Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, Jan. 17 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary.
Storm-blown seabirds noted from First Encounter Beach in Eastham included 13 Pomarine Jaegers, an Atlantic Puffin, 4 Dovekies, 5 Thick-Billed Murres, 89 Black-Legged Kittiwakes, and a Northern Fulmar.
There was also a Common Yellowthroat in Eastham.
Sightings at Race Point in Provincetown included a Pacific Loon, a late Sooty Shearwater, 10 Dovekies, 62 Common Murres, 3 Thick-Billed Murres, 915 Razorbills, 120 Black-Legged Kittiwakes, a Common Raven, a late Tree Swallow, 47 Snow Buntings, and 75 Yellow-Rumped Warblers.
Flocks of up to 11 Red Crossbills were seen in several locations across the Cape this week.
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].
