Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, Jan. 16 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary.
Sightings at Race Point in Provincetown included a Pacific Loon, 3 Harlequin Ducks, a Thick-Billed Murre, 128 Razorbills, 5 Common Murres, 2 Dovekies, and 28 Iceland Gulls.
A Western Tanager continued near Highland Light in Truro. There were also 2 Tree Swallows in Truro.
There was a Lincoln’s Sparrow at Wellfleet Bay sanctuary, and a Dickcissel and a Sora were seen in a private yard elsewhere in town.
The Western Kingbird, Lark Sparrow, and Yellow-Throated Warbler continued at the Salt Pond Visitor Center in Eastham this week along with an Eastern Phoebe.
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].
