RI-RBA for April 2006

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Subject: RBA: Rhode Island, April 6, 2006
From: DLSaint(AT)aol.com
Date: 6 Apr 2006 9:12pm

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- RBA
* Rhode Island
* Statewide 
* April 6, 2006
* RIRI0604.06

- Birds mentioned:
SNOWY OWL
Piping Plover
Sanderling
Dunlin
Glossy Ibis
Northern Gannet
American Kestrel
Savannah Sparrow
Louisiana Waterthrush
PILEATED WOODPECKER
Northern Goshawk
BLACK VULTURE
Peregrine Falcon
Greater Yellowlegs
Wilson's Snipe
Green-winged Teal
Osprey
Pine Warbler
Purple Finch
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Northern Shoveler
Wood Duck
American Wigeon
Gadwall
Tree Swallow
Eastern Phoebe
GLAUCOUS GULL
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL
Wild Turkey

     date: April 6, 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 April 6, 
2006.  This report covers the period from March 31st to April 6th and will be 
updated on April 13th.

A SNOWY OWL was found perched on a power pole beside the new grassland along 
the road to Sachuest Point NWR in Middletown on the 5th.  It was reported by 
several observers around the area that day.  On the 6th, it was sitting on the 
mud flat at the restoration area at Third Beach.  Other birds there included, 
5 PIPING PLOVER, 6 SANDERLING, 2 DUNLIN, 1 GLOSSY IBIS and 2 NORTHERN GANNET.  
At Sachuest on the 2nd, 2 AMERICAN KESTREL, and on the 5th, 2 SAVANNAH 
SPARROW.

In the Escoheag section of Arcadia Management Area, 1 LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH 
was found and photographed on the 2nd.  This very early date ties the record 
set in 1986.  Also on the 2nd, 2 PILEATED WOODPECKER, and on the 1st, 1 NORTHERN
GOSHAWK were reported from Arcadia.

On the 1st, 2 BLACK VULTURE were spotted flying south over Ashaway in 
Hopkinton.

A PEREGRINE FALCON was seen on the West side of the Newport Bridge on the 
6th.

At Succotash Marsh in Jerusalem, 2 GLOSSY IBIS and 1 GREATER YELLOWLEGS were 
reported on the 1st.

At the salt marshes along the Palmer River in Barrington near the Swansea 
line, 25 GLOSSY IBIS, 1 WILSON'S SNIPE, 2 GREEN-WINGED TEAL and 8 OSPREY were 
reported on the 2nd.

At Nicholas Farm Management area in Coventry on the 2nd, 20 PINE WARBLER, 7 
PURPLE FINCH and 2 GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET.

At the East Providence Reservoir on the 1st, 2 NORTHERN SHOVELER, 15 WOOD 
DUCK, 2 AMERICAN WIGEON, 11 GADWALL, 7 GREEN-WINGED 
TEAL, 22 TREE SWALLOW, 1 EASTERN PHOEBE and 1 AMERICAN KESTREL.  Also on the 
1st, in upper Narragansett Bay, 1 GLAUCOUS GULL 
and 1 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL.

PINE WARBLER, WILD TURKEY, GREAT EGRET and GLOSSY IBIS were reported from 
many locations this past week.

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, April 13, 2006
From: DLSaint(AT)aol.com
Date: 13 Apr 2006 9:36pm

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- RBA
* Rhode Island
* Statewide=20
* April 13, 2006
* RIRI0604.13

- Birds mentioned:
RUFF=20
Wilson's Snipe
Killdeer
American Kestrel
Swamp Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Eastern Towhee
Palm Warbler
Eastern Bluebird
Red-shouldered Hawk
Barn Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL
SNOWY OWL
Piping Plover
Snow Egret
Ruddy Turnstone
TRICOLORED HERON=20
Little Blue Heron
Glossy Ibis
Marsh Wren=20
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Northern Shoveler
Ovenbird
Wood Duck
Winter Wren=20
Rusty Blackbird
Purple Finch
Brant
Common Eider
Black-bellied Plover
American Oystercatcher
Sanderling
Purple Sandpiper
Dunlin

     date: April 13, 2006
     (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 13,=20
2006.  This report covers the period from April 7th to April 13th and will b=
e=20
updated on April 20th.

A female RUFF (Reeve) was discovered at the Great Swamp Management Area in=20
South Kingstown on the 12th.  It was seen feeding on the small scattered=20
mudflats in the impoundment area.  It was searched for, but not relocated th=
e next=20
day.  Other birds seen at the Great Swamp included: 3 WILSON'S SNIPE, 2=20
KILLDEER,  3 AMERICAN KESTREL several SWAMP SPARROW, 1 CHIPPING SPARROW, 3 F=
IELD=20
SPARROW, 5 EASTERN TOWHEE, 2 PALM WARBLER, 4 EASTERN BLUEBIRD, 2 RED-SHOULDE=
RED=20
HAWK, 1 BARN SWALLOW and 2 NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW.

A female WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL was found at a feeder in the Rumford section=
=20
of East Providence on the 13th.  The owner is graciously inviting birders to=
=20
view his feeders from the road behind his house.  He lives at 194 Hoyt Ave.=20
From Hoyt Ave off Route 114, take Barberry Rd, then a right onto Beech St. T=
he=20
house is the 4th house on the right, a red ranch with a gray roof.

The SNOWY OWL first reported on the 5th at Third Beach Restoration area in=20
Middletown has been observed every day this week.  It moves from Sachuest Po=
int,=20
at one point it was seen sitting on the roof of a building there, to the=20
Restoration Area at Third Beach.  Also seen here, 4 PIPING PLOVER, 6 SNOWY E=
GRET,=20
and an AMERICAN KESTREL.  At Second Beach, 12 RUDDY TURNSTONE on the 10th.

A TRICOLORED HERON was found at Sheffield Cove in Jamestown on the 8th.  At=20
Marsh Meadows in Jamestown, 1 LITTLE BLUE HERON, and 70 GLOSSY IBIS were see=
n=20
on the 9th, and on the 11th, a MARSH WREN was vocalizing at Sheffield Cove.

On the 9th at Ninigret Pond, 1 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL.

At Miantonomi Park in Newport, 3 YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER were recorded on=20
the 11th.

In Bristol, at ASRI=E2=80=99s Environmental Education Center, 3 MARSH WREN a=
nd 3=20
SWAMP SPARROW on the 12th.

At the East Providence Reservoir on the 11th, 1 male NORTHERN SHOVELER was=20
found among the more common ducks.

At Roger Williams Park in Providence on the 9th, 2 OVENBIRD, 1 YELLOW-BELLIE=
D=20
SAPSUCKER and 10 WOOD DUCK were reported.

On the 11th at Pulaski Park in Glocester, 1 WINTER WREN, and in the marsh=20
near the Ponagansett River fishing access, 6 RUSTY BLACKBIRD and 1 PURPLE FI=
NCH.

Finally, a count done at Napatree on the 10th yielded: 240 BRANT, 70 COMMON=20
EIDER, 3 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, 2 AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER, 4 RUDDY TURNSTONE,=20=
31=20
SANDERLING, 13 PURPLE SANDPIPER and 42 DUNLIN.

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 20, 2006
From: DLSaint(AT)aol.com
Date: 20 Apr 2006 9:16pm

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- RBA
* Rhode Island
* Statewide=20
* April 20, 2006
* RIRI0604.20

- Birds mentioned:
WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL=20
SNOWY OWL=20
American Kestrel
Red-throated Loon
Northern Gannet
Harlequin Duck=20
Black Scoter
White-crowned Sparrow
COMMON RAVEN=20
TRICOLORED HERON=20
Blue-winged Teal
Bald Eagle
Little Blue Heron
GLOSSY IBIS
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Common Yellowthroat
Marsh Wren
Wilson's Snipe
American Bittern
Virginia Rail
Swamp Sparrow
Wood Duck
Spotted Sandpiper
Broad-winged Hawk
Eastern Bluebird
Killdeer
Osprey
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Louisiana Waterthrush
PILEATED WOODPECKER
Chipping Sparrow
Blue-headed Vireo
Brant
Common Eider
Black-bellied Plover
Piping Plover
American Oystercatcher
Dunlin=20
CASPIAN TERN
Seaside Sparrow
Whip-poor-will

     date: April 20, 2006
     (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 20,=20
2006.  This report covers the period from April 14th to April 20th and will=20=
be=20
updated on April 27th.

The female WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL that was found at a feeder in the Rumford=20
section of East Providence on the 13th, was seen again on the 14th. =20

The SNOWY OWL first reported on the 5th at Third Beach Restoration area in=20
Middletown was last reported on the 18th.  It has been seen at the Restorati=
on=20
Area and around Sachuest Point.  On the 17th at Sachuest: 1 AMERICAN KESTREL=
, 3=20
RED-THROATED LOON, 1 NORTHERN GANNET, 4 HARLEQUIN DUCK and 5 BLACK SCOTER. =20
In Portsmouth, 1 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW was seen on Jepson Lane that day.

On the 15, two COMMON RAVEN were observed as they flew over Greenville.

At the Hazard Road salt marsh in Newport on the 17th, 1 TRICOLORED HERON and=
=20
2 BLUE-WINGED TEAL.  On the 19th, a 1st year BALD EAGLE was seen there.

At Marsh Meadows in Jamestown on the 15th, 1 LITTLE BLUE HERON and 40 GLOSSY=
=20
IBIS.

At Succotash Marsh, 1 LITTLE BLUE HERON was reported on the 20th.

A BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was observed calling and flying north over upper=
=20
Narragansett Bay on the 19th.

On the 18th, at ASRI=E2=80=99s EEC in Bristol, 1 COMMON YELLOWTHROAT and 2 M=
ARSH WREN=20
along the boardwalk. Just to the North, at Jacob=E2=80=99s Point, 1 WILSON'S=
 SNIPE=20
was seen in the marsh.

At Lonsdale Marsh in Lincoln on the 18th, 1 AMERICAN BITTERN, 3 VIRGINIA=20
RAIL, 4 SWAMP SPARROW and 8 WOOD DUCK.

Also on the 18th, at Long Pond in Hopkinton, 2 SPOTTED SANDPIPER.

From northern Rhode Island on the 16th: at Durfee Hill, 1 BROAD-WINGED HAWK,=
=20
2 EASTERN BLUEBIRD, 1 KILLDEER, 2 OSPREY, 1 BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER and 1=20
RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH.  On Ponagansett Road in Foster, 2 LOUISIANA WATERTHRU=
SH, and=20
at Barden Reservoir, 1 BALD EAGLE.

A PILEATED WOODPECKER was seen at the corner of Durfee Hill Road and Chestnu=
t=20
Hill Road in Glocester.  This is a late report, the bird was seen on the=20
12th.

CHIPPING SPARROW reports were widespread this week, and the 1st report of a=20
BLUE-HEADED VIREO came from East Providence on the 17th.

A report from Napatree Point in Westerly on the 19th included: 50 BRANT, 2=20
COMMON EIDER, 3 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, 2 PIPING PLOVER, 2 AMERICAN OYSTERCATC=
HER=20
and 2 DUNLIN.  On the 20th, 2 CASPIAN TERN and 1 SEASIDE SPARROW were=20
reported.  At Avondale Farm Preserve, 1 WILSON'S SNIPE, seen on the 20th.

Finally, a WHIP-POOR-WILL was heard calling in Perryville on the 20th.

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 27, 2006
From: DLSaint(AT)aol.com
Date: 27 Apr 2006 10:33pm

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- RBA
* Rhode Island
* Statewide 
* April 27, 2006
* RIRI0604.27

- Birds mentioned:
SANDHILL CRANE
TRICOLORED HERON 
Purple Finch
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Yellow Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Northern Parula
Wood Thrush
Brown Thrasher
Chimney Swift
Green Heron
Purple Finch
Eastern Kingbird
Virginia Rail
Little Blue Heron
Willet
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Dunlin
Black-bellied Plover
Caspian Tern
Blue-winged Teal
Piping Plover
SEMIPALMATED PLOVER
Least Sandpiper
Common Tern
RUFF
Ruffed Grouse
Louisiana Waterthrush
Black-throated Green Warbler
Blue-headed Vireo
Broad-winged Hawk
American Woodcock
PILEATED WOODPECKER 
Hairy Woodpecker
Barred Owl
Orchard Oriole
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Scarlet Tanager
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
House Wren

     date: April 27, 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 April 27, 
2006.  This report covers the period from April 21th to April 27th and will be 
updated on May 4th.

A SANDHILL CRANE was found on the 27th in Little Compton.  It was seen 
feeding in a corn field along Willow Avenue, just north of the commons.

On the 22nd, a TRICOLORED HERON was found at Otter Point, at Trustom Pond 
NWR.  Other birds recorded here during the week included: 1 PURPLE FINCH, 1 
RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, 2 YELLOW WARBLER, 1 COMMON YELLOWTHROAT, 1 NORTHERN
PARULA, 1
WOOD THRUSH, 1 BROWN THRASHER, 2 CHIMNEY SWIFT, 1 GREEN HERON, 2 PURPLE 
MARTIN and 1 EASTERN KINGBIRD.

Another TRICOLORED HERON was seen on the 25th and 26th at Succotash Marsh in 
Jerusalem.  Also seen here were 1 VIRGINIA RAIL, 4 LITTLE BLUE HERON, 2 GREEN 
HERON, 1 WILLET, 6 GREATER YELLOWLEGS, 1 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, 2 DUNLIN and 7 
BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER.

At St. Mary's Pond in Portsmouth, 5 CASPIAN TERN and 2 BLUE-WINGED TEAL were 
observed on the 26th.

One CASPIAN TERN was found at the Charlestown Breachway on the 26th along 
with 14 PIPING PLOVER, 4 SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, 11 LEAST SANDPIPER, 7 WILLET and 4
GREATER YELLOWLEGS.  On the 25th, a COMMON TERN was reported there.  A RUFF 
was reported  from there on the 27th (details pending).

On the 26th at Arcadia Management Area in Exeter, 1 RUFFED GROUSE, 3 
LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH, 2 BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER, 2 
BLUE-HEADED VIREO, 20 PURPLE FINCHES, 2 BROAD-WINGED HAWK, 1 AMERICAN 
WOODCOCK, 1 PILEATED WOODPECKER and 2 HAIRY 
WOODPECKER. On the 22nd, a BARRED OWL was heard calling.

A PILEATED WOODPECKER was seen along Ponagansett Road in Foster on the 27th. 

ON the 26th, an ORCHARD ORIOLE was reported in a yard in Charlestown.

At Rome Point in North Kingstown, 3 BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER, 1 BLACK-THROATED 
GREEN WARBLER, 1 SCARLET TANAGER on the 25th
RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRDS showed up at feeders in our area this week, with 
the first report on the 25th.

BROAD-WINGED HAWKS were also widely reported this week, and HOUSE WRENS were 
reported from a few areas as well.

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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