- RBA
* Rhode Island
* Statewide
* March 16, 2006
* RIRI0603.16
- Birds mentioned:
EVENING GROSBEAK
COMMON RAVEN
Northern Gannet
Common Murre
DOVEKIE
Razorbill
Black-legged Kittiwake
Bonaparte's Gull
Osprey
Wood Duck
Green-winged Teal
Ring-necked Duck
Eastern Phoebe
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Osprey
American Oystercatcher
Brant
Common Loon
Horned Grebe
Black-bellied Plover
Sanderling
Dunlin
Horned Lark
GLAUCOUS GULL
ICELAND GULL
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL
Pied-billed Grebe
Great Cormorant
Tree Swallow
Red-shouldered Hawk
Northern Pintail
Wood Duck
Northern Shoveler
EURASIAN WIGEON
BARROW'S GOLDENEYE
Great Egret
American Woodcock
Eastern Phoebe
date: March 16, 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 16,
2006. This report covers the period from March 10th to March 16th and will be
updated on March 23rd.
The 2 female EVENING GROSBEAK at the feeder at the farm house along
Ponagansett Road in Foster that were found on the 9th, were seen again, briefly, on
the
10th.
Two COMMON RAVEN were observed landing on a building next to Route 99 on the
Woonsocket-Cumberland line on the 16th.
Birders along on a cod trip out of Galilee on the 11th observed the
following: 61 NORTHERN GANNET, 12 COMMON MURRE, 25 DOVEKIE, 210 RAZORBILL, 1
BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE and 1 BONAPARTE'S GULL.
At the Great Swamp Management Area in South Kingstown on the 11th, 1 OSPREY,
20 WOOD DUCK, 5 GREEN-WINGED TEAL and 8 RING-NECKED DUCK. On the 15th, 4
EASTERN PHOEBE, 8 YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER and 2 OSPREY were seen there.
At Napatree Point in Westerly on the 15th, 2 AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER, 80
BRANT, 1 COMMON LOON, 2 HORNED GREBE, 3 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, 4 SANDERLING, 115
DUNLIN and 4 HORNED LARK.
Reported from the East Providence Reservoir during the past week, 2 GLAUCOUS
GULL, 1 ICELAND GULL, 1 LESSER BLACK-BACKED
GULL, 1 PIED-BILLED GREBE, 10 GREAT CORMORANT, 30 TREE SWALLOW, 2
RED-SHOULDERED HAWK, 7 NORTHERN PINTAIL, 8 WOOD DUCK and 1 NORTHERN SHOVELER.
On the 11th, a EURASIAN WIGEON was seen in Mill Pond along Route 1 in South
Kingstown.
Along Ocean Drive in Newport, near entrance to Castle Hill, 1 BARROW'S
GOLDENEYE was observed on the 16th.
A GREAT EGRET was reported in Little Compton on the 14th.
Two LONG-TAILED DUCK were reported on the 15th. One was seen in Greenwich
Bay, north of Sally Rock, and a second was spotted in Narragansett Bay, near the
North end of Prudence Island.
AMERICAN WOODCOCK were widely reported this week, and EASTERN PHOEBE was
noted in several areas as well.
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 16, 2006
* RIRI0603.16
- Birds mentioned:
EVENING GROSBEAK
COMMON RAVEN
Northern Gannet
Common Murre
DOVEKIE
Razorbill
Black-legged Kittiwake
Bonaparte's Gull
Osprey
Wood Duck
Green-winged Teal
Ring-necked Duck
Eastern Phoebe
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Osprey
American Oystercatcher
Brant
Common Loon
Horned Grebe
Black-bellied Plover
Sanderling
Dunlin
Horned Lark
GLAUCOUS GULL
ICELAND GULL
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL
Pied-billed Grebe
Great Cormorant
Tree Swallow
Red-shouldered Hawk
Northern Pintail
Wood Duck
Northern Shoveler
EURASIAN WIGEON
BARROW'S GOLDENEYE
Great Egret
American Woodcock
Eastern Phoebe
date: March 16, 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 16,
2006. This report covers the period from March 10th to March 16th and will be
updated on March 23rd.
The 2 female EVENING GROSBEAK at the feeder at the farm house along
Ponagansett Road in Foster that were found on the 9th, were seen again, briefly, on
the
10th.
Two COMMON RAVEN were observed landing on a building next to Route 99 on the
Woonsocket-Cumberland line on the 16th.
Birders along on a cod trip out of Galilee on the 11th observed the
following: 61 NORTHERN GANNET, 12 COMMON MURRE, 25 DOVEKIE, 210 RAZORBILL, 1
BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE and 1 BONAPARTE'S GULL.
At the Great Swamp Management Area in South Kingstown on the 11th, 1 OSPREY,
20 WOOD DUCK, 5 GREEN-WINGED TEAL and 8 RING-NECKED DUCK. On the 15th, 4
EASTERN PHOEBE, 8 YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER and 2 OSPREY were seen there.
At Napatree Point in Westerly on the 15th, 2 AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER, 80
BRANT, 1 COMMON LOON, 2 HORNED GREBE, 3 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, 4 SANDERLING, 115
DUNLIN and 4 HORNED LARK.
Reported from the East Providence Reservoir during the past week, 2 GLAUCOUS
GULL, 1 ICELAND GULL, 1 LESSER BLACK-BACKED
GULL, 1 PIED-BILLED GREBE, 10 GREAT CORMORANT, 30 TREE SWALLOW, 2
RED-SHOULDERED HAWK, 7 NORTHERN PINTAIL, 8 WOOD DUCK and 1 NORTHERN SHOVELER.
On the 11th, a EURASIAN WIGEON was seen in Mill Pond along Route 1 in South
Kingstown.
Along Ocean Drive in Newport, near entrance to Castle Hill, 1 BARROW'S
GOLDENEYE was observed on the 16th.
A GREAT EGRET was reported in Little Compton on the 14th.
Two LONG-TAILED DUCK were reported on the 15th. One was seen in Greenwich
Bay, north of Sally Rock, and a second was spotted in Narragansett Bay, near the
North end of Prudence Island.
AMERICAN WOODCOCK were widely reported this week, and EASTERN PHOEBE was
noted in several areas as well.
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