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Subject: RBA: Rhode Island, September 1, 2005
From: DLSaint(AT)aol.com
Date: 1 Sep 2005 9:26pm
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- RBA
* Rhode Island
* Statewide=20
* September 1, 2005
* RIRI0509.01
- Birds mentioned:
RED PHALAROPE=20
Red-breasted Merganser
Black-bellied Plover
Semipalmated Plover
Greater yellowlegs
Western Sandpiper
Short-billed Dowitcher
Ruddy Turnstone
Laughing Gull
Bonaparte's Gull
HUDSONIAN GODWIT
MARBLED GODWIT
BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER
Peregrine Falcon
Merlin
Blue-winged Teal
White-rumped Sandpiper
Red Knot
Pectoral Sandpiper
BAIRD'S SANDPIPER
American Golden Plover
Whimbrel
YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON
Caspian Tern
Forster's Tern
Black Tern
Lesser Yellowlegs
American Kestrel
COMMON RAVEN
American Bittern
Solitary Sandpiper
Dunlin=20
Little Blue Heron
Cattle Egret
Common Nighthawk
Eastern Screech-Owl
LEACH'S STORM-PETREL
Wilson's Storm Petrel
Cory's Shearwater
AUDUBON'S SHEARWATER
LONG-TAILED JAEGER=20
Northern Gannet
Common Loon
Greater Shearwater
BLACK-HEADED GULL
Northern Parula
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Blackpoll
Black-and-White Warbler
American Redstart
Ovenbird
Canada Warbler
=A0=A0=A0=A0 date: September 1, 2005
=A0=A0=A0=A0 (401) 245-7500 ex- 55=20
=A0=A0=A0=A0 to report: (401) 949-7301 or email to: DLSaint(AT)aol.com
=A0=A0=A0=A0 coverage: statewide
=A0=A0=A0=A0 compiled:=A0 Janice St.Jean
=A0=A0=A0=A0 transcriber: Janice St.Jean (DLSaint(AT)aol.com)
=A0=A0=A0=A0 www.asri.org
Welcome to the Audubon Society of Rhode Island's bird alert for September=20
1st, 2005.=A0 This report covers two weeks, from August 20th to September 1s=
t.=A0 It=20
will be updated again on September 8th.
Shorebirds again dominate the reports of the past two weeks, with one report=
=20
from Block Island of landbird migrants.
The most unusual bird of the period was a RED PHALAROPE accurately described=
=20
at the Third Beach Restoration in Middletown on the 31st.=A0 It was seen for=
=20
only a brief time, that day only.=A0 Other sightings here included:=A0 1 RED=
-BREASTED=20
MERGANSER, 16 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, 25 SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, 1 GREATER=20
YELLOWLEGS, 1 WESTERN SANDPIPER, 2 SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER, 4 RUDDY TURNSTONE=
, 40=20
SANDERLING, 160 LAUGHING GULL and 6 BONAPARTE'S GULL.
Five HUDSONIAN GODWIT were seen on the 31st at the Charlestown Breachway.=
=A0=20
These birds were sighted on that day only, and they were joined by 5 MARBLED=
=20
GODWITS.=A0 BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS have been seen here on several differen=
t days=20
over the past two weeks, the most seen was 4 on the 27th.=A0=A0 Other highli=
ghts=20
included: 1 PEREGRINE FALCON, 1 MERLIN, 3 BLUE-WINGED TEAL, 3 WESTERN=20
SANDPIPER, 6 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, 3 RED KNOT, 6 PECTORAL SANDPIPER, 2 BAI=
RD'S=20
SANDPIPER, 4 AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER, 1 WHIMBREL, 1 juvenile YELLOW-CROWNED=20
NIGHT-HERON, 1 CASPIAN TERN, 2 FORSTER'S TERN and 2 BLACK TERN.=A0=20
On the 30th, 2 BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER, 1 BAIRD'S SANDPIPER, 1 WESTERN=20
SANDPIPER, 43 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER and 23 LESSER=20
YELLOWLEGS were spotted along Heaton Orchard Road in Richmond. On the 31st,=20
10 AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER were counted here.
Along the Switch Road sod farms in Chariho, 1 UPLAND SANDPIPER on the 22nd=20
and the 24th, and 1 BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER on the 30th.
Six BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER were found on the turf fields in Slocum on the=20
30th, and 9 were seen on the 1st.. On the 31st, 2 AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS, 1=
=20
AMERICAN KESTREL, 1 PEREGRINE FALCON and a COMMON RAVEN were seen.=20
An AMERICAN BITTERN was seen in the cove to the West among the cut phragmite=
s=20
at the end of Otter Point Trail at Trustom Pond NWR on the 25th.=A0=20
At the North end of Green End Pond in Middletown, 3 BLUE-WINGED TEAL, 1=20
SOLITARY SANDPIPER, 2 DUNLIN, and a PECTORAL SANDPIPER.
On the 20th at Marsh Meadows in Jamestown, 1 LITTLE BLUE HERON and 2 CATTLE=20
EGRET.
COMMON NIGHTHAWKS were seen migrating in several location over the last two=20
weeks, with the highest number reported from Greenville.
An EASTERN SCREECH-OWL has been heard calling in Barrington, near North Lake=
=20
Drive.
On a dedicated pelagic on the Captain Frances boat out of Galilee on the=20
24th, the following were seen: 1 LEACH'S STORM-PETREL, 56 WILSON'S STORM PET=
REL, 6=20
CORY'S SHEARWATER, 1 AUDUBON'S SHEARWATER, 1 LONG-TAILED JAEGER and 2=20
NORTHERN GANNET.
From the Audubon Society of Rhode Island's Shark Safari out to 15 miles ESE=20
of Block Island, 1 COMMON LOON, over 10 CORY'S SHEARWATER, 3 GREATER=20
SHEARWATER, 2 NORTHERN GANNET, 40 WILSON'S STORM-PETREL, 1 BLACK-HEADED GULL=
and 1=20
FORSTER'S TERN.=A0 The trip was on the 29th.
Finally, from the Block Island ferry on the 23rd, 5 CORY'S SHEARWATER and on=
=20
Block Island: 1 NORTHERN PARULA, 25 YELLOW WARBLER, 2 CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER=
,=20
1 MAGNOLIA WARBLER, 1 BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER, 3 BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER, 1=
=20
BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER, 1 BLACKPOLL WARBLER, 12 BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLE=
R,=20
20 AMERICAN REDSTART, 1 OVENBIRD, and 1 CANADA WARBLER.
The total species count for the year is 299. The count for August was 126,=20
with 10 new species reported. (Thanks to Dave Gumbley)
Owls, hawks, eagles and other live birds of prey will thrill the audience=20
during live presentations and flight programs at New England's largest rapto=
r=20
event. The Audubon Society of Rhode Island will host its popular 3rd Annual=20
Raptor Weekend, on September 10 and 11, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., at the=
=20
Environmental Education Center, 1401 Hope St., Bristol, RI=20
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.=A0 Call=20
headquarters at 401-949-5454 for a copy of the Audubon Report.=A0=20
That's all for this week, thank you for calling and good birding!
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Subject: RBA: Rhode Island, Septmeber 8. 2005
From: DLSaint(AT)aol.com
Date: 8 Sep 2005 9:15pm
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- RBA
* Rhode Island
* Statewide
* September 8, 2005
* RIRI0509.08
- Birds mentioned:
American Golden Plover
BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER
Solitary Sandpiper
Stilt Sandpiper
Short-billed Dowitcher
Western Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Lesser Yellowlegs
Pectoral Sandpiper
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Caspian Tern
Black Tern
Foster's Tern
Roseate Tern
Whimbrel
White-rumped Sandpiper
MARBLED GODWIT
Red Knot
COMMON RAVEN
Wilson's Warbler
Spotted Sandpiper
Blue-winged Teal
Common Nighthawk
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Brown Thrasher
Blue-winged Warbler
Yellow-throated Vireo
White-eyed Vireo
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Prairie Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Canada Warbler
Pied-billed Grebe
Green-winged Teal
Wood Duck
YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER
date: September 8, 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 September
8th, 2005. This report covers the period from September 2nd to September 8th
and
will be updated again on the 15th.
Shorebirds are still on the move with a few passerine migrants noted as well
this week.
A high count of 22 AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER was observed on the sod farm along
Indian Corner Road in Slocum on the 2nd. There was also 6 BUFF-BREASTED
SANDPIPER and 1 SOLITARY SANDPIPER.
On the 8th, in a large puddle on the turf field along Switch Road, north of
Chariho High School, 1 STILT SANDPIPER, 1 SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER, 1 WESTERN
SANDPIPER, 26 LEAST SANDPIPER, 2 SOLITARY SANDPIPER, 1 LESSER YELLOWLEGS and 1
PECTORAL SANDPIPER.
At the Charlestown Breachway: 1 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON, 1 AMERICAN GOLDEN
PLOVER, 1 CASPIAN TERN, 1 BLACK TERN, 1 FOSTER'S
TERN, 2 ROSEATE TERN, 1 WHIMBREL, 5 WESTERN SANDPIPER, 15 WHITE-RUMPED
SANDPIPER, 2 PECTORAL SANDPIPER, 5 MARBLED GODWIT and 1 RED KNOT.
On the 3rd, 1 COMMON RAVEN was spotted flying over Route 1 in South Kingston.
Another Raven was reported near the waterfall along Ponagansett Road in
Foster, and a WILSON'S WARBLER was found on the hillside above the waterfall.
Two
SOLITARY SANDPIPER, 1 SPOTTED SANDPIPER and 2 BLUE-WINGED TEAL were seen from
Ponagansett Bridge on the Barden reservoir.
On the 2nd, a high count of 152 COMMON NIGHTHAWK in North Smithfield.
Reports from Trustom Pond this week included: 1 YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO, 1 BROWN
THRASHER, 3 BLUE-WINGED WARBLER, 3 YELLOW-THROATED VIREO, 3 WHITE-EYED VIREO,
4 BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER, 1 PRAIRIE WARBLER, 1 MAGNOLIA WARBLER, 1 CANADA
WARBLER and 2 PIED-BILLED GREBE, 5 GREEN-WINGED TEAL and 6 WOOD DUCK on the
pond.
On the 1st, a YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER was found in Kingston.
Owls, hawks, eagles and other live birds of prey will thrill the audience
during live presentations and flight programs at New England's largest raptor
event. The Audubon Society of Rhode Island will host its popular 3rd Annual
Raptor Weekend, on September 10 and 11, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., at the
Environmental Education Center, 1401 Hope St., Bristol, R.I.
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, September 15, 2005
From: DLSaint(AT)aol.com
Date: 15 Sep 2005 7:37pm
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- RBA
* Rhode Island
* Statewide
* September 15, 2005
* RIRI0509.15
- Birds mentioned:
Caspian Tern
CONNECTICUT WARBLER
Northern Parula
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Bay-breasted Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Blue-headed Vireo
Yellow-throated Vireo
PHILADELPHIA VIREO
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Purple Finch
Dark-eyed Junco
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Hermit Thrush
Indigo Bunting
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Warbling Vireo
YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT
Savannah Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
MARBLED GODWIT
American Golden Plover
Black-bellied Plover
Piping Plover
Western Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper
Dunlin
Pectoral Sandpiper
Whimbrel
American Pipit
Common Loon
Double-crested Cormorant
American Oystercatcher
Spotted Sandpiper
Ruddy Turnstone
Red Knot
Least Tern
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL
Wilson's Snipe
COMMON RAVEN
SABINE'S GULL
Northern Gannet
Wilson's Storm Petrel
RED-NECKED PHALAROPE
RED PHALAROPE
Black Tern
Cory's Shearwater
date: September 15, 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 September
15th, 2005. This report covers the period from September 9th to September 15th
and will be updated again on the 22nd.
Several CASPIAN TERN were observed this week. The second week in September is
their usual departure date. One was seen on the 12th at Quonochontaug, and 4
were seen at Third Beach Restoration Area on the 13th.
The Northwest winds over the weekend brought a small wave of passerine
migrants to our area. In Glocester, in the George Washington Management Area
and
adjoining Pulaski Park a CONNECTICUT WARBLER was found on the 11th. Other
warblers found that day included: 7 NORTHERN PARULA, 2 CHESTNUT-SIDED, 3
MAGNOLIA,
3 BLACK-THROATED BLUE, 3 BAY-BREASTED, 4 BLACKBURNIAN, and 118 BLACKPOLL.
Also: 6 BLUE-HEADED VIREO, 1 YELLOW-THROATED VIREO, 1 PHILADELPHIA VIREO, 40
RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH, 1 PURPLE FINCH and the first DARK-EYED JUNCO.
On the 10th along Rams Tail Road in Foster, 1 YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, 1
BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER, 1 BLUE-HEADED VIREO, 1 HERMIT THRUSH and 6 RED-BREASTED
NUTHATCH.
A PHILADELPHIA VIREO was found at Rome Point in North Kingston on the 13th.
At Walker's Farm in Barrington on the 11th, 1 PURPLE FINCH, 6 INDIGO BUNTING,
4 ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK and 1 WARBLING VIREO. A YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT, 1
SAVANNAH SPARROW, and a LINCOLN'S SPARROW were found on the 15th.
Three MARBLED GODWIT are lingering on the flats at the Charlestown Breachway.
Other sightings this week included: 1 AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER, 6
BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, 1 PIPING PLOVER, 2 WESTERN SANDPIPER, 5 WHITE-RUMPED
SANDPIPER, 1
DUNLIN, 1 PECTORAL SANDPIPER, 1 WHIMBREL and 1 AMERICAN PIPIT.
On the 14th at Napatree Point in Westerly, 3 COMMON LOON, 190 DOUBLE-CRESTED
CORMORANT, 26 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, 1 PIPING PLOVER, 14 AMERICAN
OYSTERCATCHER, 1 SPOTTED SANDPIPER, 2 WHIMBREL, 8 RUDDY TURNSTONE, 2 RED KNOT, 7
WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER,
and 3 LEAST TERN.
At Arnold's Mills Reservoir in Cumberland on the 11th a LESSER BLACK-BACKED
GULL was found along with a WILSON'S SNIPE, 4 PECTORAL SANDPIPER and 2
WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER. A COMMON RAVEN was also seen nearby.
At the Switch Road turf farms in Chariho, 11 AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER were
found in the plowed field on the 13th.
Finally, on a dedicated pelagic out of Galilee Harbor, to about 30 miles
south of Block Island, 1 SABINE'S GULL, 2 NORTHERN GANNET, 27 WILSON'S
STORM-PETREL, 2 RED-NECKED PHALAROPE, 1 RED PHALAROPE, 1 BLACK TERN and 3 CORY'S
SHEARWATER.
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, September 22, 2005
From: DLSaint(AT)aol.com
Date: 22 Sep 2005 9:02pm
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* Rhode Island
* Statewide
* September 22, 2005
* RIRI0509.22
- Birds mentioned:
CONNECTICUT WARBLER
SEDGE WREN
CAPE MAY WARBLER
Hooded Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Blackpoll Warble
rMagnolia Warbler
Blue-headed Vireo
CLAY-COLORED SPARROW
DICKCISSEL
Lincoln's Sparrow
YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON
Philadelphia Vireo
SORA
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
Whimbrel
Black-bellied Plover
American Golden Plover
White-rumped Sandpiper
Red Knot
Short-billed Dowitcher
Foster's Tern
Marsh Wren
Bobolink
Seaside Sparrow
Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow
Pectoral Sandpiper
BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER
OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER
date: September 22, 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 September
22nd, 2005. This report covers the period from September 16th to September 22nd
and will be updated again on the 29th.
Trustom Pond NWR in South Kingstown hosted several CONNECTICUT WARBLERS this
past week. The first was seen along the Osprey Point trail on the 16th.
Another one was seen in the same general area on the 19th, and three were seen
on
the 22nd. A SEDGE WREN was accurately described on the 18th. This bird was
seen and heard in the Southwest corner of the large field. Other sightings
from Trustom included: CAPE MAY WARBLER, HOODED WARBLER, BLACK-THROATED BLUE
WARBLER, many BLACKPOLL WARBLERS, MAGNOLIA WARBLER, and BLUE-HEADED VIREO.
The weeds at Walker's Farm in Barrington continue to attract many birds, most
notable this week was a CLAY-COLORED SPARROW on the 19th and a DICKCISSEL
seen on the 18th and 21st. A LINCOLN'S SPARROW was also seen. At nearby
Osamequin Wildlife Refuge 1 adult YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was seen on the
19th,
and a PHILADELPHIA VIREO was observed on the 22nd.
At Napatree Point in Westerly, 1 DICKCISSEL and a SORA were reported on the
18th. Other birds at Napatree this week included: 1 MERLIN, 1 PEREGRINE
FALCON, 1 WHIMBREL, 8 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, 2 AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER, 1
WHITE-RUMPED
SANDPIPER, 1 RED KNOT, 4 SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER, 4 FORSTER'S TERN, 1 MARSH
WREN, 1 BOBOLINK, 1 SEASIDE SPARROW and 1 NELSON'S SHARP-TAILED SPARROW.
On the 16th along Heaton Orchard Road in Richmond, 26 AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVE
and 5 PECTORAL SANDPIPER. On the 17th, 2 BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER.
Finally, an OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER was seen near the marsh behind the
cemetery at the junction of Ram's Tail Road and Route 6 in Foster.
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, September 29, 2005
From: DLSaint(AT)aol.com
Date: 29 Sep 2005 10:25pm
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- RBA
* Rhode Island
* Statewide
* September 29, 2005
* RIRI0509.29
- Birds mentioned:
CONNECTICUT WARBLER
Pied-billed Grebe
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Philadelphia Vireo
Cape May Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Hooded Warbler
Ovenbird
Northern Parula
Prairie Warbler
Northern Waterthrush
Blue-winged Warbler
SANDHILL CRANE
Caspian Tern
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
American Kestrel
Merlin
Northern Harrier
Osprey
Black-bellied Plover
Semipalmated Plover
Spotted Sandpiper
Ruddy Turnstone
Sanderling
White-rumped Sandpiper
Marsh Wren
Savannah Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Bobolink
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL
American Pipit
EURASIAN WIGEON
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Palm Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Blackburnian WArbler
Wilson's WArbler
Yellow-breasted Chat
American Bittern
Whimbrel
Peregrine FAlcon
date: September 29, 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 September
29th, 2005. This report covers the period from September 23rd to September 29th
and will be updated again on October 6th.
Trustom Pond NWR had a CONNECTICUT WARBLER sighted along the Otter Point
Trail on the 23rd. Other highlights from the past week included: 1 PIED-BILLED
GREBE, 1 YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO, and 1 PHILADELPHIA VIREO. Warblers seen there
included: CAPE MAY, TENNESSEE, BLACK-THROATED BLUE, HOODED, OVENBIRD, NORTHERN
PARULA, PRAIRIE, NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH and BLUE-WINGED WARBLER.
A SANDHILL CRANE was observed on the 25th at Third Beach Restoration Area in
Middletown. Two CASPIAN TERN were seen there on the 25th, 26th, and the 28th.
On the 27th, 2 CASPIAN TERN were seen at Camp Cronin in the Point Judith
section of Narragansett.
At a hawk watch at Napatree Point on the 27th: 37 SHARP-SHINNED HAWK, 6
COOPER'S HAWK, 7 AMERICAN KESTREL, 1 MERLIN, 1 NORTHERN HARRIER and 8 OSPREY
were
recorded. On the 24th at Napatree: 15 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, 37 SEMIPALMATED
PLOVER, 1 SPOTTED SANDPIPER, 5 RUDDY TURNSTONE, 86 SANDERLING, 1 WHITE-RUMPED
SANDPIPER, 1 MARSH WREN, 2 SAVANNAH SPARROW, 2 SWAMP SPARROW, 1 WHITE-CROWNED
SPARROW and 1 BOBOLINK.
Two LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL were seen along the Seekonk River in Providence
several times this week.
At Avondale Farm Preserve in Westerly, 3 AMERICAN PIPIT on the 26th. At
Heaton Orchard Road in Richmond, 15 AMERICAN PIPIT on the 25th.
On the 24th at Watchemoket Cove in East Providence, 1 EURASIAN WIGEON.
Several birding groups made visits to Block Island last week. A good flight
of RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH was observed, as well as PALM WARBLERS. Twenty-two
species of warbler were counted. A CONNECTICUT WARBLER was banded on the 24th.
Among the warblers noted were 3 CAPE MAY WARBLER, 1 TENNESSEE WARBLER,
NASHVILLE WARBLER, BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER, MAGNOLIA, PRAIRIE,
CHESTNUT-SIDED,
BLACKBURNIAN, WILSON'S WARBLER, NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH, and 1 YELLOW-BREASTED
CHAT. Three PHILADELPHIA VIREO and 1 WHITE-EYED VIREO were seen at the North
End. An AMERICAN BITTERN was found at Seneca Swamp, and WHIMBREL were sighted
at
the North End, and at Andy's Way. Raptors included several MERLIN, 2
PEREGRINE FALCON and 1 AMERICAN KESTREL.
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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