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Subject: RBA: Rhode Island, November 3, 2005
From: DLSaint(AT)aol.com
Date: 3 Nov 2005 9:03pm
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- RBA
* Rhode Island
* Statewide
* November 3,, 2005
* RIRI0511.03
- Birds mentioned:
FRANKLIN'S GULL
Caspian Tern
Short-eared Owl
White-crowned Sparrow
Blackpoll Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Palm Warbler
Blue-headed Vireo
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Wilson's Snipe
Brown Thrasher
Hermit Thrush
Redhead
Ruddy Duck
Hooded Merganser
American Coot
American Bittern
Blue-winged Teal
Northern Pintail
American Golden Plover
White-rumped Sandpiper
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Semipalmated Plover
American Pipit
Osprey
Purple Finch
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Foster's Tern
Red-throated Loon
Northern Gannet
White-winged Scoter
Surf Scoter
Long-tailed Duck
Harlequin Duck
Cooper's Hawk
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Tree Swallow
Fox Sparrow
Snow Goose
Eastern Kingbird
COMMON RAVEN
Pine Siskin
Snow Bunting
PILEATED WOODPECKER
Peregrine Falcon
American Kestrel
Dunlin
Greater Yellowlegs
Black-bellied Plover
Horned Lark
Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow
date: November 3, 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 November 3,
2005. This report covers the period from October 29th to November 3rd, and
will be updated again on November 10th.
A FRANKLIN'S GULL was reported and accurately described in Jerusalem on the
3rd. The bird was resting on the exposed mud flats behind Capt'n Jack's
Restaurant. It was seen flying off in the direction of Galillee.
An adult CASPIAN TERN was found on the flats at the Third Beach restoration
area in Middletown on the 1st.
On the 29th, at Avondale Farm Preserve in Westerly, 1 SHORT-EARED OWL, 2
WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW and 1 BLACKPOLL WARBLER.
At Trustom Pond NWR this week the following were recorded: 1 BLACKBURNIAN
WARBLER, 2 PALM WARBLER, 1 BLUE-HEADED VIREO, 4 RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, 2 WILSON'S
SNIPE, 1 BROWN THRASHER, 1 HERMIT THRUSH, 3 REDHEAD, 625 RUDDY DUCK, 47 HOODED
MERGANSER and
36 AMERICAN COOT.
At Mud Pond in Matunuck, 1 AMERICAN BITTERN, 2 BLUE-WINGED TEAL and 2
NORTHERN PINTAIL.
In Card's Pond, seen from Moonstone Beach in Matunuck, 2 AMERICAN GOLDEN
PLOVER, 3 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, 1 SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER, 6 SEMIPALMATED
PLOVER,
2 AMERICAN PIPIT and 1 OSPREY.
On the 26th at Norman Bird Sanctuary in Middletown, 1 PURPLE FINCH and 1
YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER.
At Sachuest Point, 2 FORSTER'S TERN, 2 RED-THROATED LOON, 1 NORTHERN GANNET,
8 WHITE-WINGED SCOTER, 31 SURF SCOTER, 2 LONG-TAILED DUCK, 4 HARLEQUIN DUCK, 1
COOPER'S HAWK, 1 SHARP-SHINNED HAWK, 25 TREE SWALLOW, 1 FOX SPARROW and 1 `
WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW.
At St Mary's Pond in Middletown, 1 SNOW GOOSE in the pasture north of the
pond on Union Street on the 2nd.
On the 1st along Green End Ave in Middletown, 1 EASTERN KINGBIRD was found on
a utility wire.
On the 30th, 1 COMMON RAVEN was spotted over Nate Whipple Highway, about a
half mile east of Diamond Hill Road in Cumberland.
In Chepachet, 2 PINE SISKIN visited a feeder and 15 SNOW BUNTING were found
in a gravel pit. A PILEATED WOODPECKER was seen on the 3rd near Chestnut Hill
Road.
Finally, at Napatree Point on the 1st, 1 PEREGRINE FALCON, 1 AMERICAN
KESTREL, 5 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, 2 DUNLIN, 1 GREATER YELLOWLEGS, 8
BLACK-BELLIED
PLOVER, 1 FORSTER'S TERN, 2 HORNED LARK, 1 AMERICAN PIPIT, and 2 NELSON'S
SHARP-TAILED SPARROW.
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, NOvember 11, 2005
From: DLSaint(AT)aol.com
Date: 11 Nov 2005 8:59pm
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- RBA
* Rhode Island
* Statewide
* November 11,, 2005
* RIRI0511.11
- Birds mentioned:
MAGNIFICENT FRIGATEBIRD
RED PHALAROPE
CAVE SWALLOW
GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE
Redhead
Ruddy Duck
Canvasback
Snow Goose
Hermit Thrush
Brown Thrasher
Winter Wren
Fox Sparrow
Short-eared Owl
Yellow-breasted Chat
Caspian Tern
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL
Foster's Tern
Snow Bunting
Northern Shoveler
Green-winged Teal
Baltimore Oriole
LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER
Black-bellied Plover
American Bittern
Cattle Egret
Lapland Longspur
American Pipit
Eastern Phoebe
Osprey
Chipping Sparrow
"Ipswich" Savannah Sparrow
American Oystercatcher
White-rumped Sandpiper
Ruddy Turnstone
Pine Siskin
date: November 3, 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 November
11th, 2005. This report covers the period from November 4th to November 11th,
and
will be updated again on November 17th.
A MAGNIFICENT FRIGATEBIRD was reported at Sachuest Point in Middletown on the
7th. Amazingly, there was a second report of a MAGNIFICENT FRIGATEBIRD seen
17 miles SSE of Block Island on the 5th. This bird landed on an outrigger for
half an hour.
A RED PHALAROPE was seen and photographed in the surf off Moonstone Beach on
the 5th.
Approximately 16 CAVE SWALLOWS were identified on the 11th during the course
of the morning in the vicinity of Mud Pond and Moonstone beach. Two birds
only identified as Petrochelidon swallows were reported from Napatree Point on
the 11th and the 8th.
At Trustom Pond NWR a GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE was seen on the 9th and
10th. Other birds reported from Trustom include: 16 REDHEAD, 500 RUDDY DUCK, 2
CANVASBACK, 13 SNOW GEESE, 4 HERMIT THRUSH, 1 BROWN THRASHER, 1 WINTER WREN,
and 1 FOX SPARROW. A SHORT-EARED OWL was reported from the area on the 11th.
On the 11th at Camp Cronin in Narragansett, 1 YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT.
At Third Beach restoration area in Middletown on the 5th and 6th, 1 CASPIAN
TERN. At Second Beach parking lot, 26 SNOW BUNTING.
At Ninigret NWR, from the Grassy Point trail, 1 adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED
GULL.
On the 11th at Charlestown Beach, Charlestown, 2 FORSTER'S TERN.
Off Bramen's Lane in Middletown, 2 NORTHERN SHOVELER, 9 GREEN-WINGED TEAL and
11 SNOW GEESE.
A BALTIMORE ORIOLE visited a yard in Smithfield on the 6th.
On the 5th at Misquamicut State Beach parking lot, a LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER
was identified with several BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER.
At the bridge near Shelter Cove Marina at the end of Charlestown Beach Road
in Charlestown, 1 AMERICAN BITTERN on the 5th. Another AMERICAN BITTERN was
seen off the Escape Road in Galilee.
On the 8th a CATTLE EGRET was observed flying over Beavertail Point in
Jamestown.
Finally, at Napatree Point this week: 1 LAPLAND LONGSPUR, 1 YELLOW-BREASTED
CHAT, 1 AMERICAN PIPIT, 2 EASTERN PHOEBE, 1 OSPREY, 1 CHIPPING SPARROW, 1
"IPSWICH" SAVANNAH SPARROW, 17 AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER, 1 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER,
2
RUDDY TURNSTONE and several PINE SISKIN.
The species reported total for the year now stands at 311. The total for Octo
ber was 222. (Thanks to Dave Gumbley for the statistics.)
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, November 17, 2005
From: DLSaint(AT)aol.com
Date: 17 Nov 2005 9:15pm
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- RBA
* Rhode Island
* Statewide
* November 17, 2005
* RIRI0511.17
- Birds mentioned:
MAGNIFICENT FRIGATEBIRD
WESTERN KINGBIRD
Yellow-breasted Chat
Palm Warbler
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Eastern Meadowlark
CAVE SWALLOW
KING EIDER
Common Eider
GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE
Short-eared Owl
Wilson's Snipe
Pied-billed Grebe
Northern Shoveler
Common Nighthawk
Iceland Gull
Northern Gannet
Parasitic Jaeger
Razorbill
Long-tailed Duck
White-winged Scoter
Black Scoter
Red-necked Grebe
Bonaparte's Gull
Laughing Gull
date: November 17, 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 November
17th, 2005. This report covers the period from November 12th to November 17th,
and will be updated again on November 24th.
Another MAGNIFICENT FRIGATEBIRD was reported on the 14th. It was seen from
Moonstone Beach flying east over the ocean.
On the 15th, a WESTERN KINGBIRD was found at the entrance to Fort Getty in
Jamestown. The bird has been seen every day since. It moves between the shrubs
and bare trees to the north of the entrance road, and often flies to the farm
field on the South side of the road, where it perches on the electric fence
posts and wires and in trees. It's been seen flycatching and sitting on the
ground. It occasionally disappears for several minutes, then reappears in one
of
the leafless trees on the corner of Beavertail Road and Fort Getty Road.
Other sightings from this area include: 1 YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT, 1 PALM WARBLER,
2
SHARP-SHINNED HAWK and 10 EASTERN MEADOWLARK.
CAVE SWALLOWS were reported from several locations on the 12th. Fourteen
were seen at Napatree Point in Westerly, 4 at Moonstone Beach, 1 along the
Weekapaug side of Quonochontaug Breachway, 1 on Block Island, and 1 at Little
Maschogue Pond in Westerly.
Two adult male KING EIDER were seen with about 50 COMMON EIDER on the 13th,
and one was spotted again on the 15th.
The GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE was recorded at Trustom Pond NWR on the 12th
through the 14th. Other highlights from the refuge this week included: 1
SHORT-EARED OWL, 1 WILSON'S SNIPE, 2 PIED-BILLED GREBE, 4 NORTHERN SHOVELER and
a
late COMMON NIGHTHAWK over the pond on the 12th.
On the 15th at Scarborough Beach in Narragansett, 1 ICELAND GULL and 35 SNOW
BUNTING.
At Point Judith in Narragansett, 1800 NORTHERN GANNET, 1 PARASITIC JAEGER, 2
RAZORBILL, 3 LONG-TAILED DUCK, 6 WHITE-WINGED SCOTER, 20 BLACK SCOTER, 2
RED-NECKED GREBE, 18 BONAPARTE'S GULLS and 13 LAUGHING GULL.
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, November 25, 2005
From: DLSaint(AT)aol.com
Date: 25 Nov 2005 8:03pm
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- RBA
* Rhode Island
* Statewide
* November 25, 2005
* RIRI0511.25
- Birds mentioned:
WESTERN KINGBIRD
GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE
Short-eared Owl
Bald Eagle
American Kestrel
Horned Lark
Snow Bunting
CAVE SWALLOW
KING EIDER
Snow Goose
Redhead
Northern Shoveler
Blue-winged Teal
NORTHERN GOSHAWK
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL
Eastern Meadowlark
American Pipit
Little Blue Heron
Orange-crowned Warbler
COMMON RAVEN
Pine Siskin
date: November 25, 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 November
25th, 2005. This report covers the period from November 18th to November 25th,
and will be updated again on December 1st.
The WESTERN KINGBIRD found in Jamestown last week was not seen after the
17th, however, another WESTERN KINGBIRD was reported from Atlantic Ave in the
Misquamicut section of Westerly. It was found on the 24th, but was not
relocated
the next day. Two GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE were located on the 25th at the
Misquamicut Country Club. The birds were visible from the western end of
Atlantic Avenue. In the vicinity of Winnapaug Pond, 1 SHORT-EARED OWL, 1 BALD
EAGLE
and 1 AMERICAN KESTREL In the parking lot at Misquamicut Beach on the 23rd,
25 HORNED LARK and 35 SNOW BUNTING.
Another GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE was found on the 25th in Hoffman Camp
pond along Ministerial Road in South Kingstown.
On the 19th at East Beach, in the Watch Hill section of Westerly, at the
western end of Atlantic Avenue near Little Maschaug Pond, 2 CAVE SWALLOW. That
same day a third CAVE SWALLOW was flying along Green Hill Beach in South
Kingstown.
At Green Hill Beach in South Kingstown, 1 KING EIDER continues to be seen
there. It is with about 75 COMMON EIDER.
At Trustom Pond NWR, the GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE was reported again this
week along with 3 SNOW GEESE and 3 REDHEAD.
On Mud Pond in Matunuck, 6 NORTHERN SHOVELER and 1 BLUE-WINGED TEAL. On the
20th, 1 NORTHERN GOSHAWK was identified in the area. Along Moonstone Beach a
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen on the 19th.
In the field to the north of the entry to Roy Carpenter's Beach in Matunuck,
20 EASTERN MEADOWLARK were discovered on the 20th, and 15 AMERICAN PIPIT were
circling the fields at Roy Carpenter's that day.
On the 22nd at Succotash Marsh in Jerusalem a LITTLE BLUE HERON was reported.
At Sachuest Point in Middletown, an ORANGE CROWNED WARBLER was found on the
19th. On the 20th at Sachuest, 1 SHORT-EARED OWL, 40 SNOW BUNTING and 1 BARN
SWALLOW.
On the 20th at St. Mary's Pond in Portsmouth, 1 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL.
In Portsmouth on the 25th, 1 COMMON RAVEN was observed flying north over
Union Street near Middle Road.
Finally, in Burrillville, 5 PINE SISKINS visited a feeder.
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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