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Subject: RBA: Rhode Island, May 5, 2005
From: DLSaint(AT)aol.com
Date: 5 May 2005 9:15pm
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- RBA
* Rhode Island
* Statewide=20
* May 5, 2005
* RIRI0505.05
- Birds mentioned:
WHITE-FACED IBIS
Glossy Ibis
BLUE GROSBEAK=20
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Baltimore Oriole
Great-crested Flycatcher
SUMMER TANAGER
Worm-eating Warbler
Brown Thrasher
Veery
Whimbrel
Willet
Greater Yellowlegs
Black-bellied Plover
Solitary Sandpiper=20
Caspian Tern
Least Tern
EURASIAN WIGEON
CLIFF SWALLOW=20
Blue-winged Teal
Green-winged Teal
Northern Harrier=20
Seaside Sparrow
Great Cormorant
Little Blue Heron
American Bittern
Black-crowned Night-Heron
YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Broad-winged Hawk
Merlin
American Oystercatcher
Laughing Gull
Eastern Kingbird
Purple Martin
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Hermit Thrush
Red-eyed Vireo
Magnolia Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Prairie Warbler
American Redstart
Palm Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
Scarlet Tanager
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting
Purple Finch
Northern Goshawk
Green Heron
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER
date: May 5, 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 May 5th,=20
2005. This report covers the period from April 29th to May 5th, and will be=
=20
updated again on May 12th.
A WHITE-FACED IBIS was discovered in Jamestown on the 2nd. Only the third=20
state record, this bird was seen with over 100 GLOSSY IBIS either in the far=
m=20
fields along Weeden Lane, or in adjacent Marsh Meadows. It was seen again on=
the=20
3rd, however it has not been reported since that day.
At the Northeast corner of Swan Point Cemetery there was 1 BLUE GROSBEAK on=20
the 1st. Birds seen on the 5th include: YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, AMERICAN=20
REDSTART, NASHVILLE WARBLER, OVENBIRD, BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER, BALTIMORE OR=
IOLE,=20
YELLOW-THROATED VIREO, HERMIT THRUSH, GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER and BROWN=20
THRASHER.
A SUMMER TANAGER was reported visiting a feeder in Wickford on the 2nd. =20
On the 30th at Kimball Wildlife Refuge in Charlestown, 1 WORM-EATING WARBLER=
,=20
2 BROWN THRASHER, and 1 VEERY.
At Succotash Marsh in Jerusalem, 1 WHIMBREL, 4 WILLET, 6 GREATER YELLOWLEGS,=
=20
1 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER on the 1st.
Three CASPIAN TERNS were seen from the end of Moonstone Beach Road on the=20
4th. The birds were going from Card's Pond to Trustom Pond and were observe=
d=20
actively plunge diving in Trustom pond. Also that day, 2 LEAST TERN and 1=20
EURASIAN WIGEON were seen at this location. Two CASPIAN TERN were located a=
t=20
Trustom again on the 5th.
At Point Judith in Narragansett, 2 CLIFF SWALLOW on the 4th.
At the Charlestown Breachway, 2 BLUE-WINGED TEAL and 7 GREEN-WINGED TEAL wer=
e=20
seen in the pool on the East side of the channel. Also, 1 male NORTHERN=20
HARRIER and 2 SEASIDE SPARROW here on the 4th.
The following birds were reported from a trip to Block Island on the 2nd: 3=20
GREAT CORMORANT, 1 LITTLE BLUE HERON, 1 AMERICAN BITTERN, 3 BLACK-CROWNED=20
NIGHT-HERON, 1 YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON, 1 BLUE-WINGED TEAL, 3 NORTHERN HA=
RRIER,=20
1 SHARP-SHINNED HAWK, 1 COOPER'S HAWK, 2 BROAD-WINGED HAWK, 2 MERLIN, 2=20
AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER, 1 LAUGHING GULL, 4 EASTERN KINGBIRD, 2 CLIFF=20
SWALLOW, 1 PURPLE MARTIN, 2 RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH, 1 HERMIT THRUSH, 2=20
RED-EYED VIREO, 1 MAGNOLIA WARBLER, 1 BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER, 1 PRAIR=
IE=20
WARBLER, 1 AMERICAN REDSTART, 4 PALM WARBLER and 3 BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER,=20=
1=20
SCARLET TANAGER, 4 ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK, 3 INDIGO BUNTING, and 1 PURPLE FI=
NCH.
On the 5th at Fort Getty Campground in Jamestown, 1 NORTHERN GOSHAWK was=20
observed.
GREEN HERONS were reported from Wickford and South Kingstown this week.
Finally, the RED-HEADED WOODPECKER continues to be seen at the corner of=20
Paradise Ave. and Prospect Ave. in Middletown.=20
Upcoming programs:
Our annual Birding Festival, scheduled 7 a.m. to 2 p.m., May 7th, at Parker=20
Woodland, will include activities with wide appeal. Among the many events=20
planned are breakfast, several guided bird walks, bird-carving demonstration=
s,=20
scopes and optics displays, demonstrations on gardening for wildlife using n=
ative=20
plants (a master gardener will be on hand to answer all planting questions),=
=20
and such children's events as an owl pellet discovery, egg toss, and a=20
build-a-bird activity.=20
Birdathon is May 14th. Here is a great chance for you to explore Rhode Islan=
d=20
in a fun-filled day of birding and nature observation while raising valuable=
=20
funds to protect RI's open spaces. New this year, are great prizes for birde=
rs=20
who raise money for Audubon. If you raise $20 or more you=E2=80=99ll receive=
a unique=20
tree branch pencil; $75 or more you=E2=80=99ll receive an =E2=80=9CAudubon=
=E2=80=9D bird of you=20
choice; raise more than $250 and you=E2=80=99ll receive a copy of Ken Kaufma=
n=E2=80=99s =E2=80=9CLives of=20
North American Birds;=E2=80=9D and if you raise more than $1,000 you=E2=80=
=99ll receive a=20
Birding Company's =E2=80=9CIn-Window=E2=80=9D Birdfeeder. If you can't make=20=
it to Birdathon you=20
can always sponsor a team. Pledge per bird identified or a set donation.=20
Contact Cheryl at the Development Office at membership(AT)asri.org or call (401=
)=20
949-5454.
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, May 12, 2005
From: DLSaint(AT)aol.com
Date: 12 May 2005 9:23pm
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- RBA
* Rhode Island
* Statewide=20
* May 12, 2005
* RIRI0505.12
- Birds mentioned:
MISSISSIPPI KITE
CASPIAN TERN
Black Tern=20
CATTLE EGRET
Glossy Ibis
Bobolink
TRICOLORED HERON
Snowy Egret
Little Blue Heron
NORTHERN GOSHAWK
BLUE GROSBEAK
Black-throated Green Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER=20
Prairie Warbler
Blue-winged Warbler
Ovenbird
Northern Parula
Nashville Warbler
Hooded Warbler
Blue-headed Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Scarlet Tanager
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Black-billed Cuckoo
Indigo Bunting=20
Wilson's Warbler
Cooper's Hawk
Great Crested Flycatcher
Magnolia Warbler
Black-and-White Warbler
American Redstart
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Winter Wren
Northern Waterthrush
Blackburnian Warbler
Louisiana Waterthrush
PILEATED WOODPECKER
Orchard Oriole
Warbling Vireo
Wood Thrush
Swainson's Thrush
Hermit Thrush
GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH
Palm Warbler
CAPE MAY WARBLER
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Blackpoll
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Swamp Sparrow
date: May 12, 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 May 12th,=20
2005. This report covers the period from May 5th to May 12th, and will be=20
updated again on May 19th.
A MISSISSIPPI KITE was observed on the 12, late in the afternoon, over=20
Jamestown. The bird was seen drifting slowly to the South, not very high up,=
near=20
the Jamestown Bridge.
A CASPIAN TERN and a BLACK TERN were seen at Napatree Point in Westerly on=20
the 10th. A CASPIAN TERN was seen at Succotash Marsh in Jerusalem on the 8t=
h.
Two CATTLE EGRETS were seen along Weeden Lane in Jamestown on the 9th, and=20
one was seen on the 10th, along with about 50 GLOSSY IBIS. Several BOBOLINK=20=
were=20
displaying in the fields here on the 12th. At Marsh Meadows on the 12th, 1=20
TRICOLORED HERON, 10 SNOWY EGRET, and 1 LITTLE BLUE HERON. There was anothe=
r=20
report of a NORTHERN GOSHAWK on the 11th at the Newport Bridge property on t=
he=20
Jamestown side. Also, on private property in Jamestown: 1 BLUE GROSBEAK, 1=20
BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER, 1 BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER, 1 TENNESSEE WAR=
BLER=20
and a RED-HEADED WOODPECKER were reported this week.
A TRICOLORED HERON was reported at the Hazard Road salt marsh and along Ocea=
n=20
Drive in Newport on the 12th.
Birds observed at Rome Point in North Kingston this week included: 2 PRAIRIE=
=20
WARBLER, 6 BLUE-WINGED WARBLER, 5 OVENBIRD, 3 NORTHERN PARULA, 1=20
BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER, 2 NASHVILLE WARBLER, 1 HOODED WARBLER, 1 BLACK=
-THROATED BLUE=20
WARBLER, 1 NASHVILLE WARBLER, 2 BLUE-HEADED VIREOS, 1 RED-EYED VIREO, 3=20
SCARLET TANAGER, 2 ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK, and 1 BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO.
An INDIGO BUNTING visited a feeder in Pawtucket on the 9th, and another was=20
seen on Brenton Road in Newport on the 11th.
On the 10th at Potter Woods on South Road in Kingston, 3 HOODED WARBLER and=20=
1=20
WILSON'S WARBLER.
At Miantonomi Park in Newport on the 12th, 1 COOPER'S HAWK, 2 GREAT CRESTED=20
FLYCATCHER, 1 BLUE-HEADED VIREO, 1 RED-EYED VIREO, 2 NASHVILLE WARBLER, 5=20
NORTHERN PARULA, 1 MAGNOLIA WARBLER, 4 BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER, 1=20
BLACK-THROATED GREEN=20
WARBLER, 2 PRAIRIE WARBLER, 1 BAY-BREASTED WARBLER, 5 BLACK-AND-WHITE=20
WARBLER, 4 AMERICAN REDSTART and 5 ROSE-BREASTED=20
GROSBEAK. On the 11th, an EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE was reported.
At Pulaski Park in Glocester on the 10th, 1 WINTER WREN, 3 NORTHERN=20
WATERTHRUSH, 3 BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER and a BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER.
On the 9th at Parker Woodland in Coventry, 2 NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH, 2=20
LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH, and a PILEATED WOODPECKER.=20
Finally, highlights from the week at Swan Point Cemetery in Providence: 2=20
ORCHARD ORIOLE, 3 SCARLET TANAGER, 10 WARBLING VIREO, 2 WOOD THRUSH, 2 SWAIN=
SON'S=20
THRUSH, 1 HERMIT THRUSH, 1 GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH, 6 RED-EYED VIREO, 1 OVENBIRD=
,=20
2 PALM WARBLER, 2 PRAIRIE WARBLER, 1 BLUE-WINGED WARBLER, 1 CAPE MAY WARBLER=
,=20
1 CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER, 16 NORTHERN PARULA, 4 BLACKPOLL, 12 YELLOW-RUMPED=20
WARBLER, 4 NASHVILLE, 2 BLACK-THROATED GREEN, 2 MAGNOLIA and 2 BLACK-THROATE=
D=20
BLUE WARBLER, 4 AMERICAN REDSTART, 2 COMMON YELLOWTHROAT, 1 BLACKBURNIAN=20
WARBLER, 1 NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH, 2 ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK, 2 GREAT=20
CRESTED FLYCATCHER, 1 BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO, 1 EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE, and 1 SWAMP=
=20
SPARROW.
The total number of bird species reported in April was 166. Forty-two new=20
species were added, bring the year to date count to 203. (Thanks to Dave=20
Gumbley for the statistics)
Upcoming programs:
Birdathon is May 14th. Here is a great chance for you to explore Rhode Islan=
d=20
in a fun-filled day of birding and nature observation while raising valuable=
=20
funds to protect RI's open spaces. New this year, are great prizes for birde=
rs=20
who raise money for Audubon. If you raise $20 or more you=E2=80=99ll receive=
a unique=20
tree branch pencil; $75 or more you=E2=80=99ll receive an =E2=80=9CAudubon=
=E2=80=9D bird of you=20
choice; raise more than $250 and you=E2=80=99ll receive a copy of Ken Kaufma=
n=E2=80=99s =E2=80=9CLives of=20
North American Birds;=E2=80=9D and if you raise more than $1,000 you=E2=80=
=99ll receive a=20
Birding Company=E2=80=99s =E2=80=9CIn-Window=E2=80=9D Birdfeeder. If you ca=
n't make it to Birdathon=20
you can always sponsor a team. Pledge per bird identified or a set donation.=
=20
Contact Cheryl at the Development Office at membership(AT)asri.org or call (401=
)=20
949-5454.
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, May 19, 2005
From: DLSaint(AT)aol.com
Date: 19 May 2005 9:32pm
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- RBA
* Rhode Island
* Statewide
* May 19, 2005
* RIRI0505.19
- Birds mentioned:
SWALLOW-TAILED KITE
SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER
Eastern Bluebird
Orchard Oriole
Bobolink
Glossy Ibis
LARK SPARROW
LITTLE GULL
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL
KENTUCKY WARBLER
CERULEAN WARBLER
PROTHONOTARY WARBLER
CAPE MAY WARBLER
Northern Parula
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Palm Warbler
Bay-breasted Warbler
Blackpoll
Wilson's Warbler
YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON
SUMMER TANAGER
YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Lincoln's Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Indigo Bunting
Parasitic Jaeger
TRICOLORED HERON
Cattle Egret
Blue-winged Teal
KING EIDER
Common Eider
COMMON RAVEN
Winter Wren
GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH
Worm-eating Warbler
Louisiana Waterthrush
Tennessee Warbler
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
American Bittern
White-rumped Sandpiper
Caspian Tern
BLUE GROSBEAK
ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER
Canada Warbler
Hooded Warbler
Black-billed Cuckoo
GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER
Acadian Flycatcher
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Hooded Warbler
PILEATED WOODPECKER
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER
Spotted Sandpiper
Ovenbird
Black-and-White Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Canada Warbler
Prairie Warbler
American Redstart
White-eyed Vireo
Swainson's Thrush
Veery
Least Flycatcher
OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER
Lincoln's Sparrow
Indigo Bunting
Northern Pintail
date: May 19, 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 May 19th,
2005. This report covers the period from May 13th to May 19th, and will be
updated again on May 26th.
This has been an amazing week for rare bird sighting in the Ocean State.
A SWALLOW-TAILED KITE was seen soaring over Block Island on the 16th.
On the 18th, a SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER was found in Jamestown. It was seen
at the dairy farm along Weeden Lane. It was observed again on the 19th.
Please do not drive down the road into the farm, or climb walls or walk in the
fields. With patience the bird can be seen from the main road. Also seen here:
1 EASTERN BLUEBIRD, 1 ORCHARD ORIOLE, 5 BOBOLINK and 25 GLOSSY IBIS.
An unusual spring record of a LARK SPARROW at Point Judith. The bird was
seen on the 19th, at Wiley's Restaurant along Ocean Road, just north of Aunt
Carrie's. It was seen in the parking lot, on the lawn and in the trees here.
Another rare in spring report, this time of a LITTLE GULL seen on the 14th at
the salt marsh restoration area at Third Beach in Middletown. An adult
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen here on the 19th.
Four KENTUCKY WARBLERS were reported this past week. One was seen at the
Great Swamp Management Area on the 14th, one was seen at the North end of Block
Island on the 16th, one was at Miantonomi Park in Newport on the 15th and 16th,
and one was in a yard in Saunderstown on the 17th.
Birds seen on Block Island from the 15th to the 17th include: 25 species of
warblers, including 1 CERULEAN WARBLER on the 17th, 1 PROTHONOTARY WARBLER, and
1 CAPE MAY WARBLER. Some single day counts of other warblers include: 45
NORTHERN PARULA, 3 CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER, 25 MAGNOLIA WARBLER, 12
BLACK-THROATED
BLUE WARBLER, 50 YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, 6 BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER, 8
BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER, 1 late PALM WARBLER, 6 BAY-BREASTED WARBLER, 12 BLACKPOLL,
and 1 WILSON'S WARBLER. Other highlights include 2 adult YELLOW-CROWNED
NIGHT-HERON, 1 SUMMER TANAGER, 1 YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER, 3 RUBY-CROWNED
KINGLET,
2 LINCOLN'S SPARROW, 4 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW and 6 INDIGO BUNTING. One
PARASITIC JAEGER was seen from the ferry on the 17th.
The Audubon Society of Rhode Island held it's annual Birdathon on the 14th.
Highlights include: At Miantonomi Park in Newport, 1 SUMMER TANAGER. One
TRICOLORED HERON at Marsh Meadows in Jamestown, and one at the Hazard Road Marsh
in
Newport. Two CATTLE EGRET along Weeden Lane in Jamestown. Male and female
BLUE-WINGED TEAL at Genesee Swamp on the South County bike trail. A KING EIDER
with 3 COMMON EIDER at Green Hill Beach. One CLIFF SWALLOW at the Great Swamp,
a COMMON RAVEN at Hemlock Road in Foster, singing WINTER WREN at Eppley Wildlif
e Refuge, 1 GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH, 1 WORM-EATING WARBLER and 1 LOUISIANA
WATERTHRUSH at Burlingame, 1 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW at Ninigret, and from Swan
Point,
1 TENNESSEE WARBLER, 1 WILSON'S WARBLER and 1 YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO.
On the 14th at Quonochontaug, 1 AMERICAN BITTERN and a WHITE-RUMPED
SANDPIPER.
At the Charlestown Breachway on the 18th, 2 CASPIAN TERN and 1 YELLOW-CROWNED
NIGHT-HERON.
In addition to the Kentucky Warbler and Summer Tanager, a BLUE GROSBEAK was
found at Miantonomi Park in Newport on the 18th. Other reports from here
include: 1 ORANGE-CROWNED, 1 BLACKBURNIAN, 1 BAY-BREASTED, 2 CANADA and 2 HOODED
WARBLER. Also a YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER and a BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO on the
17th.
A GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER was seen on private property in Jamestown on the
14th.
On the 16th along Ponagansett Road in Foster: 1 ACADIAN FLYCATCHER, 3 EASTERN
WOOD-PEWEE, 1 HOODED WARBLER, and 1 PILEATED WOODPECKER.
The RED-HEADED WOODPECKER continues at the corner of Paradise and Prospect
Avenues in Middletown.
Highlights from Swan Point Cemetery in Providence include: 2 SPOTTED
SANDPIPER, 10 OVENBIRD, 12 NORTHERN PARULA, 16 BLACKPOLL, 14 BLACK-AND-WHITE, 18
MAGNOLIA, 6 BLACK-THROATED GREEN, 7 BLACK-THROATED BLUE, 8 YELLOW-RUMPED, 6
CHESTNUT-SIDED, 6 CANADA, 1 WILSON'S, 1 CAPE MAY, 1 PRAIRIE WARBLER, 6
BLACKBURNIAN,
6 NASHVILLE, 6 BAY-BREASTED, 1 HOODED WARBLER, 17
AMERICAN REDSTART, 1 WHITE-EYED VIREO, 9 SWAINSON'S THRUSH, 6 VEERY, 1
GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH, 4 LEAST FLYCATCHER, 1 OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER, 3 ORCHARD
ORIOLE,
2 YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO, 3 LINCOLN'S SPARROW, 4 INDIGO BUNTING, and a NORTHERN
PINTAIL on the Seekonk River.
The Audubon Society of Rhode Island offers many walks and special field
trips, some non-bird related, open to both members and non-members. 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, May 27, 2005
From: DLSaint(AT)aol.com
Date: 27 May 2005 7:36pm
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- RBA
* Rhode Island
* Statewide
* May 27, 2005
* RIRI0505.27
- Birds mentioned:
LARK SPARROW
RED PHALAROPE
ALDER FLYCATCHER
Bay-breasted Warbler
Northern Parula
Blackburnian Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
Canada Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Black-billed Cuckoo
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Yellow-throated Vireo
White-eyed Vireo
Indigo Bunting
Philadelphia Vireo
Willow Flycatcher
Blue-winged Warbler
Purple Finch
SUMMER TANAGER
Worm-eating Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Indigo Bunting
Whimbrel
Ruddy Turnstone
Short-billed Dowitcher
Dunlin
White-rumped Sandpiper
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Laughing Gull
Seaside Sparrow
Little Blue Heron
NORTHERN GOSHAWK
COMMON RAVEN
Black-bellied Plover
Semipalmated Plover
Piping Plover
Spotted Sandpiper
Sanderling
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Purple Sandpiper
Roseate Tern
Common Tern
Least Tern
Bald Eagle
date: May 27, 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 May 27th,
2005. This report covers the period from May 20th to May 27th, and will be
updated again on June 2nd.
The unusual cold temperatures and north east winds of the past week combined
to keep bird sightings slow, especially when compared to last week's truly
remarkable records.
The LARK SPARROW found at Point Judith on the 19th, was seen again on the
20th, but was not found after that day.
The fallout of Phalaropes due to the Northeast storm during the week did not
affect Rhode Island, however 1 RED PHALAROPE was reported in Tiverton on the
Sakonnet River on the 26th.
An ALDER FLYCATCHER was seen at Swan Point Cemetery on the 27th. Other birds
reported there this week included: 1 BAY-BREASTED WARBLER, 2 NORTHERN PARULA,
1 BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER, 1 WILSON'S WARBLER, 2 CANADA WARBLER, 1
BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER, 4 BLACKPOLL WARBLER, 5 MAGNOLIA, 1 BLACK-BILLED
CUCKOO, 1
YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO, 1 YELLOW-THROATED VIREO, 1 WHITE-EYED VIREO and 4 INDIGO
BUNTING.
At Trustom Pond NWR along the Otter Point Trail, 1 PHILADELPHIA VIREO, 1
BLACKPOLL WARBLER, 1 WILLOW FLYCATCHER and 2 BLUE-WINGED WARBLER on the 24th.
At
the feeder, 2 PURPLE FINCH continue.
The SUMMER TANAGER was last reported on the 20th at Miantonomi Park in
Newport. Other sightings that day included: 1 WORM-EATING WARBLER, 1
CHESTNUT-SIDED
WARBLER, several BLACKPOLL, NORTHERN PARULA and BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER,
1 EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE, and 1 INDIGO BUNTING.
On the 24th at Quonochontaug, 2 WHIMBREL, 2 RUDDY TURNSTONE, 34 SHORT-BILLED
DOWITCHER, 20 DUNLIN, 2 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER,
1 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON, 2 LAUGHING GULL, and 2 SEASIDE SPARROW. On the
21st, 1 LITTLE BLUE HERON was observed here as
well.
A NORTHERN GOSHAWK was seen flying and calling above North Kingstown on the
22nd.
In Cumberland 2 COMMON RAVEN were reported on the 23rd.
Reports from Napatree Point in Westerly this week: 23 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER,
44 SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, 6 PIPING PLOVER, 5 SPOTTED SANDPIPER, 96 RUDDY
TURNSTONE, 130 SANDERLING, 27 SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER, 74 LEAST SANDPIPER, 4
WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, 23 PURPLE SANDPIPER, 72 DUNLIN, 20 ROSEATE TERN, 10
COMMON TERN
and 9 LEAST TERN.
Finally a BALD EAGLE flew over the Charlestown Breachway on the 22nd.
The Audubon Society of Rhode Island offers many walks and special field
trips, some non-bird related, open to both members and non-members. 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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