Rhode Island (Statewide) RBA
August 17, 2010
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* RBA
* Rhode Island
* Statewide
* August 17, 2010
* RIRI1008.17
- Birds mentioned:
AMERICAN AVOCET
MARBLED GODWIT
BAIRD'S SANDPIPER
Western Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper
Stilt Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Whimbrel
Forster's Tern
Black Tern
WILSON'S PHALAROPE
YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON
BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER
Eastern Meadowlark
American Golden Plover
Solitary Sandpiper
Red Knot
Common Eider
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
date: August 17, 2010 (401) 949-5454 or 245-7500 ext 3052
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 August
17th, 2010. This report covers the period from August 8th to August 17th.
The next update will be in about one week.
Two AMERICAN AVOCETS were seen for a brief time on the 17th at the
Charlestown Breachway, Ninigret Pond tidal flats in Charlestown. Also seen
that
day: 2 MARBLED GODWITS, 1 BAIRD'S
SANDPIPER, 1 WESTERN SANDPIPER, 15 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS, 2 STILT
SANDPIPERS, 9 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS, 3 WHIMBREL, 3 FORSTER'S TERNS and 6 BLACK
TERNS. On the 10th there was 1 WILSON'S PHALAROPE and 1 BLACK TERN. Four
STILT SANDPIPERS and a FORSTER'S TERN were present on the 16th, and an immature
YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was seen on the 9th.
On the 14th, along Heaton Orchard Road in Richmond, 1 BUFF-BREASTED
SANDPIPER, 3 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS and 1 EASTERN MEADOWLARK. On the 17th, 1
AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER and 18 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS were seen there.
In Newport, at Hazard Road Saltmarsh, 1 immature YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON
was reported on the 13th. On the 15th, in Newport, at Green Bridge along
Ocean Drive, 1 BLACK TERN was noted.
A SOLITARTY SANDPIPER was found at White Brook in Carolina on the 14th.
At Napatree Point in Westerly, 1 RED KNOT and 9 COMMON EIDER were recorded
this past week.
In Providence, a RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH was found on the 14th.
Finally, in Exeter, at Arcadia Management Area, 1 YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER
was seen on the 13th.
The total count through the end of July for the year is 287. (Thanks to
Dave Gumbley)
That's all for this week, thank you for calling and good birding!
- End transcript
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