- RBA
* Rhode Island
* Statewide
* April 6, 2006
* RIRI0604.06
- Birds mentioned:
SNOWY OWL
Piping Plover
Sanderling
Dunlin
Glossy Ibis
Northern Gannet
American Kestrel
Savannah Sparrow
Louisiana Waterthrush
PILEATED WOODPECKER
Northern Goshawk
BLACK VULTURE
Peregrine Falcon
Greater Yellowlegs
Wilson's Snipe
Green-winged Teal
Osprey
Pine Warbler
Purple Finch
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Northern Shoveler
Wood Duck
American Wigeon
Gadwall
Tree Swallow
Eastern Phoebe
GLAUCOUS GULL
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL
Wild Turkey
date: April 6, 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 April 6,
2006. This report covers the period from March 31st to April 6th and will be
updated on April 13th.
A SNOWY OWL was found perched on a power pole beside the new grassland along
the road to Sachuest Point NWR in Middletown on the 5th. It was reported by
several observers around the area that day. On the 6th, it was sitting on the
mud flat at the restoration area at Third Beach. Other birds there included,
5 PIPING PLOVER, 6 SANDERLING, 2 DUNLIN, 1 GLOSSY IBIS and 2 NORTHERN GANNET.
At Sachuest on the 2nd, 2 AMERICAN KESTREL, and on the 5th, 2 SAVANNAH
SPARROW.
In the Escoheag section of Arcadia Management Area, 1 LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH
was found and photographed on the 2nd. This very early date ties the record
set in 1986. Also on the 2nd, 2 PILEATED WOODPECKER, and on the 1st, 1 NORTHERN
GOSHAWK were reported from Arcadia.
On the 1st, 2 BLACK VULTURE were spotted flying south over Ashaway in
Hopkinton.
A PEREGRINE FALCON was seen on the West side of the Newport Bridge on the
6th.
At Succotash Marsh in Jerusalem, 2 GLOSSY IBIS and 1 GREATER YELLOWLEGS were
reported on the 1st.
At the salt marshes along the Palmer River in Barrington near the Swansea
line, 25 GLOSSY IBIS, 1 WILSON'S SNIPE, 2 GREEN-WINGED TEAL and 8 OSPREY were
reported on the 2nd.
At Nicholas Farm Management area in Coventry on the 2nd, 20 PINE WARBLER, 7
PURPLE FINCH and 2 GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET.
At the East Providence Reservoir on the 1st, 2 NORTHERN SHOVELER, 15 WOOD
DUCK, 2 AMERICAN WIGEON, 11 GADWALL, 7 GREEN-WINGED
TEAL, 22 TREE SWALLOW, 1 EASTERN PHOEBE and 1 AMERICAN KESTREL. Also on the
1st, in upper Narragansett Bay, 1 GLAUCOUS GULL
and 1 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL.
PINE WARBLER, WILD TURKEY, GREAT EGRET and GLOSSY IBIS were reported from
many locations this past week.
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
* April 6, 2006
* RIRI0604.06
- Birds mentioned:
SNOWY OWL
Piping Plover
Sanderling
Dunlin
Glossy Ibis
Northern Gannet
American Kestrel
Savannah Sparrow
Louisiana Waterthrush
PILEATED WOODPECKER
Northern Goshawk
BLACK VULTURE
Peregrine Falcon
Greater Yellowlegs
Wilson's Snipe
Green-winged Teal
Osprey
Pine Warbler
Purple Finch
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Northern Shoveler
Wood Duck
American Wigeon
Gadwall
Tree Swallow
Eastern Phoebe
GLAUCOUS GULL
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL
Wild Turkey
date: April 6, 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 April 6,
2006. This report covers the period from March 31st to April 6th and will be
updated on April 13th.
A SNOWY OWL was found perched on a power pole beside the new grassland along
the road to Sachuest Point NWR in Middletown on the 5th. It was reported by
several observers around the area that day. On the 6th, it was sitting on the
mud flat at the restoration area at Third Beach. Other birds there included,
5 PIPING PLOVER, 6 SANDERLING, 2 DUNLIN, 1 GLOSSY IBIS and 2 NORTHERN GANNET.
At Sachuest on the 2nd, 2 AMERICAN KESTREL, and on the 5th, 2 SAVANNAH
SPARROW.
In the Escoheag section of Arcadia Management Area, 1 LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH
was found and photographed on the 2nd. This very early date ties the record
set in 1986. Also on the 2nd, 2 PILEATED WOODPECKER, and on the 1st, 1 NORTHERN
GOSHAWK were reported from Arcadia.
On the 1st, 2 BLACK VULTURE were spotted flying south over Ashaway in
Hopkinton.
A PEREGRINE FALCON was seen on the West side of the Newport Bridge on the
6th.
At Succotash Marsh in Jerusalem, 2 GLOSSY IBIS and 1 GREATER YELLOWLEGS were
reported on the 1st.
At the salt marshes along the Palmer River in Barrington near the Swansea
line, 25 GLOSSY IBIS, 1 WILSON'S SNIPE, 2 GREEN-WINGED TEAL and 8 OSPREY were
reported on the 2nd.
At Nicholas Farm Management area in Coventry on the 2nd, 20 PINE WARBLER, 7
PURPLE FINCH and 2 GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET.
At the East Providence Reservoir on the 1st, 2 NORTHERN SHOVELER, 15 WOOD
DUCK, 2 AMERICAN WIGEON, 11 GADWALL, 7 GREEN-WINGED
TEAL, 22 TREE SWALLOW, 1 EASTERN PHOEBE and 1 AMERICAN KESTREL. Also on the
1st, in upper Narragansett Bay, 1 GLAUCOUS GULL
and 1 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL.
PINE WARBLER, WILD TURKEY, GREAT EGRET and GLOSSY IBIS were reported from
many locations this past week.
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