A Painted Bunting showed up at a private feeder in South Chatham on Tuesday.

Rough-legged Hawks were seen in Orleans and Dennis this week.

Two Little Gulls were seen at Corporation Beach in Dennis.

A nice Thanksgiving morning seabird flight at First Encounter Beach in Eastham included 40 Razorbills, 175 Dovekies, 3410 Black-legged Kittiwakes, a Cory’s Shearwater, 8 Great Shearwaters, 4 Sooty Shearwaters, and 2600 Northern Gannets.

Sightings at Race Point in Provincetown this week included a Pacific Loon, 12 Green-winged Teal, 7000 Common Eiders, 2000 Black Scoters, 3000 Red-breasted Mergansers, 1800 Razorbills, 9 Common Murres, a Little Gull, 55 Black-legged Kittiwakes, 400 Bonaparte’s Gulls, a Black-headed Gull, 17 Great Shearwaters, a Sooty Shearwater, and 1200 Northern Gannets.

Other sightings around the Cape included a Black-headed Gull at Salt Pond in Falmouth, 2 late Piping Plovers at Sea Gull Beach in Yarmouth, a Whimbrel in West Dennis, 3 Willets in Chatham, 24 Tree Swallows in Wellfleet, and a Northern Parula in Provincetown.

Sightings at Fort Hill in Eastham included a possible Western Tanager, 20 Eastern Bluebirds, 50 Cedar Waxwings, 5 Winter Wrens, 3 Fox Sparrows, 4 Yellow-breasted Chats, 6 Orange-crowned Warblers, a Black-and-white Warbler, and a Dickcissel.
Birds noted from Marconi Site overlook in Wellfleet included 2 Black-headed Gulls, 4 Green-winged Teal, 1500 Surf Scoters, 740 White-winged Scoters, 3400 Black Scoters, 215 Long-tailed Ducks, 2 Pomarine Jaegers, 2400 Razorbills, 350 Black-legged Kittiwake, 215 Bonaparte’s Gulls, 4 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, an Iceland Gull, 350 Red-throated Loons, 80 Common Loons, 96 Great Shearwaters, and 22 Manx Shearwaters.
High numbers of seabirds were also noted off Nauset Beach in Orleans, including 2100 Common Eider, 2300 White-winged Scoters, 450 Long-tailed Ducks, 8200 Razorbills, a Black-headed Gull, 3500 Herring Gulls, 9 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 630 Red-throated Loons, 210 Common Loons, 710 Great Shearwaters, 4 Sooty Shearwaters, 48 Manx Shearwaters, 650 Northern Gannets, 1250 Double-crested Cormorants, 40 Pine Siskins, and 30 Snow Buntings.
Yet more seabirds from Race Point in Provincetown included 7000 Common Eider, 1500 Red-breasted Mergansers, a Purple Sandpiper, 1900 Razorbills, 15 Dovekies, a Thick-billed Murre, 3 Common Murres, a Black Guillemot, 700 Black-legged Kittiwakes, 4000 Bonaparte’s Gulls, 3 Iceland Gulls, 35 Great Shearwaters, 800 Northern Gannets, a Lapland Longspur, and 80 Snow Buntings.
Other sightings around the Cape included a White-rumped Sandpiper and a Great-crested Flycatcher in Sandwich, 2 Willets at Forest Beach in Chatham, a late Tennessee Warbler banded at Wing Island in Brewster, and a Blue-gray Gnatcatcher in Orleans.

A Lark Bunting was banded at Wing Island banding station in Brewster on Monday, apparently just the fifth record of this western US species on the Cape and Islands in the last 40 years. A late Northern Parula was also banded there this week.
A late Ruby-throated Hummingbird visited a feeder in Cummaquid for two days this week.
The Yellow-headed Blackbird continued along Shore Rd in North Truro as well as along Rt. 6 further south.
A Little Gull was at Chapin Beach in Dennis, along with 2 Green-winged Teal, 270 Red Knots, 400 Dunlin, 125 Bonaparte’s Gulls, a Black-legged Kittiwake, 400 Northern Gannets, and an American Pipit.
Ship-based surveys more than a hundred miles east of the Cape have tallied 8 Red Phalaropes, 2 Pomarine Jaegers, 137 Northern Fulmars, 17 Dovekies, 100 Great Shearwaters, plus several migrating songbirds landing on the boat, including a Lapland Longspur, 3 Snow Buntings, 5 Dark-eyed Juncos, and an American Pipit.
Other sightings around the Cape included a late Baltimore Oriole and House Wren at Mass Audubon’s Long Pasture sanctuary in Cummaquid, a Western Willet and an American Bittern at Forest Beach in Chatham, and 2 Pectoral Sandpipers at Wellfleet Bay sanctuary.

A Swainson’s Hawk was photographed by Beech Forest in Provincetown over the weekend.
A Yellow-headed Blackbird and a Lark Sparrow continued at the Old North Cemetery in Truro, but in more recent days the blackbird was resighted further west along Shore Rd in North Truro.
Birds noted at Race Point in Provincetown included a Pacific Loon, a Northern Pintail, 3000 Common Eider, 200 Surf Scoters, 900 White-winged Scoters, 700 Black Scoters, 800 Red-breasted Mergansers, 3 Parasitic Jaegers, 132 Razorbills, 2 Dovekies, 11 Black-legged Kittiwakes, 350 Bonaparte’s Gulls, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, a hybrid Herring Gull x Lesser Black-backed Gull, 525 Common Terns, a Black Skimmer, a Cory’s Shearwater, 1100 Northern Gannets, 500 Tree Swallows, 3 Lapland Longspurs, and 4 Snow Buntings.
Birds at Chapin Beach in Dennis included 6 late Semipalmated Sandpipers, 4 American Oystercatchers, 480 Red Knots, 500 Dunlin, 500 Sanderlings, a Peregrine Falcon, an American Pipit, and a Pine Siskin.
Other sightings around the Cape included a late American Redstart at Scusset Beach State Park in Sandwich, 2 Marbled Godwits and 2 Western Willets at Forest Beach in Chatham, White-eyed Vireos in Mashpee and Harwich, 4 Red Crossbills in Brewster, a Little Gull in Orleans, a Whimbrel and an American Bittern at First Encounter Beach in Eastham, a Rough-legged Hawk at Wellfleet Bay sanctuary and another in Dennis, a Tennessee Warbler and a Blue-headed Vireo in North Truro, and a Scarlet Tanager and a Bohemian Waxwing in Provincetown.

An Ash-throated Flycatcher was found at High Head in North Truro this weekend, and a Yellow-headed Blackbird and a Lark Sparrow were found nearby at the Old North Cemetery in Truro.
Other Lark Sparrows were found at Cape Cod Organic Farm in Barnstable and Harwich community gardens.
The Rufous Hummingbird found October 17 at a community garden in Orleans has continued sporadically as recently as Monday, though mainly at pineapple sage flowers at a nearby house.
A survey of the Herring River marshes in Wellfleet this week found 6 Clapper Rails, 4 Virginia Rails, 2 Sora, a late Green Heron, 3 Great Horned Owls, and 9 Marsh Wrens.
Birds noted at Race Point in Provincetown included 16 Green-winged Teal, a Red-necked Grebe, 11 Parasitic Jaeger, 14 Razorbills, 4 Dovekies, a Comon Murre, 35 Bonaparte’s Gulls, 20 Red-throated Loons, 18 Common Loons, 2 Cory’s Shearwaters, 3 Great Shearwaters, a Sooty Shearwater, 19 Manx Shearwaters, and 1100 Northern Gannets.
Sightings from remote parts of Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge this week included a Tufted Duck, 7 Northern Shovelers, 29 Northern Pintail, 75 American Wigeon, 460 Ruddy Ducks, an American Golden-Plover, 3 Hudsonian Godwits, an American Bittern, a Barn Owl, a Lapland Longspur, 5 Snow Buntings, a Nelson’s Sparrow, 3 Saltmarsh Sparrows, and a late Northern Waterthrush.
Other sightings around the Cape included a late Spotted Sandpiper in Falmouth, a Common Nighthawk in Barnstable, 2 Snowy Egrets at Fort Hill in Eastham, and Whimbrels in Orleans (2), Wellfleet, and Yarmouth.

A Rufous Hummingbird was found at a community garden in Orleans on Tuesday, and late Ruby-throated Hummingbirds were seen in Falmouth, Sandwich, and Chatham this week.
A Western Tanager was seen at Long Pasture sanctuary in Cummaquid on Friday.
Single Common Murres continued in Sesuit Harbor in Dennis and Wellfleet Harbor this week.
From Race Point to Herring Cove in Provincetown, birds reported included an American Oystercatcher, a Black Guillemot, a Roseate Tern, 5 Parasitic Jaegers, a Razorbill, 15 Black-legged Kittiwakes, 6 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, a hybrid Herring x Great Black-backed Gull, 3 Great Shearwaters, 2 Sooty Shearwaters, 185 Manx Shearwaters, 7 Ruby-crowned Kinglets, and 7 American Pipits.
Sightings from remote parts of Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge this week included 1200 Surf Scoters, 1000 White-winged Scoters, 400 Black Scoters, 46 American Oystercatchers, 1200 Black-bellied Plovers, an American Golden-Plover, 28 Piping Plovers, 250 Red Knots, 2400 Sanderlings, 1150 Dunlin, 12 White-rumped Sandpipers, 2 Short-billed Dowitchers, 36 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, a Common Gallinule, a Barn Owl, 5 Peregrine Falcons, 5000 Tree Swallows, 30 Golden-crowned Kinglets, a Gray-cheeked Thrush, 2 Swainson’s Thrushes, and a Clay-colored Sparrow.
Other sightings around the Cape included a Little Blue Heron in Falmouth, late Piping Plover in Mashpee; a Eurasian Wigeon, 104 American Wigeon, and 12 Green-winged Teal in Marstons Mills; a Green Heron and 3 Yellow-crowned Night-Herons in West Barnstable; single Black-billed Cuckoos in Brewster and Orleans; 2 Black Skimmers in Dennis and 6 more in Chatham; and a Whimbrel at Wellfleet Bay sanctuary.

The state’s first record of Virginia’s Warbler, a scarce species of the southwest, was found at Putnam Farm Conservation Area in Orleans on Friday and continued through Sunday.
Single Common Murres continued in Sesuit Harbor in Dennis and Wellfleet Harbor this week.
From Race Point to Herring Cove in Provincetown, birds reported this week included 3 Red-necked Grebes, 5 Blue-winged Teal, a Marbled Godwit, 2 Parasitic Jaegers, a Razorbill, 11 Black-legged Kittiwakes, 600 Common Terns, a Roseate Tern, 8 Cory’s Shearwaters, 24 Great Shearwaters, a Sooty Shearwater, 8 Manx Shearwaters, 3500 Tree Swallows, and 2 American Pipits.
Birds at First Encounter Beach in Eastham included a Black-headed Gull, an American Golden-Plover, 4 Whimbrel, a Red Knot, and a Pectoral Sandpiper.
A survey of remote parts of Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge this week tallied 3 Blue-winged Teal, 5 Northern Pintail, 15 Green-winged Teal, 900 Black-bellied Plovers, 2 American Golden-Plovers, a Hudsonian Godwit, 120 Red Knots, 2800 Sanderlings, 600 Dunlin, 25 White-rumped Sandpipers, 4 Pectoral Sandpipers, 70 Semipalmated Sandpipers, a Western Sandpiper, a Short-billed Dowitcher, and 2 Peregrine Falcons.
Birds at Forest Beach in Chatham included a Horned Grebe, 8 Marbled Godwits, 27 Western Willets, 5 Whimbrel, 4 American Oystercatchers, 2 Saltmarsh Sparrows, and a Yellow-breasted Chat.
Other sightings around the Cape included a Swainson’s Thrush and a Veery in South Dennis, 6 Black Skimmers in Chatham, single Yellow-crowned Night-Herons at Wellfleet Bay sanctuary and Pogorelc sanctuary in West Barnstable, a Gray-cheeked Thrush banded at Wings Island in Brewster, and a Hudsonian Godwit in North Truro.

A Common Gallinule was at Pogorelc Sanctuary in West Barnstable, along with 56 Great Egrets, 65 Snowy Egrets, and 5 Yellow-crowned Night-Herons.
A Common Murre, one of several early reports of this species, has been in Sesuit Harbor in Dennis this week.
Waterfowl on South Monomoy included 6 Northern Shovelers, 31 Green-winged Teal, 75 Ring-necked Ducks, 27 Ruddy Ducks, 3 Pied-billed Grebes, 7 American Coots, and a Glossy Ibis.
Birds at Race Point in Provincetown included an American Golden-Plover, a Baird’s Sandpiper, a Western Sandpiper, a Purple Sandpiper, 60 White-rumped Sandpipers, a Black Guillemot, 31 Parasitic Jaegers, 29 Black-legged Kittiwakes, 4 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 1330 Common Terns, 2 Cory’s Shearwaters, 4 Great Shearwaters, 11 Sooty Shearwaters, 96 Manx Shearwaters, and 2500 Tree Swallows.
A Golden-winged Warbler was banded at Wellfleet Bay sanctuary, where other sightings included an early Purple Sandpiper, an American Golden-Plover, a Marbled Godwit, a Pectoral Sandpiper, a Yellow-crowned Night-Heron, 100 Forster’s Terns, a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, a Yellow-breasted Chat, and a Pine Siskin.
Other sightings around the Cape included a Black Vulture in Bourne, a Connecticut Warbler at Santuit Pond in Mashpee, an Alder Flycatcher in Harwich, and 14 Northern Pintail at First Encounter Beach in Eastham.

A likely Western Wood-Pewee was banded at Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge, along with a Hooded Warbler.
Other species on Monomoy included a Common Gallinule, an American Coot, a Pied-billed Grebe, a Glossy Ibis, an American Golden-Plover, 2000 Black-bellied Plovers, 110 Red Knots, 2 Marbled Godwits, and 3 Western Sandpipers.
A Common Murre was in Wellfleet Harbor for several days, and another passed First Encounter in Eastham on the 26th. A Brown Booby was also at First Encounter on the 26th.
Birds reported from Sandy Neck in Barnstable on the 26th included 450 White-winged Scoters, 14 White-rumped Sandpipers, 600 Semipalmated Sandpipers, a Western Sandpiper, 2 Leach’s Storm-Petrels, 3 Northern Harriers, 3 Peregrine Falcons, a White-eyed Vireo, and 3000 Tree Swallows.
Birds at Race Point in Provincetown included 3 Caspian Terns, a Purple Sandpiper, a Baird’s Sandpiper, 5 American Golden-Plovers, 80 White-rumped Sandpipers, 3 Red-necked Phalaropes, 40 Parasitic Jaegers, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 4 Black-legged Kittiwakes, 20 Roseate Terns, 1350 Common Terns, 15 Great Shearwaters, 10 Sooty Shearwaters, 96 Manx Shearwaters.
Birds at Chapin Beach in Dennis included 2 Black Skimmers, 2 American Oystercatchers, 110 Red Knots, 50 Forster’s Terns, 2 Peregrine Falcons, and 1500 Tree Swallows. A Black-headed Gull was at nearby Corporation Beach.
Other sightings around the Cape included a Black Vulture in Bourne, 2 Yellow-bellied Flycatchers, a Gray-cheeked Thrush, and a Connecticut Warbler banded in Brewster, a Hooded Warbler in Orleans, a Worm-eating Warbler and a Golden-winged Warbler at Wellfleet Bay sanctuary, and a Wood Duck flying out over Stellwagen Bank.

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 September 13 and September 19, 2023.
Storm birds at First Encounter in Eastham driven in by tropical storm Lee included 145 Red-necked Phalaropes, 5 Pomarine Jaegers, 26 Parasitic Jaegers, 2 Long-tailed Jaegers, a Sabine’s Gull, 8 Wilson’s Storm-Petrels, and 18 Leach’s Storm-Petrels.
Birds at Race Point and Herring Cove in Provincetown included a Red-necked Grebe, 1200 Semipalmated Sandpipers, 81 White-rumped Sandpipers, 3 Pectoral Sandpipers, 5 American Golden-Plovers, a Sabine’s Gull, a Little Gull, a Black Tern, 30 Roseate Terns, a Long-tailed Jaeger, 44 Parasitic Jaegers, 12 Cory’s Shearwaters, 40 Great Shearwaters 14 Sooty Shearwaters, 49 Manx Shearwaters, and 500 Northern Gannets.
Birds in remote parts of Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge this week included 3 Blue-winged Teal, 6 Northern Shoveler, an American Wigeon, 16 Northern Pintail, 24 Green-winged Teal, 31 Ring-necked Ducks, a Lesser Scaup, 14 Ruddy Ducks, 4 Pied-billed Grebes, a Common Gallinule, 6 American Coots, and a Stilt Sandpiper.
Other sightings around the Cape included Western Sandpipers in Sandwich and Chatham, 2 Red-necked Grebes in Rock Harbor in Orleans, 2 Connecticut Warblers banded at Wellfleet Bay sanctuary plus another at Wing Island in Brewster, a Common Murre in Wellfleet Harbor, a Yellow-bellied Flycatcher in Truro, and a Painted Bunting at Provincetown Airport.