Rhode Island (Statewide) RBA
February 22, 2008
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* RBA
* Rhode Island
* Statewide
*February 22, 2008
* RIRI0802.22
- Birds mentioned:
BLACK-TAILED GULL
BLACK-HEADED GULL
EURASIAN WIGEON
HOARY REDPOLL
Common Redpoll
Bald Eagle
ICELAND GULL
PILEATED WOODPECKER
COMMON RAVEN
Black-bellied Plover
Ruddy Turnstone
Red Knot
Purple Sandpiper
SANDHILL CRANE
Rough-legged Hawk
Short-eared Owl
Redhead
KING EIDER
GLAUCOUS GULL
COMMON MURRE
Snow Goose
BARROW'S GOLDENEYE
Harlequin Duck
Bonaparte's Gull
Razorbill
Northern Shoveler
Greater Yellowlegs
BLACK VULTURE
TUFTED DUCK
Pied-billed Grebe
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-winged Blackbird
date: February 22, 2008
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coverage: statewide
compiler: Janice St.Jean
transcriber: Janice St.Jean (_DLSaint@aol_ (mailto:DLSaint@aol) )
_www.asri.org_ (http://www.asri.org)
Welcome to the Audubon Society of Rhode Island's bird alert for February
22nd, 2008. This report covers the period from February 15th to February
21st,
and will be updated again on February 28th.
A BLACK-TAILED GULL was found at Watchemoket Cove in East Providence on the
17th. The bird was observed sitting on the rocks on the south side of the
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the East Bay bike path, in flight, across the Providence River. Subsequent
searches failed to produce the gull again. Up to 4 BLACK-HEADED GULLS have
been reported from Watchemoket Cove, and a EURASIAN WIGEON was seen in a cove
along the bike path about a quarter of a mile from Watchemoket.
At Bold Point Park in East Providence, a HOARY REDPOLL was reported with
several COMMON REDPOLLS on the 19th. The bird was seen in the birches and on
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was found again on the 20th and the 21st. Each day the bird was found for
only a short time, and not more than one sighting was made each day despite
intense scrutiny. A BALD EAGLE was found here on the 21st, and an ICELAND GULL
was found roosting with other gulls on the 18th.
In Glocester, at Durfee Hill Management Area along Route 94, 1 PILEATED
WOODPECKER was seen on the 21st, and on the 16th, a COMMON RAVEN was found
there.
On the 15th at Napatree Point in Westerly, 4 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS, 1 RUDDY
TURNSTONE, 1 RED KNOT and 14 PURPLE SANDPIPERS.
At Trustom Pond NWR, the SANDHILL CRANE, 2 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS, 1 SHORT-EARED
OWL, 2 REDHEADS, and 1 EURASIAN WIGEON were reported this week.
At Camp Cronin in Narraganset, the male KING EIDER continued into this week,
along with 2 HARLEQUIN DUCKS. A GLAUCOUS GULL was found around the fishing
fleet in Galilee on the 16th.
From the lighthouse parking lot at Point Judith on the 21st, 1 COMMON MURRE
was observed.
On the 20th at Sachuest NWR Saltmarsh in Middletown 5 SNOW GEESE were
reported, and another SNOW GOOSE was seen on the grounds of the Sullivan School
in
Newport. At Sachuest Point NWR, the BARROW'S GOLDENEYE and 2 SHORT-EARED
OWLS were reported again this week.
In Jamestown, at Beavertail State Park, 16 HARLEQUIN DUCKS, 25 BONAPARTE'S
GULLS and 3 RAZORBILLS were recorded on the 16th.
At Perry Pond (Firehouse Pond) in Charlestown, 2 NORTHERN SHOVELERS and a
GREATER YELLOWLEGS were spotted this week.
Six BLACK VULTURES were observed in Ashaway.
The male TUFTED DUCK found at the East Providence Reservoir on the January
21st is still being reported. The bird is being seen in the northern section
of the James V. Turner (East Providence) Reservoir. This section is also
called Central Pond. The ducks are being viewed from the 10 Mile River bike
path, which runs between Slater Memorial Park in Pawtucket and Kimberly Rock
Park in East Providence. Two PIED-BILLED GREBES, 1 BALD EAGLE and 1
RED-SHOULDERED HAWK were also spotted here this week.
Finally, RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS have been reported from amny areas of the
state.
That's all for this week, thank you for calling and good birding!
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