Weekly Bird Report

Mark Faherty recaps an exciting week of spring migration on Cape Cod, featuring rare ibis sightings, a surprise Chestnut-collared Longspur, and the unofficial arrival of “Ibisfest.”

This week’s spring migration reached spectacular heights as rare southern visitors mixed with huge numbers of songbirds pouring into Cape Cod from across the Atlantic.

Mark Faherty talks about a few of the long distance travelers that he has spotted this May from the Nashville Warbler to the Blue-headed Vireo and many more.

In this episode of The Weekly Bird Report, Mark Faherty explores the sudden burst of spring migration as returning songbirds like orioles, hummingbirds, and flycatchers fill the landscape with color and sound. He also shares the thrill of spotting a rare Summer Tanager from his own attic, a reminder that peak migration can bring surprises anywhere.

Mark Faherty talks about the legend of Bigbeak, better known as the pileated woodpecker.

Mark Faherty talks about the birds showing up at your feeders.

How did a hemisphere-trotting hawk of the arid west get to Cape Cod?

Mark Faherty talks about the different types of birds returning to the area this time of year from the Golden-crowned Kinglet to the Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Mark Faherty talks about the King eider and where you might be able to spot one on the cape.

Mark Faherty talks about the surging bird populations on the Cape in the springtime.