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Subject: RI: RBA Rhode Island, February 3, 2006
From: DLSaint(AT)aol.com
Date: 3 Feb 2006 5:52pm
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- RBA
* Rhode Island
* Statewide
* February 3, 2006
* RIRI0602.03
- Birds mentioned:
MEW GULL
BLACK-HEADED GULL
Great Horned Owl
GLAUCOUS GULL
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL
Canvasback
Redhead
COMMON RAVEN
GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE
Killdeer
American Pipit
American Woodcock
Long-tailed Duck
Snow Bunting
Common Loon
Harlequin Duck
BARROW'S GOLDENEYE
Short-eared Owl
Snow Goose
Canada Goose
American Bittern
BLACK GUILLEMOT
Purple Sandpiper
Red-necked Grebe
Razorbill
Eastern Bluebird
Winter Wren
Chipping Sparrow
"Audubon's" YELLOW-RUMPED Warbler
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
EURASIAN WIGEON
Black-crowned Night-Heron
date: February 3, 2006
(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 February 3rd,
2006. This report covers the period from January 28th to February 3rd, and
will be updated again on February 9th.
The MEW GULL discovered on the 6th at Watchemoket Cove in East Providence was
last seen on the 29th. The report from that day is that the bird was seen on
the flats behind the Watchemoket Cove pump station. It was close to shore for
a short time, then it flew to the South down Narragansett Bay. At 2pm, the
MEW GULL was observed at Salter Grove park along Narragansett Parkway in
Warwick. The gull is possibly still in the Greater Providence area, as it has
reappeared after having been absent for 2-3 days in the past. To search for the
bird here are the directions: Watchemoket Cove is on Veterans Memorial Parkway
in East Providence. From Route 195 east, take Exit 4 and bear right onto
Veterans Memorial Parkway. The cove is approximately 1 1/2 miles from the
highway.
The bird has also been seen from the East Bay bike path feeding in the river
below the large ray building with blue doors. To reach the East Bay bike path,
park in the parking lot up the hill from Watchemoket Cove and walk down the
path (going south) to the open river. Scope across the river and look for the
gulls feeding in the water below. Please report the bird if you find it, as
interest is still high. Five BLACK-HEADED GULL continue to be seen in the area,
and on the 27th, a GREAT HORNED OWL was seen along the bike path near the
Squantum Club.
At the East Providence Reservoir along Route 152 at the East
Providence/Seekonk line: On the 29th and the 2nd, 1 GLAUCOUS GULL, on the 29th,
1 LESSER
BLACK-BACKED GULL and on the 28th, 124 CANVASBACK and 3 REDHEAD.
On the 2nd, 2 COMMON RAVEN were observed calling and flying above Route 99 at
the Woonsocket/Cumberland line. Another COMMON RAVEN was observed in
Carolina on the 28th.
In a field along Dunns Corner Road in Westerly a GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE
was found on the 28th, and was seen in the same location on the 29th. At the
dairy farm off Noyes Road also in Westerly, 3 KILLDEER, 3 AMERICAN PIPIT and 1
AMERICAN WOODCOCK were reported on the 28th. Seven LONG-TAILED DUCK were
seen at the Watch Hill Lighthouse on the 29th and the 1st, and 15 SNOW BUNTING
were also spotted there on the lawn.
At Sachuest Point in Middletown on the 2nd, 64 COMMON LOON, 48 HARLEQUIN DUCK
and 1 BARROW'S GOLDENEYE. On the 27th, a SHORT-EARED OWL was reported. The
staff at the refuge confirms that the owl is seen almost daily after 3 PM.
Also in Middletown, along East Main Road in Middletown on the 26th, 1 SNOW GOOSE
was seen with 75 CANADA GEESE.
At Succotash Marsh in Jerusalem, 1 AMERICAN BITTERN and a SHORT-EARED OWL
were found on the 28th.
The BLACK GUILLEMOT was reported again on the 29th at Beavertail Point in
Jamestown. Also on that day: a male and female BARROW'S GOLDENEYE, 45 PURPLE
SANDPIPER, 20 HARLEQUIN DUCK, 1 RED NECK GREBE and 8 RAZORBILL.
On the 2nd, 6 EASTERN BLUEBIRD were observed in Perryville, and along
Moonstone Beach Road in Perryville on the 28th, 1 WINTER WREN and 10 CHIPPING
SPARROW.
Birds continuing to be reported this week include the LESSER BLACK-BACKED
GULL at Ninigret NWR, and at Fort Ninigret, the "AUDUBON'S" YELLOW-RUMPED
WARBLER
and the YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER.
Finally, a report from Block Island on the 28th included a EURASIAN WIGEON
and 1 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON.
The total number of species reported for the month is 147. (Thanks to Dave
Gumbley.)
Save the date! Audubon's annual Birder's Meeting is April 1st, at the new
Kettle Pond Visitor's center in Charlestown.
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, February 9, 2006
From: DLSaint(AT)aol.com
Date: 9 Feb 2006 9:32pm
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- RBA
* Rhode Island
* Statewide=20
* February 9, 2006
* RIRI0602.09
- Birds mentioned:
MEW GULL=20
BLACK-HEADED GULL=20
WESTERN KINGBIRD
GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE
Canada Goose
Northern Harrier
COMMON RAVEN
VESPER SPARROW
Lapland Longspur
Horned Lark
SNOWY OWL=20
GLAUCOUS GULL=20
Black-legged Kittiwake
Bonaparte's Gull
Northern Gannet
Razorbill
Purple Sandpiper
Harlequin Duck
Brant
EURASIAN WIGEON=20
Redhead
Green-winged Teal=20
Snow Goose
White-crowned Sparrow
BARROW'S GOLDENEYE
American Bittern
=A0=A0=A0=A0 date: February 9, 2006
=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 February 9th=
,=20
2006.=A0 This report covers the period from February 4th to February 9th, an=
d=20
will be updated again on February 16th.
The MEW GULL discovered on January 6th at Watchemoket Cove in East Providenc=
e=20
was seen on February 4th, and again on the 9th. The gull was on the water=20
about 20 yards from the shoreline behind the parking lot to the pump station=
.=A0=20
This is the outer (west) section of the cove on Veterans Memorial Parkway.=
=A0 The=20
MEW GULL has been seen resting on both sides of the cove in the past. If it'=
s=20
not visible behind the pump station, check the inner cove across the street.=
=20
The gull prefers to feed in the sewage outflow on the Providence side of the=
=20
river, which is visible from the East Bay Bike Path.=A0 Parking for the bike=
path=20
is about 100 yards to the north of the pump station on the parkway.=A0 Three=
=20
BLACK-HEADED GULLS were observed here on the 8th.
To search for the MEW GULL here are the directions: Watchemoket Cove is on=20
Veterans Memorial Parkway in East Providence. From Route 195 East, take Exit=
4=20
and bear right onto Veterans Memorial Parkway. The cove is approximately 1 1=
/2=20
miles from the highway.=A0 The bird has also been seen from the East Bay bik=
e=20
path feeding in the river below the large gray building with blue doors. To=20
reach the East Bay bike path, park in the parking lot up the hill from Watch=
emoket=20
Cove and walk down the path (going south) to the open river.=A0 Scope across=
=20
the river and look for the gulls feeding in the water below.=20
A WESTERN KINGBIRD was reported on the 8th at Sachuest Point in Middletown.=
=A0=20
The bird was sighted in the bushes along the road to the entrance of the=20
refuge.
The GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE was seen at Dunns Corner Road in Westerly on=
=20
the 4th, 5th and 7th.=A0 The bird was seen with CANADA GEESE in the field=20
opposite the farm, however the birds are sometimes only visible from Pond St=
., a=20
narrow road along the North end of the field.=A0 On the 4th, 1 male NORTHERN=
=20
HARRIER, 1 COMMON RAVEN, and 9 VESPER SPARROW were reported in this area.
A COMMON RAVEN was seen in Warwick on the 4th.
On the 4th, along Switch Road in Chariho, 1 LAPLAND LONGSPUR with about 200=20
HORNED LARK.
A SNOWY OWL was seen in Middletown on the 5th perched on one of the preserve=
=20
signs at the mid-eastern side of the Third Beach Restoration area. On the 6t=
h,=20
a GLAUCOUS GULL was found on Easton's Beach (First Beach) in Newport.
On the 5th at Beavertail Point in Jamestown, 6 BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE, 20=20
BONAPARTE'S GULL, 30 NORTHERN GANNET, 2 RAZORBILL, 45 PURPLE SANDPIPER and 1=
2=20
HARLEQUIN DUCK.=20
At Colt State Park in Bristol, 800 BRANT and 17 HORNED LARK on the 5th.=20
At Brushneck Cove in Warwick, from Seaview Drive, 1 EURASIAN WIGEON and 6=20
REDHEAD on the 7th. Four REDHEAD were identified there on the 9th.
At St. Mary's Pond in Middletown, 4 GREEN-WINGED TEAL and 9 SNOW GEESE on th=
e=20
8th.=A0 One WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW was observed at a feeder on Union St. in=20
Middletown that same day.
On the 9th, a male and a female BARROW'S GOLDENEYE were reported at the end=20
of South Ferry Road in Narragansett at the Bay Campus of URI.=20
An AMERICAN BITTERN was again reported from Succotash Marsh in Jerusalem on=20
the 9th.
Save the date!=A0 Audubon's annual Birder's Meeting is April 1st, at the new=
=20
Kettle Pond Visitor's center in Charlestown.
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, February 16, 2006
From: DLSaint(AT)aol.com
Date: 16 Feb 2006 9:48pm
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- RBA
* Rhode Island
* Statewide
* February 16, 2006
* RIRI0602.16
- Birds mentioned:
MEW GULL
BLACK-HEADED GULL
EURASIAN WIGEON
GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE
"Audubon's" Yellow-rumped Warbler
Horned Lark
Snow Bunting
Brant
Harlequin Duck
Lapland Longspur
Peregrine Falcon
Long-tailed Duck
GLAUCOUS GULL
Bald Eagle
PILEATED WOODPECKER
COMMON RAVEN
date: February 16, 2006
(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 February
16th, 2006. This report covers the period from February 10th to February 16th.
The report will be updated in two weeks, on or about March 2nd.
The MEW GULL discovered on January 6th at Watchemoket Cove in East Providence
was last reported on February 11th. That day the bird spent some time in the
outer cove, directly behind the parking lot, and also across the outer cove on
the bike path side. Birders reported that it made at least two visits to the
sewage outflows across the river where it was visible at a distance from the
East Bay bike path. Parking for the bike path is about 100 yards to the north
of the pump station on the parkway. Two BLACK-HEADED GULLS were observed here
on the 11th, and 3 were reported on the 15th. A EURASIAN WIGEON was also
found in the cove on the 11th.
To search for the MEW GULL here are the directions: Watchemoket Cove is on
Veterans Memorial Parkway in East Providence. From Route 195 East, take Exit 4
and bear right onto Veterans Memorial Parkway. The cove is approximately 1 1/2
miles from the highway. The bird has also been seen from the East Bay bike
path feeding in the river below the large gray building with blue doors. To
reach the East Bay bike path, park in the parking lot up the hill from
Watchemoket
Cove and walk down the path (going south) to the open river. Scope across
the river and look for the gulls feeding in the water below.
The GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE was last reported on the 11th with a flock of
CANADA GEESE at Dunns Corner Road in Westerly.
Other sightings from Westerly this week included: along Atlantic Ave. in
Misquamicut, 1 "AUDUBON'S" YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, at Misquamicut Beach, 30
HORNED
LARK, at Watch Hill Light, 15 SNOW BUNTING, 17 BRANT, and 3 HARLEQUIN DUCK.
All these reports are from the 11th.
Also on the 11th, 1 LAPLAND LONGSPUR was found with about 100 HORNED LARK in
the fields along Switch Road in Chariho.
On the 14th, on Point Judith Pond near the Great Island bridge in Galilee, 1
BLACK-HEADED GULL.
A PEREGRINE FALCON was observed perched atop the Mt. Hope Bridge on the 11th.
On the 13th, 4 LONG-TAILED DUCK were viewed one half mile west of Warwick
Light in Narragansett Bay.
At the East Providence Reservoir, 2 GLAUCOUS GULL were reported on the 16th,
and on the 10th a BALD EAGLE was found there.
Finally, along Ponagansett Road in Scituate, 1 PILEATED WOODPECKER was seen
and photographed on the 11th. Also in Scituate, 2 COMMON RAVEN were observed
soaring over Route 6 that same day.
Save the date! Audubon's annual Birder's Meeting is April 1st, at the new
Kettle Pond Visitor's center in Charlestown.
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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