Return of the caracara

Weekly Bird Report on WCAI

Sep 2, 20263:43Science & Medicine

A Crested Caracara turns up at Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary, marking the second Cape sighting of this warm-climate raptor this summer. This report covers the species' puzzling northward push since 2020, plus other no...

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