildlife Management Area in Falmouth included an American Kestrel, a Bald Eagle, 4 Blue Grosbeaks, a Yellow-breasted Chat, 6 Eastern Meadowlarks, 26 Grasshopper Sparrows, and 6 Prairie Warblers.

Sightings at Race Point in Provincetown included a Mississippi Kite, 2 Arctic Terns, 2 Black Terns, 2 Little Gulls, a Glaucous Gull, 7 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, and 3 Manx Shearwaters.

Other sightings around the Cape included a Cliff Swallow and 3 Worm-eating Warblers in Falmouth, the lingering Ring-necked Duck in Mashpee, 2 Yellow-crowned Night-Herons in West Barnstable and Falmouth, 4 Gadwall in Hyannis, the continuing Chuck-Will’s-widow in Eastham, 2 Forster’s Terns at Wellfleet Bay sanctuary and another in Centerville, and a Green-winged Teal at the Beech Forest 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

An incredible five Swallow-tailed Kites were seen flying and roosting together near Santuit Pond in Mashpee on Memorial Day, with multiple sightings of birds carrying nesting material over the last several days.

A spring Nor’easter brought some nice seabirds within view of bay side beaches late last week, with  Race Point in Provincetown sightings including 64 Red Phalaropes, 28 Red-necked Phalaropes, 14 Parasitic Jaegers, 4 Pomarine Jaegers, 5 Common Murres, a Little Gull, 7 Black-legged Kittiwakes, 20 Bonaparte’s Gulls, a Black Tern, 325 Arctic Terns, 1800 Common Terns, 7 Roseate Terns, a Pacific Loon, 9 Wilson’s Storm-Petrels, 84 Leach’s Storm-Petrels, 54 Sooty Shearwaters, 17 Manx Shearwaters, and 1600 Northern Gannets. Four Caspian Terns passed the point on the 26^th.

Other sightings around the Cape included a Yellow-crowned Night-Heron in Falmouth, three Blue Grosbeaks at Crane WMA in Falmouth plus 4 Worm-eating Warblers elsewhere in Falmouth, a Royal Tern in Sandwich, a Black-headed Gull in Mashpee, a Yellow-throated Vireo in Centerville, 2 Black Vultures in Barnstable, a Gray-cheeked Thrush in West Barnstable, a Chuck-will’s-widow in Eastham, single Common Nighthawks in Truro and Falmouth, and a Hooded Warbler in a yard 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

Two Swallow-tailed Kites and a Mississippi Kite were seen near Santuit Pond in Mashpee this week, where other sightings included a continuing Ring-necked Duck and Tricolored Heron, and two White-eyed Vireos.
A Mississippi Kite was also reported in Brewster on Sunday the 11th.
Birds at Race Point in Provincetown this week included a Little Gull, 300 Red-breasted Mergansers, a Parasitic Jaeger, 45 Bonaparte’s Gulls, 6 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, an Iceland Gull, 820 Common Terns, 8 Roseate Terns, a Manx Shearwater, and 250 Northern Gannets.
Other sightings around the Cape included a Blue Grosbeak at Crane WMA in Falmouth plus 2 Worm-eating Warblers elsewhere in Falmouth, 2 Northern Shovelers in Mashpee, a Black-headed Gull at Gray’s Beach in Yarmouth, an American Wigeon in Chatham, a Little Blue Heron at Cold Brook Preserve in Harwich, a Wilson’s Storm-Petrel off Eastham, a Tricolored Heron at Wellfleet Bay Sanctuary, and a Northern Shoveler and a Blue-winged Teal 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 Swallow-tailed Kite was seen near Santuit Pond in Mashpee on the 25th and 28th, and maybe the same one was also seen from West Barnstable on the 28th. This area of the Cape has had annual spring and summer resident Swallow-tailed Kites for several years, so expect more sightings.
Continuing rarities included the Black-necked Stilt in North Chatham, and the Pacific Loon on Great Pond in Eastham.
Birds at Race Point in Provincetown this week included a Pacific Loon, 50 unidentified phalaropes, a Parasitic Jaeger, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 5 Iceland Gulls, 2 Common Terns, 2 American Kestrels, a Merlin, and 17 Broad-winged Hawks.
At Bell’s Neck conservation area in West Harwich sightings included 2 Little Blue Herons, 6 Least Sandpiper, a Pectoral Sandpiper, 79 Greater Yellowlegs, 12 Lesser Yellowlegs, 5 Glossy Ibis, 64 Snowy Egrets, and 19 Great Egrets.
A Black-headed Gull was in Osterville and other sightings around the Cape included 4 late American Tree Sparrows in Falmouth, an early Least Tern in Mashpee, a Yellow-crowned Night-Herons in West Barnstable, a Black Guillemot in Harwich, a continuing Orange-crowned Warbler in a yard in Brewster, an American Golden-Plover at Nauset Beach, an Orchard Oriole in Eastham, a Barrow’s Goldeneye in Wellfleet Harbor, a Red Crossbill in North Truro, and a Black Vulture 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

The Cape and Islands’ first record of White-faced Ibis was identified after the fact from a photo of 15 Glossy Ibis flying over Sandy Neck in Barnstable. Other sightings at Sandy Neck included 150 Long-tailed Ducks, 137 Horned Grebes, 2 Northern Harriers, and a Brown Thrasher.

The first Ruby-throated Hummingbirds were reported from several places between East Falmouth and Chatham this week.

Continuing rarities included the Yellow-throated Warbler visiting a feeder in Dennis, the Black-necked Stilt in North Chatham, and the Pacific Loon on Great Pond in Eastham.

Birds at Race Point in Provincetown this week included 2 Pacific Loons, a Harlequin Duck, 2 Black Guillemots, 2 Common Murres, 22 Razorbills, 20 Iceland Gulls, a Glaucous Gull, 4 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, a Parasitic Jaeger, 100 Red-throated Loons, a Manx Shearwater, 88 Turkey Vultures, 4 American Kestrels, 40 migrating Northern Flickers, and 2 Lapland Longspurs. A Rusty Blackbird and a Solitary Sandpiper were at the nearby airport.

At Bell’s Neck conservation area in West Harwich sightings included a Little Blue Heron, a Least Sandpiper, a Pectoral Sandpiper, 30 Greater Yellowlegs, 12 Lesser Yellowlegs, 32 Snowy Egrets, 16 Great Egrets, 11 Black-crowned Night-Herons, and 14 Ospreys.

Seven Snow Geese, a Black-necked Stilt, and a Louisiana Waterthrush were at Wellfleet Bay sanctuary, and other sightings around the Cape included 2 Black Vultures in East Sandwich, an early Green Heron in Mashpee, a Willet in Cotuit, 2 Yellow-crowned Night-Herons in Barnstable Harbor and another in Chatham, 3 Baltimore Orioles that successfully overwintered in Cummaquid, continuing Orange-crowned Warblers in yards in Barnstable and Brewster, a Grasshopper Sparrow at Cold Brook Preserve in Harwich, a Whimbrel on Nauset Beach, and an early Northern Parula at Beech Forest 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 Prothonotary Warbler continued visiting feeders in a neighborhood in Harwich this week, and the Yellow-throated Warbler is still visiting a feeder in Dennis.
The Black-necked Stilt continued in North Chatham.
A Pileated Woodpecker was reported from East Orleans on the 10th.
In Eastham, two Sandhill Cranes were seen flying by the Salt Pond visitor’s center on the 8th and the Pacific Loon continued on Great Pond.
Birds in Provincetown this week included a Pacific Loon and 3 Common Murres at Race Point; 40 Blue Jays, 20 Golden-crowned Kinglets, 5 Palm Warblers, and 5 Rusty Blackbirds at Beech Forest; and a continuing Harlequin Duck at MacMillan Pier.
At Bell’s Neck conservation area in West Harwich sightings included a Little Blue Heron, a Glossy Ibis, 24 Snowy Egrets, 55 Great Egrets, 11 Lesser Yellowlegs, 28 Greater Yellowlegs, a Pectoral Sandpiper, 27 Osprey, 4 Bald Eagles, and 5 Northern Rough-winged Swallows.
Two Snow Geese continued at Fort Hill in Eastham and other sightings around the Cape included a Black Vulture in West Barnstable, 3 Baltimore Orioles that successfully overwintered 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 cape.sightings@massaudubon.org

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 and another was at Shawme Pond in Sandwich.
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 Pacific Loons, an early Manx Shearwater, 52 Razorbills, 4 Common Murres, and 40 Iceland Gulls.
Other sightings around the Cape included 4 Lapland Longspurs in Sandwich, a Semipalmated Plover in West Barnstable, 3 American Pipits in Chatham, a continuing Orange-crowned Warbler in a yard in Brewster, 3 Black Vultures in Orleans, and 3 Barrow’s Goldeneye 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