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April 17 – April 23, 2024

The first Ruby-throated Hummingbirds were reported from at least 6 locations this week.

A Prothonotary Warbler continued in West Barnstable and single White-eyed Vireos continued in several places this week.

Two Little Blue Herons were at Mill Pond in Truro, with single birds were seen in Orleans and Harwich. A Yellow-crowned Night-Heron was at South Cape Beach in Mashpee.

Sightings at Race Point in Provincetown included a Chimney Swift, 3 Pacific Loons, an American Oystercatcher, a Black Guillemot, 2 Common Murres, 18 Razorbills, 3 Iceland Gulls, 2 Manx Shearwaters, 2650 Northern Gannets, and a Merlin.

Birds at Wellfleet Bay sanctuary included 6 Black Vultures, a Summer Tanager, a Hooded Warbler, up to 2 White-eyed Vireos, a Yellow-throated Vireo, and a Lincoln’s Sparrow.

Other sightings around the Cape included a Thick-billed Murre in Woods Hole, 5 Whip-poor-wills in Falmouth, single Summer Tanagers in Orleans and Harwich, 31 Glossy Ibis in Chatham, a Black Brant in Eastham, 5 Red Crossbills and an Orange-crowned Warbler in Wellfleet, a Worm-eating Warbler in North Truro, and 3 Rusty Blackbirds and 4 Blue-winged Teal in Provincetown