Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, Jan. 11 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary.
The Bell’s Vireo? It’s still at Fort Hill in Eastham.
Also seen in town were 5 Pomarine Jaegers.
A Great Egret was sighted in North Truro.
At Race Point in Provincetown, sightings this week included an Atlantic Puffin, 5 Dovekies, 3 Common Murres, a Thick-Billed Murre, and 4 Iceland Gulls.
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 an email to [email protected].