Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, June 20 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary.
An Atlantic Puffin flew by Race Point in Provincetown, where other sightings this week included 2 Arctic Terns, 7 Lesser Black-Backed Gulls, a Sooty Shearwater, 18 Wilson’s Storm-Petrels, and a Bald Eagle. A Red Crossbill was seen elsewhere in town.
Late uncommon migrants this week included a Dark-Eyed Junco and a Chestnut-Sided Warbler in Wellfleet.
A Mississippi Kite was reported from 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].
