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This Week’s Bird Sightings

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Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, July 23 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary.

The people at the Cornell Bird Lab say the sound the Sora makes is a “whinny.” They say it walks slowly, “a bit like a chicken that has had too much coffee.” They call this bird “secretive … but drab it is not,” their description adds. “When it finally pokes its head out of the reeds its bright yellow bill might have you thinking about Halloween candy corns.” Here, an immature Sora sees its reflection while feeding in still water. (Photo by Dave Menke/USFWS)

Birds at Race Point in Provincetown included 2 Parasitic Jaegers, 2 Black Terns, 150 Roseate Terns, 120 Wilson’s Storm-Petrels, 18 Cory’s Shearwaters, 55 Great Shearwaters, 7 Sooty Shearwaters, and 12 Manx Shearwaters.

There was a Sora at High Head in North Truro.

That Chuck-Will’s-Widow is still hanging out at Nauset Light Beach 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 an email to [email protected].

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