Rhode Island (Statewide) RBA
February 28, 2010
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* RBA
* Rhode Island
* Statewide
*February 28, 2010
* RIRI1002.28
- Birds mentioned:
YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD
BLACK GUILLEMOT
Black-legged Kittiwake
Razorbill
Long-tailed Duck
Red-necked grebe
Northern Gannet
PACIFIC LOON
DOVEKIE
KING EIDER
EURASIAN WIGEON
American Wigeon
ICELAND GULL
American Bittern
Harlequin Duck
Peregrine Falcon
BLACK-HEADED GULL
American Pipit
BARROW'S GOLDENEYE
Redhead
Green-winged Teal
Canvasback
Wood Duck
Brown Creeper
Rusty Blackbird
Black-crowned Night-Heron
COMMON RAVEN
TUNDRA SWAN
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL
date: February 28, 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
28th, 2010. This report covers the period from February 20th to February
27th. The next update will be in about one week.
A YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD was identified and photographed in a yard in
Warren on the 18th. The bird was only seen that one day, and was reported to
Audubon on the 24th.
Sightings from Block Island included: 4 BLACK GUILLEMOTS, 3 BLACK-LEGGED
KITTIWAKES, 5 RAZORBILLS, 1 LONG-TAIELD DUCK, 1 RED-NECKED GREBE and 1
NORTHERN GANNET on the 26th. On the 21st, 1 PACIFIC LOON was seen in Salt Pond
and off the Southeast end of the island there were 12 RAZORBILLS, 2 BLACK
GUILLEMOTS and 1 DOVEKIE.
On the 20th, a drake KING EIDER was reported from Brenton Point in Newport.
In Warwick on the 20th and the 21st, a male EURASIAN WIGEON was seen with
about 100 AMERICAN WIGEON at Occupessatuxet Cove at Gaspee Point. Also in
Warwick, at Oakland Beach, 1
first winter ICELAND GULL on the 20th, and on the 26th, 2 ICELAND GULLS at
Apponaug Cove, across from the Crow's Nest Restaurant.
An AMERICAN BITTERN was observed at the Charlestown Breachway on the 26th,
and on the 20th, 3 LONG-TAILED DUCKS and a HARLEQUIN DUCK were recorded
there.
In Jerusalem, at Succotash Marsh, a PEREGRINE FALCON was found on the 27th.
At Scarborough State Beach there was 1 BLACK-HEADED GULL and 1 AMERICAN
PIPIT on the 27th.
At Trustom Pond NWR, 1 male BARROW'S GOLDENEYE, 3 REDHEADS, 3 GREEN-WINGED
TEAL, 8 CANVASBACKS and 1 WOOD DUCK. Near the contact station, a BROWN
CREEPER and 11 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS were reported.
In Westerly, at Weekapaug, 1 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was noted on the
20th.
Four BLACK-HEADED GULLS were seen at Watchemoket Cove in Providence this
week.
On the 22nd, at Tillinghast Pond Management Area in West Greenwich, 1
COMMON RAVEN was reported, and another COMMON RAVEN was found in Jamestown,
along North Road.
Two TUNDRA SWANS were present in Coventry, at the reservoir along Old Flat
River Road.
Finally, the adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL continues to be found at Grassy
Point, at Ninigret NWR in Charlestown.
That's all for this week, thank you for calling and good birding!
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