Rhode Island (Statewide) RBA
May 2, 2008
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* RBA
* Rhode Island
* Statewide
* May 2, 2008
* RIRI0805.02
- Birds mentioned:
GRASSHOPPER SPARROW
Cattle Egret
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Barred Owl
Solitary Sandpiper
Orchard Oriole
Hermit Thrush
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Virginia Rail
Caspian Tern
Piping Plover
Willet
Dunlin
Wilson's Snipe
Manx Shearwater
American Pipit
American Bittern
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Purple martin
Bald Eagle
American Oystercatcher
PILEATED WOODPECKER
Least Flycatcher
Blue-headed Vireo
Black-throated Green Warbler
Black-and-White Warbler
Palm Warbler
Ovenbird
Brown Creeper
Hairy Woodpecker
Broad-winged Hawk
COMMON RAVEN
Winter Wren
date: May 2, 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 May 2nd,
2008. This report covers the period from April 26th to May 2nd and will be
updated again on May 9th.
A GRASSHOPPER SPARROW was discovered in the field north of the Norman Bird
stone wall. It flew from the grass into
the trees to the east.
On the 1st, in the fields north of Mercy Weeden Lane off Weeden Lane in
Jamestown, 2 CATTLE EGRETS were found.
At Potter Woods in West Kingston on the 25th, 1 YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO was
reported, and on the 29th, 2 BARRED OWLS were seen there.
On the 30th, 1 SOLITARY SANDPIPER was seen at the Great Swamp management
Area.
At Lincoln Woods State Park, 1 ORCHARD ORIOLE , 2 HERMIT THRUSHES and 1
YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER were reported on the 28th. Also in Lincoln, at
Lonsdale Marsh 2 VIRGINIA RAILS were calling on the 28th and again on the 2nd.
A CASPIAN TERN was found at Sachuest Saltmarsh in Middletown on the 27th.
Another CASPIAN TERN was observed at the Charlestown Breachway on the 26th
along with 5 PIPING PLOVERS, 12 WILLETS, 56 DUNLIN and 2 WILSON'S SNIPE.
At Point Judith in Narraganset, 1 MANX SHEARWATER was recorded on the 26th.
Also in Narraganset, at Scarborough State Beach, 6 AMERICAN PIPITS were
found.
In Jerusalem, at Succotash Marsh, 1 AMERICAN BITTERN, 1 BLACK-CROWNED
NIGHT-HERON and 8 PURPLE MARTINS were reported this week.
At Gilbert Stuart Birthplace in North Kingstown, 3 BLACK-CROWNED
NIGHT-HERONS and 1 BALD EAGLE were found on the 1st.
On the 27th, 2 AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHERS were seen at the northern end of
Common Fence Point.
A PILEATED WOODPECKER was observed along Mountaindale Road in Smithfield on
the 1st.
At Durfee Hill Management Area in West Glocester, 1 LEAST FLYCATCHER, 2
BLUE-HEADED VIREOS, 1 BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER, 1 BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER, 2
PALM WARBLERS, 1 OVENBIRD, 1 BROWN CREEPER, 1 HAIRY WOODPECKER, 1 BROAD-WINGED
HAWK and a COMMON RAVEN were reported this week.
Finally, a singing WINTER WREN was found at Pulaski Park in West Glocester
on the 1st.
That's all for this week, thank you for calling and good birding!
- End transcript
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