- RBA
* Rhode Island
* Statewide
* March 9, 2006
* RIRI0603.09
- Birds mentioned:
TUNDRA SWAN
Wood Duck
EURASIAN WIGEON
Yellow--bellied Sapsucker
COMMON RAVEN
EVENING GROSBEAK
GLAUCOUS GULL
ICELAND GULL
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL
Redhead
Pied-billed Grebe
Northern Pintail Ruddy Duck
BLACK-HEADED GULL
Harlequin Duck
Long-tailed Duck
Great Cormorant
Brant
Yellow-breasted Chat
Brown Thrasher
Hermit Thrush
Great Horned Owl
White-crowned Sparrow
Snow Goose
date: March 9, 2006
(401) 245-7500 ex- 55
to report: (401) 949-7301 or email to: DLSaint@aol.com
coverage: statewide
compiled: Janice St.Jean
transcriber: Janice St.Jean (DLSaint@aol.com)
www.asri.org
Welcome to the Audubon Society of Rhode Island's bird alert for March 9,
2006. This report covers the period from March 3rd to March 9th and will be
updated on March 16th.
The two TUNDRA SWAN were reported again in Coventry, seen from Old Flat River
Road on the Flat River Reservoir on the 3rd, and on the 8th, a WOOD DUCK was
sighted. Also in Coventry, at Johnson's Pond, 1 EURASIAN WIGEON was reported
on the 6th. On the 8th, at the corner of New London Turnpike and Ten Rod Road,
1 YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER. Flying over Route 95 between exit 7 and 8, also
in Coventry, on the 6th, 1 COMMON RAVEN.
Two EVENING GROSBEAK were observed on the ground below the feeders at the
farm house along Ponagansett Road in Foster on the
9th.
On the 8th, at the East Providence Reservoir, 2 GLAUCOUS GULL, 1 ICELAND GULL
and 1 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL. On the 9th, 1 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL and 1
GLAUCOUS GULL was reported. On the 5th, 1 REDHEAD was reported along with 1
PIED-BILLED GREBE, 7 NORTHERN PINTAIL and 82 RUDDY DUCK. At Watchemoket Cove
in East Providence on the 6th, 2 BLACK-HEADED GULL.
At Sachuest Point in Middletown on the 5th, 11 HARLEQUIN DUCK, 5 LONG-TAILED
DUCK and 2 GREAT CORMORANT. BRANT have also
been seen here in numbers, and have been reported at other coastal locations
this week. On the 5th, 1 YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT on Mitchell's Lane, about 1/4
mile north of Third Beach Road in Middletown and at Norman Bird Sanctuary that
day, 1 BROWN THRASHER, 3 HERMIT THRUSH and 1 GREAT HORNED OWL
In Perryville on the 8th, 1 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW was sighted.
Nine SNOW GEESE were reported from Tiverton on the 9th.
Save the date! Audubon's annual Birder's Meeting is April 1st, at the new
Kettle Pond Visitor's center in Charlestown.
The Audubon Society of Rhode Island offers many walks and special field
trips, some non-bird related, open to both members and non-members. Call
headquarters at 401-949-5454 for a copy of the Audubon Report.
That's all for this week, thank you for calling and good birding!
- End transcript
* Rhode Island
* Statewide
* March 9, 2006
* RIRI0603.09
- Birds mentioned:
TUNDRA SWAN
Wood Duck
EURASIAN WIGEON
Yellow--bellied Sapsucker
COMMON RAVEN
EVENING GROSBEAK
GLAUCOUS GULL
ICELAND GULL
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL
Redhead
Pied-billed Grebe
Northern Pintail Ruddy Duck
BLACK-HEADED GULL
Harlequin Duck
Long-tailed Duck
Great Cormorant
Brant
Yellow-breasted Chat
Brown Thrasher
Hermit Thrush
Great Horned Owl
White-crowned Sparrow
Snow Goose
date: March 9, 2006
(401) 245-7500 ex- 55
to report: (401) 949-7301 or email to: DLSaint@aol.com
coverage: statewide
compiled: Janice St.Jean
transcriber: Janice St.Jean (DLSaint@aol.com)
www.asri.org
Welcome to the Audubon Society of Rhode Island's bird alert for March 9,
2006. This report covers the period from March 3rd to March 9th and will be
updated on March 16th.
The two TUNDRA SWAN were reported again in Coventry, seen from Old Flat River
Road on the Flat River Reservoir on the 3rd, and on the 8th, a WOOD DUCK was
sighted. Also in Coventry, at Johnson's Pond, 1 EURASIAN WIGEON was reported
on the 6th. On the 8th, at the corner of New London Turnpike and Ten Rod Road,
1 YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER. Flying over Route 95 between exit 7 and 8, also
in Coventry, on the 6th, 1 COMMON RAVEN.
Two EVENING GROSBEAK were observed on the ground below the feeders at the
farm house along Ponagansett Road in Foster on the
9th.
On the 8th, at the East Providence Reservoir, 2 GLAUCOUS GULL, 1 ICELAND GULL
and 1 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL. On the 9th, 1 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL and 1
GLAUCOUS GULL was reported. On the 5th, 1 REDHEAD was reported along with 1
PIED-BILLED GREBE, 7 NORTHERN PINTAIL and 82 RUDDY DUCK. At Watchemoket Cove
in East Providence on the 6th, 2 BLACK-HEADED GULL.
At Sachuest Point in Middletown on the 5th, 11 HARLEQUIN DUCK, 5 LONG-TAILED
DUCK and 2 GREAT CORMORANT. BRANT have also
been seen here in numbers, and have been reported at other coastal locations
this week. On the 5th, 1 YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT on Mitchell's Lane, about 1/4
mile north of Third Beach Road in Middletown and at Norman Bird Sanctuary that
day, 1 BROWN THRASHER, 3 HERMIT THRUSH and 1 GREAT HORNED OWL
In Perryville on the 8th, 1 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW was sighted.
Nine SNOW GEESE were reported from Tiverton on the 9th.
Save the date! Audubon's annual Birder's Meeting is April 1st, at the new
Kettle Pond Visitor's center in Charlestown.
The Audubon Society of Rhode Island offers many walks and special field
trips, some non-bird related, open to both members and non-members. Call
headquarters at 401-949-5454 for a copy of the Audubon Report.
That's all for this week, thank you for calling and good birding!
- End transcript