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Subject: RBA: Rhode Island, April 7, 2005
From: DLSaint(AT)aol.com
Date: 7 Apr 2005 9:30pm
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- RBA
* Rhode Island
* Statewide
* April 7, 2005
* RIRI0504.07
- Birds mentioned:
PROTHONOTARY WARBLER
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER
Eastern Kingbird
DICKCISSEL
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Little Blue Heron
Glossy Ibis
Black-bellied Plover
Greater Yellowlegs
COMMON (EURASIAN GREEN-WINGED) TEAL
Green-winged Teal
Ruddy Duck
Merlin
PILEATED WOODPECKER
Barred Owl
GLAUCOUS GULL
KING EIDER
Long-tailed Duck
Redhead
Bald Eagle
Osprey
Red-shouldered Hawk
Rusty Blackbird
Field Sparrow
Pine Warbler
Indigo Bunting
date: April 7, 2005
(401) 245-7500 ex- 55
to report: (401) 949-7301 or email to: DLSaint(AT)aol.com
coverage: statewide
compiled: Janice St.Jean
transcriber: Janice St.Jean (DLSaint(AT)aol.com)
www.asri.org
Welcome to the Audubon Society of Rhode Island's bird alert for April 7,
2005. This report covers the period from March 31st to April 7th, and will be
updated again on April 14th.
A PROTHONOTARY WARBLER was discovered in Newport on March 31st. The bird was
seen all the following day along the cliff walk in Newport, near the Tea
House at Marble House. It was not reported after the 1st, but heavy, sustained
rain the next day hampered efforts.
A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was found in Middletown on the 5th, and has been very
cooperative every day since. Look for this bird around the Middletown
Historical Society, Paradise School building, at the corner of Prospect and
Paradise
Avenue. The bird has been seen around the grounds here and across the
street. An EASTERN KINGBIRD was observed at Norman Bird Sanctuary on the 1st.
A rare spring sighting of a DICKCISSEL was at a feeder on Block Island on the
1st. Other birds seen on Block Island this week included: 3 GREAT EGRET, 1
SNOWY EGRET and 3 LITTLE BLUE HERON.
A LITTLE BLUE HERON was seen in Jerusalem. It was observed in the small
marsh on the East side of the road, before the bridge on the 5th. Other birds
that day: 8 GLOSSY IBIS, 1 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER and a GREATER YELLOWLEGS.
On the 7th, a COMMON (EURASIAN GREEN-WINGED) TEAL was seen with about 20
GREEN-WINGED TEAL at St.Mary's Pond in Portsmouth. Sixty RUDDY DUCKS, 10 GLOSSY
IBIS, and 1 MERLIN were also reported from this location.
One PILEATED WOODPECKER was seen on the 3rd at Arcadia Management in Exeter
along the Yellow Trail near Stepstone Falls. A BARRED OWL was reported in the
area on the 5th.
On the 6th at Salter Grove on Narragansett Parkway in Warwick, 1 GLAUCOUS
GULL.
At Napatree Point on the 7th: 1 immature male KING EIDER and 2 LONG-TAILED
DUCK.
The REDHEAD continues at the East Providence Reservoir, and a BALD EAGLE was
sighted there this week.
Birds reported from the Great Swamp Management area include: 8 OSPREY, 1
RED-SHOULDERED HAWK, 2 RUSTY BLACKBIRD, 2 FIELD SPARROW, 3 PINE WARBLER and a
BALD
EAGLE.
INDIGO BUNTING were reported at two locations along the coast this week.
The year to date species count is 160. Number of Species reported in March:
134, with 12 new species added to the total. (thanks to Dave Gumbley for the
statistics)
Upcoming programs:
April 30, 3 p.m. GREAT SWAMP BIRDING. Join one of our Kimball naturalists for
a springtime walk into the Great Swamp Management Area. We'll be going late
in the afternoon because the management area is open for Wild Turkey hunting
until 1 p.m. The main entrance is off Liberty Lane in West Kingston, which goes
south off Rte. 138 about one-tenth of a mile west of the traffic light at Rte.
110. Follow the entrance road past the headquarters building to the parking
area at the end. To register call 874-6664 or 783-4369 or email
kimball_refuge(AT)cox.net.
April 29, 8 a.m. FRIDAY MORNING BIRD WALKS at Fisherville Brook. The variety
of birds is always impressive at this beautiful refuge. To register contact
lsmith(AT)asri.org. FREE.
The Audubon Society of Rhode Island offers many walks and special field
trips, some non-bird related, open to both members and nonmembers. Call
headquarters at 401-949-5454 for a copy of the Audubon Report.
That's all for this week, thank you for calling and good birding!
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Subject: RBA: Rhode Island, April 15, 2005
From: DLSaint(AT)aol.com
Date: 15 Apr 2005 6:13pm
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- RBA
* Rhode Island
* Statewide=20
* April 15, 2005
* RIRI0504.15
- Birds mentioned:
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER
COMMON RAVEN
TRICOLORED HERON=20
GLAUCOUS GULL=20
Snowy Egret
Great Egret
Little Blue Heron
Greater Yellowlegs
Blue-winged Teal
Glossy Ibis
Ruffed Grouse
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Wilson's Snipe
Louisiana Waterthrush=20
Winter wren
Purple Finch
Barred Owl
Bald Eagle
Pied-billed Grebe
Rough-winged Swallow
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Brown Creeper
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher=20
Chipping Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
date: April 15, 2005
(401) 245-7500 ex- 55=20
to report: (401) 949-7301 or email to: DLSaint(AT)aol.com
coverage: statewide
compiled: Janice St.Jean
transcriber: Janice St.Jean (DLSaint(AT)aol.com)
www.asri.org
Welcome to the Audubon Society of Rhode Island's bird alert for April 15,=20
2005. This report covers the period from April 8th to April 14th, and will=20=
be=20
updated again on April 21st.
The RED-HEADED WOODPECKER found in Middletown on the 5th, was last reported=20
on the 11th, however it is most likely still at the spot, just not reported.=
It=20
frequents the area around the Middletown Historical Society, Paradise School=
=20
building, at the corner of Prospect and Paradise Avenue. =20
On the 8th, another sighting of a COMMON RAVEN in Lincoln, along route 295=20
just north of the Route 146 exit. The bird was seen flying and landing on a=20
highway light post. This same behavior was observed here in February.
A TRICOLORED HERON was found at Succotash Marsh in Jerusalem on the 9th. It=
=20
was seen in the early morning of the 10th, and not reported again until a=20
sighting on the 13th. A GLAUCOUS GULL was seen on the 9th. Other birds in=20=
the=20
area included: 3 SNOWY EGRETS, 7 GREAT EGRETS, 1 LITTLE BLUE HERON and 3 GRE=
ATER=20
YELLOWLEGS.
A LITTLE BLUE HERON was found at Marsh Meadows in Jamestown on the 13th, and=
=20
on the 10th, one was seen at the Charlestown Breachway.
BLUE WINGED TEAL were reported for the first time this year at St.Mary's=20
Pond. Four were observed on the 10th and 2 were there on the 12th. Over 40=
=20
GLOSSY IBIS were seen feeding along the shore on the 10th.
On the 13th, along Route 102 in Scituate, 1 RUFFED GROUSE.
In Cumberland, on Tower Hill Road and Pristine Drive 1 YELLOW-BELLIED=20
SAPSUCKER was found on the 13th. (This is the site of last year's Red-headed=
=20
Woodpecker sightings)
At Moonstone Beach Road in Matunuck, 1 WILSON'S SNIPE. Another WILSON'S=20
SNIPE was observed on Corn Neck Road on Block Island this past week.
LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH returned to northern Rhode Island on the 14th, with=20
reports from Pulaski Park and Durfee Hill in Glocester. Also seen at Pulask=
i=20
were 1 singing WINTER WREN, 1 PURPLE FINCH and a BARRED OWL.
At Barden Reservoir in Foster, 1 BALD EAGLE, 1 PIED-BILLED GREBE and several=
=20
ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOWS at the bridge on Central Pike. =20
Along Rams Tail Road in Foster, 1 RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, 1 BROWN CREEPER and=20=
2=20
BARRED OWLS.
New migrants this week included 1 BLUE-GREY GNATCATCHER at Trustom Pond NWR,=
=20
CHIPPING SPARROWS and SWAMP SPARROWS at various=20
locations.
Upcoming programs:
April 30, 3 p.m. GREAT SWAMP BIRDING. Join one of our Kimball naturalists fo=
r=20
a springtime walk into the Great Swamp Management Area. We=E2=80=99ll be goi=
ng late=20
in the afternoon because the management area is open for Wild Turkey hunting=
=20
until 1 p.m. The main entrance is off Liberty Lane in West Kingston, which g=
oes=20
south off Rte. 138 about one-tenth of a mile west of the traffic light at Rt=
e.=20
110. Follow the entrance road past the headquarters building to the parking=20
area at the end. To register call 874-6664 or 783-4369 or email=20
kimball_refuge(AT)cox.net.=20
April 29, 8 a.m. FRIDAY MORNING BIRD WALKS at Fisherville Brook. The variety=
=20
of birds is always impressive at this beautiful refuge. To register contact=20
lsmith(AT)asri.org. FREE.
The Audubon Society of Rhode Island offers many walks and special field=20
trips, some non-bird related, open to both members and non-members. Call=20
headquarters at 401-949-5454 for a copy of the Audubon Report. =20
That's all for this week, thank you for calling and good birding!
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Subject: RBA: Rhode Island, 4/22/05
From: DLSaint(AT)aol.com
Date: 22 Apr 2005 8:03am
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- RBA
* Rhode Island
* Statewide=20
* April 22, 2005
* RIRI0504.22
- Birds mentioned:
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER=20
CLAPPER RAIL=20
Willet
Greater Yellowlegs
COMMON RAVEN
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Palm Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Pine Warbler
Blue-headed Vireo
Wilson's Snipe=20
Louisiana Waterthrush
Broad-winged Hawk
Purple Finch
Brown Creeper
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker=20
Eastern Towhee
Least Sandpiper
Great Egret
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK=20
Brant
Long-tailed Duck
Horned Grebe
Northern Gannet
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Cormorant
Black-bellied Plover
American Oystercatcher
Semipalmated Plover
Piping Plover
Purple Sandpiper
Dunlin
date: April 22, 2005
(401) 245-7500 ex- 55=20
to report: (401) 949-7301 or email to: DLSaint(AT)aol.com
coverage: statewide
compiled: Janice St.Jean
transcriber: Janice St.Jean (DLSaint(AT)aol.com)
www.asri.org
Welcome to the Audubon Society of Rhode Island's bird alert for April 22,=20
2005. This report covers the period from April 15th to April 21st, and will=
be=20
updated again on April 28th.
The RED-HEADED WOODPECKER found in Middletown on the 5th, was reported again=
=20
on the 18th. It frequents the area around the Middletown Historical Society=
,=20
Paradise School building, at the corner of Prospect and Paradise Avenue. =20
A CLAPPER RAIL was observed and photographed on the 21st at the Charlestown=20
Breachway. There were also 3 WILLET and 8 GREATER YELLOWLEGS.
A COMMON RAVEN was heard and seen in Cumberland, near West Wrentham Road.
On the 17th at Simmons Mill Pond in Little Compton, 6 BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER,=
=20
4 PALM WARBLER, 7 YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, 3 PINE=20
WARBLER, and 1 BLUE-HEADED VIREO.
At Avondale Farm Preserve in Westerly on the 18th, 3 WILSON'S SNIPE around=20
the wet areas in back.
On the 21st along Rams Tail Road, Foster, 1 BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER, 1=20
BLUE-HEADED VIREO, 1 YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, 1 LOUISIANA=20
WATERTHRUSH, and 1 BROAD-WINGED HAWK. From nearby Kate Randall and Hemlock=20
Roads, 2 BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHERS, 4 BLUE-HEADED=20
VIREOS, 2 PURPLE FINCH, 4 YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS, 1 BROWN CREEPER, 1=20
YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER and 1 EASTERN TOWHEE.
At Succotash Marsh in Jerusalem, 3 LEAST SANDPIPER, 2 GREATER YELLOWLEGS and=
=20
1 GREAT EGRET.
The first report of RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD at a feeder in Perryville on=20
the 18th.
On the 15th a ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was sighted in the Misquamicut section of=20
Westerly.
Finally, at Napatree Point this week the following were observed: 200 BRANT,=
=20
15 LONG-TAILED DUCK, 9 HORNED GREBE, 1 NORTHERN GANNET, 1 DOUBLE-CRESTED=20
CORMORANT, 3 GREAT CORMORANT, 8 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, 8 AMERICAN OYSTERCATCH=
ER, 1=20
SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER, 2 PIPING PLOVER, 15 PURPLE SANDPIPER and 95 DUNLIN.=20=
=20
Upcoming programs:
April 30, 3 p.m. GREAT SWAMP BIRDING. Join one of our Kimball naturalists fo=
r=20
a springtime walk into the Great Swamp Management Area. We=E2=80=99ll be goi=
ng late=20
in the afternoon because the management area is open for Wild Turkey hunting=
=20
until 1 p.m. The main entrance is off Liberty Lane in West Kingston, which g=
oes=20
south off Rte. 138 about one-tenth of a mile west of the traffic light at Rt=
e.=20
110. Follow the entrance road past the headquarters building to the parking=20
area at the end. To register call 874-6664 or 783-4369 or email=20
kimball_refuge(AT)cox.net.=20
April 29, 8 a.m. FRIDAY MORNING BIRD WALKS at Fisherville Brook. The variety=
=20
of birds is always impressive at this beautiful refuge. To register contact=20
lsmith(AT)asri.org. FREE.
The Audubon Society of Rhode Island offers many walks and special field=20
trips, some non-bird related, open to both members and non-members. Call=20
headquarters at 401-949-5454 for a copy of the Audubon Report. =20
That's all for this week, thank you for calling and good birding!
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Subject: RBA: Rhode Island, April 28, 2005
From: DLSaint(AT)aol.com
Date: 28 Apr 2005 10:12pm
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- RBA
* Rhode Island
* Statewide=20
* April 28, 2005
* RIRI0504.28
- Birds mentioned:
SWALLOW-TAILED KITE
SUMMER TANAGER
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER=20
BLACK VULTURE=20
American Wigeon
EURASIAN WIGEON=20
Gadwall
Black-throated Green Warbler=20
COMMON RAVEN
Virginia Rail
Blue-winged Teal
Baltimore Oriole
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Black-and-White Warbler
Northern Waterthrush
Palm Warbler
Broad-winged Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Eastern Kingbird
Brown Thrasher
White-eyed Vireo
Purple Finch
Brown Creeper
Common Tern
Greater Yellowlegs
Black-bellied Plover
Dunlin
Willet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
American Kestrel
Prairie Warbler
Great-crested Flycatcher
Blue-winged Warbler
Indigo Bunting
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Eastern Towhee
House Wren
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Bald Eagle
date: April 28, 2005
(401) 245-7500 ex- 55=20
to report: (401) 949-7301 or email to: DLSaint(AT)aol.com
coverage: statewide
compiled: Janice St.Jean
transcriber: Janice St.Jean (DLSaint(AT)aol.com)
www.asri.org
Welcome to the Audubon Society of Rhode Island's bird alert for April 28,=20
2005. This report covers the period from April 22nd to April 28th, and will=
be=20
updated again on May 6th.
A SWALLOW-TAILED KITE was seen this morning in the Old Harbor area of Block=20
Island, going south towards the Southeast Lighthouse.
A SUMMER TANAGER was reported in a private yard in Jamestown this week. The=
=20
landowner observed the bird from April 24th to the 26th.
The RED-HEADED WOODPECKER found in Middletown on the 5th, was reported=20
several times this week. It frequents the area around the Middletown Histori=
cal=20
Society, Paradise School building, at the corner of Prospect and Paradise Av=
enue. =20
Another RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was found in Lincoln Woods State Park. To look=
=20
for this bird enter Lincoln Woods from Route 123, go over the new bridge,=20
then immediately go right and drive up past the recreation area to the back=20=
where=20
fireplace 1B and 1C are located. You will come to a path at the back of thi=
s=20
area that leads through the woods and runs parallel with Route 123. The=20
woodpecker was seen along this path.
A BLACK VULTURE was seen with a group of TURKEY VULTURES in Charlestown on=20
the 24th.
On the 23rd at White Brook in Carolina, 1 AMERICAN WIGEON, 1 EURASIAN WIGEON=
=20
and 12 GADWALL. At the cemetery near White Brook, 1 BLACK-THROATED GREEN=20
WARBLER and 2 COMMON RAVEN were observed.
A VIRGINIA RAIL was heard calling at Genessee Swamp on the 24th, and on the=20
23rd a BLUE-WINGED TEAL was observed there. Genessee Swamp is along the Sou=
th=20
County bike trail.
At Simmons Mill in Little Compton on the 25th, 1 BALTIMORE ORIOLE, 7=20
BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER, 3 BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER, 1 NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH, 2=20=
PALM=20
WARBLER, 1 BROAD-WINGED HAWK and 1 RED-SHOULDERED HAWK.
On the 22nd at Fisherville Brook Wildlife in Exeter, 1 EASTERN KINGBIRD, 1=20
BROWN THRASHER, 1 WHITE-EYED VIREO, 1 RED-SHOULDERED HAWK, 1 BROAD-WINGED HA=
WK,=20
1 PURPLE FINCH, 1 BROWN CREEPER, 1 BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER and 1 NORTHERN=20
WATERTHRUSH.
At Succotash Marsh in Jerusalem, 2 COMMON TERN, 5 GREATER YELLOWLEGS, 6=20
BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER and 11 DUNLIN were reported on the 26th, and on the 23r=
d, 36=20
WILLET were seen.
At Ninigret NWR, 1 WHITE-EYED VIREO, 2 RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET and 1 AMERICAN=20
KESTREL.
A PRAIRIE WARBLER was seen behind the church on South Ferry Road in=20
Narragansett.=20
Along Ponagansett Road in Foster, 1 GREAT-CRESTED FLYCATCHER and 1=20
BLUE-WINGED WARBLER were seen on the 28th.
New migrants reported this week include: several INDIGO BUNTING,=20
ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK, EASTERN TOWHEE, HOUSE WREN, and visiting feeders, RU=
BY-THROATED=20
HUMMINGBIRD.
Finally, Mike Tucker, manager of Caratunk Wildlife Refuge, helped band the=20
BALD EAGLES at the Scituate Reservoir this week. There were two eaglets in g=
ood=20
health, one male and one female. This is the second earliest hatching on=20
record in New England.=20
=20
Upcoming programs:
April 30, 3 p.m. GREAT SWAMP BIRDING. Join one of our Kimball naturalists fo=
r=20
a springtime walk into the Great Swamp Management Area. We=E2=80=99ll be goi=
ng late=20
in the afternoon because the management area is open for Wild Turkey hunting=
=20
until 1 p.m. The main entrance is off Liberty Lane in West Kingston, which g=
oes=20
south off Rte. 138 about one-tenth of a mile west of the traffic light at Rt=
e.=20
110. Follow the entrance road past the headquarters building to the parking=20
area at the end. To register call 874-6664 or 783-4369 or email=20
kimball_refuge(AT)cox.net.=20
April 29, 8 a.m. FRIDAY MORNING BIRD WALKS at Fisherville Brook. The variety=
=20
of birds is always impressive at this beautiful refuge. To register contact=20
lsmith(AT)asri.org. FREE.
The Audubon Society of Rhode Island offers many walks and special field=20
trips, some non-bird related, open to both members and non-members. Call=20
headquarters at 401-949-5454 for a copy of the Audubon Report. =20
That's all for this week, thank you for calling and good birding!
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