March 25 – March 31, 2026

The King Eider continues in Sandwich Marina and surrounding areas.

A flock of up to 7 Black Vultures was seen various places on the Cape between Sandwich and Dennis on Sunday.

A Clay-colored Sparrow is visiting a yard in Brewster.

A Little Blue Heron continued in Chatham this week.

A Glossy Ibis and a Northern Shrike were at Crane Wildlife Management Area in Falmouth.

Sightings at Bell’s Neck Conservation Area in Harwich included a Lesser Yellowlegs, 11 Greater Yellowlegs, 19 Double-crested Cormorants, 3 Great Egrets, 16 Black-crowned Night-Herons, and 11 Osprey.

Reports from Race Point in Provincetown include 2 Pacific Loons, 7 Piping Plovers, a Black Guillemot, 1300 Razorbills, a Common Murre, 68 Iceland Gulls, a Glaucous Gull, 500 Red-throated Loons, 2 Manx Shearwaters, 4 Tree Swallows, 3 Eastern Meadowlarks, and an American Pipit.

The first Eastern Phoebes have returned, and other sightings around the Cape included 3 American Pipits in Falmouth, a Ruby-crowned Kinglet in Mashpee, a continuing Dickcissel at a feeder in Chatham, and an Orange-crowned Warbler 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