Greetings from wintry Cape Cod!  As I write this (Feb. 12), a typical New England nor'easter and blizzard is blowing outside my window!  On Cape Cod, we have had a very mild and uneventful winter weather-wise, up until this point!  This "quiet" winter has made for somewhat "quiet" birding on-Cape.  Typically, colder winters mean that food and water supplies further north aren't plentiful, so birds will move south to find these resources.  Due to the warmer temperatures this winter, this hasn't been the case, so the numbers and varieties of birds seen on Cape Cod this season have been down over previous years.  This month, this might change if we experience real winter weather!

Some of our recent interesting sightings were of 3 Forster's Terns in Provincetown.  This is an uncommon species for the Cape, and is possibly the first state record for Forster's in February.  A Western Tanager made regular appearances at a Truro bird feeder for a couple of weeks in late January/early February.  Waterfowl counts have been low this winter, but a number of Canvasbacks have recently been reported on-Cape.  Also, a Eurasian Teal was spotted several times with Green-winged Teal in the W. Harwich Conservation Lands.  E. Bluebirds have been seen with regularity both at feeders and on field trips.

Today's snowstorm is bringing out the feeder birds in great numbers.  In my backyard (village of Dennisport), I am watching N. Cardinal, Dark-eyed Junco, Red-bellied Woodpecker, N. Flicker (yellow-shafted), Black-capped Chickadee, White-throated Sparrow, Tufted Titmouse and Carolina Wren! 

Good Birding!