There was an invasion of White Ibises into the region over the weekend, with 22 seen first in Sandwich then later in Hyannis and Provincetown, 6 in West Harwich, one in Chatham, and another in Mashpee. The previous state high count was 5 from last year.
A Scissor-tailed Flycatcher was found at Peterson Farm in Falmouth on Tuesday.
Single Mississippi Kites were seen in Provincetown, Chatham, and Orleans this week, and two Swallow-tailed Kites were also seen in Chatham. Another Swallow-tailed Kite was in Mashpee.
A survey of Stellwagen Bank waters tallied a Ruby-throated Hummingbird several miles out to sea, a Razorbill, a Common Murre, 16 Northern Fulmar, a Sooty Shearwater, a Manx Shearwater, and 76 Northern Gannets.
A fallout of migrants noted at the Provincetown Airport/Race Point area on the 17th included a Wilson’s Phalarope, 3 Solitary Sandpipers, 9 Glossy Ibis, 242 Eastern Kingbirds, 812 Blue Jays, 4 Cliff Swallows, 710 Cedar Waxwings, 12 Purple Finches, 505 Bobolinks, 17 Northern Waterthrushes, 75 Black-and-white Warblers, 45 American Redstarts, 30 Cape May Warblers, 60Northern Parulas, 90 Magnolia Warblers, 8 Bay-breasted Warblers, 10 Chestnut-sided Warblers, 42 Blackpoll Warblers, 150 Yellow-rumped Warblers, 2500 additional unidentified warblers, and 8 Scarlet Tanagers. On Tuesday an additional 1500 Cedar Waxwings, 780 Blue Jays, and a Pine Siskin were noted passing the airport.
Sightings at Race Point in Provincetown included an American Golden-Plover, 2 Common Murres, a Little Gull, and a Cliff Swallow.
And Three Chuck-will’s-widows continued at Nauset Light Beach in Eastham, and other sightings around the Cape included aHarlequin Duck and a Purple Sandpiper at South Cape Beach in Mashpee, 2 Worm-eating Warblers in Mashpee and 3 more each in Sandwich and Falmouth, 2 Yellow-crowned Night-Herons and a Hooded Warbler in West Barnstable, a Little Blue Heron in Yarmouth, a Blue Grosbeak in Harwich, a Kentucky Warbler and a Hooded Warbler at Fort Hill in Eastham, and a Lark Sparrowelsewhere in Eastham.
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