Rhode Island (Statewide) RBA
February 20, 2010
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* RBA
* Rhode Island
* Statewide
*February 20, 2010
* RIRI1002.20
- Birds mentioned:
PACIFIC LOON
EURASIAN WIGEON
DOVEKIE
COMMON MURRE
BLACK GUILLEMOT
Long-tailed Duck
Black-bellied Plover
Purple Sandpiper
Black-legged Kittiwake
Razorbill
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Winter Wren
American Pipit
Rusty Blackbird
Rough-legged Hawk
BLACK-HEADED GULL
ICELAND GULL
Short-eared Owl
COMMON RAVEN
Purple Finch
Eastern Meadowlark
TUNDRA SWAN
date: February 20, 2010
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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
20th, 2010. This report covers the period from February 14th to February
20th. The next update will be in about one week.
An annual survey conducted every February on Block Island was held this
year on the 15th. Highlights included: 2 PACIFIC LOONS on Great Salt Pond, 1
EURASIAN WIGEON, 11 DOVEKIES, 1 COMMON MURRE, 2 BLACK GUILLEMOTS, 23
LONG-TAILED DUCKS, 9 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS, 1 PURPLE SANDPIPER, 20 BLACK-LEGGED
KITTIWAKE, 15 RAZORBILLS, 1 RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH, 1 WINTER WREN, 8 AMERICAN
PIPITS and 1 RUSTY BLACKBIRD.
In Matunuck a ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was observed on the 14th.
On the 20th, 2 BLACK-HEADED GULLS were seen at Scarborough Beach, along
with a single AMERICAN PIPIT. On the 14th, 1 BLACK-HEADED GULL was noted
here.
At Watchemoket Cove in East Providence, 1 ICELAND GULL and 2 BLACK-HEADED
GULLS were reported on the 14th.
A SHORT-EARED OWL was found in Middletown on the 15th, at Sachuest
Saltmarsh.
In West Kingston on the 18th, a COMMON RAVEN was recorded.
A PURPLE FINCH was visited a feeder in Exeter on the 16th.
Three EASTERN MEADOWLARKS were seen on the lawn of the Perryville Baptist
Church on the 19th, and 3 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS were seen at Perryville Pond that
day.
Finally, the 2 TUNDRA SWANS continue in Coventry, on the Flat River
Reservoir, visible from Old Flat River Road and from Allison Ave.
That's all for this week, thank you for calling and good birding!
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