Cape Cod RBA
May 24, 2006
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Subject: [BIRDEAST] RBA: Cape Cod MA 05/24/06
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- RBA
* Massachusetts
* Cape Cod
* May 24, 2006
* MACC0605.24
-Birds mentioned
Little Blue Heron
Green Heron
Black-crowned Night Heron
Osprey
Peregrine Falcon
SWALLOW-TAILED KITE
Northern Bobwhite
American Oystercatcher
Solitary Sandpiper
Red Knot
Baird's Sandpiper
American Woodcock
Roseate Tern
Great-crested Flycatcher
Purple Martin
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Bay-breasted Warbler
Worm-eating Warbler
Northern Waterthrush
Wilson's Warbler
Summer Tanager
-Transcript
hotline: Cape Cod Natural History Hotline
date: May 24,2006
number: 1-888-224-6444 ext. 3
to report: 508-349-2615 (sightings@wellfleetbay.org)
coverage: Cape Cod, Massachusetts
compiler: Melissa Lowe and/or Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary Staff
The Beech Forest in Provincetown is a favorite warbler spot for Cape Cod
residents and visitors. Due to the cold weather and winds the birds are
very quiet and secretive, however, patience pays off and birders willing to
spend time have seen the following: one BAY-BREASTED WARBLER, three
BLACKBURNIAN WARBLERS, several BLACK-THROATED GREEN
WARBLERS, a WILSON'S WARBLER, and a NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH
(which, despite the name, is actually a warbler).
The breeding birds are also back and making their presence known. GREAT-
CRESTED FLYCATCHERS have been reported from several locations and
their loud "preep!" call is a welcomed sound of spring. The NORTHERN
BOBWHITES are also commonly seen and heard at the bird feeders near the
parking lot of the Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary. Also seen this week at
Wellfleet Bay were an AMERICAN WOODCOCK slowly making its way
across the parking lot and a PEREGRINE FALCON chasing shorebirds on
the beach at the end of the boardwalk.
The hawk watch from Pilgrim Heights in Truro has had some interest sightings.
They include: 1 SOLITARY SANDPIPER, several PURPLE MARTINS, a
LITTLE BLUE ERON, and large numbers of OSPREY and PEREGRINE FALCONS.
An Audubon trip to North Monomoy on May 21 featured the following highlights:
several BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS, 1 AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER,
about 60 RED KNOTS, a quick fly by from a phalarope species, 1 ROSEATE
TERN, 1 BAIRD'S SANDPIPER, and a LITTLE BLUE HERON struggling in the wind.
This has also been a fantastic week for seeing rare birds. On May 20 a
SWALLOW-TAILED KITE was seen from Uncle Tim's Bridge in Wellfleet and
then again from Great Island. The SWALLOW-TAILED KITE is a member of
the raptor family and is a resident of Florida, but on occasion makes its way
further north. Other rarities include 2 SUMMER TANAGERS in North Eastham
and a WORM-EATING WARBLER in an undisclosed location.
The Cape Cod Natural History Hotline is sponsored by the Bird Watcher's
General Store in Orleans and the Massachusetts Audubon Society's Wellfleet
Bay Wildlife Sanctuary. You may reach the hotline directly by phone at
1-888-224-6444 or through the Internet at
http://www.wellfleetbay.org/hotline.html.
- End transcript
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