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December 20 – 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.

Sightings at Race Point in Provincetown included 2 Pacific Loons, 2 Harlequin Ducks, an Atlantic Puffin, 2 Thick-billed Murres, 5 Dovekies, 55 Common Murres, 700 Razorbills, and 16 Iceland Gulls.

Other sightings around the Cape included a Blue-headed Vireo in Falmouth; a Whimbrel in West Dennis; single Great Egrets in Dennis and Yarmouth; a House Wren, a Semipalmated Plover and 2 Western Willets in Chatham; single Dickcissels in two location in Wellfleet plus 100 Tree Swallows at Great Island in Wellfleet; and a Lesser Yellowlegs at High Head in Truro.