Seconsett Island

Geography

Seconsett Island is located in the southwestern part of the town of Mashpee at (41.566734, -70.511950). It is bounded by the town of Falmouth to the northwest, by Hamblin Pond to the northeast, by the Little River to the southeast (with the Monomoscoy Island CDP on the opposite bank), and by Waquoit Bay to the southwest. The only road access is via Meadow Neck Road from Falmouth, which is built upon a natural land bridge with Hamblin Pond to one side and Waquoit Bay to the other; the presence of the land bridge means that Seconsett Island is technically not a true island. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which , or 4.53%, is water.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Song Sparrow

  Melospiza melodia (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves
  29,153
• Black-capped Chickadee

  Poecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  25,985
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  25,366
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  23,874
• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  23,839
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  21,219
• Tufted Titmouse

  Baeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  20,575
• American Goldfinch

  Spinus tristis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  19,366

Most recent

• M 3.6 — 2020-11-08
  10 km S of Bliss Corner, Massachusetts
• M 2.5 — 2005-11-17
  4 km S of Plymouth, Massachusetts
• M 3 — 2002-03-12
  52 km E of Chatham, Massachusetts