- RBA
* Rhode Island
* Statewide
* May 11, 2006
* RIRI0605.11
- Birds mentioned:
YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER
Red-throated Loon
Common Loon
Northern Gannet
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Common Eider
Surf Scoter
Ring-necked Pheasant
Laughing Gull
Eastern Kingbird
Blue-headed Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Scarlet Tanager
Orchard Oriole
Baltimore Oriole
Blue-winged Warbler
Northern Parula
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Pine Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Palm Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Black-and-White Warbler
Ovenbird
Common Yellowthroat
Great-crested Flycatcher
Nashville Warbler
Blue-winged Warbler
Worm-eating Warbler
Scarlet Tanager
Black-billed Cuckoo
WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL
CLAY-COLORED SPARROW
Swainson's Thrush
Swamp Sparrow
SAVANNAH SPARROW
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Cape May Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
CLIFF SWALLOW
Lesser Yellowlegs
Magnolia Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
Solitary Sandpiper
White-eyed Vireo
Yellow-throated Vireo
Virginia Rail
Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow
Least Tern
Little Blue Heron
Laughing Gull
Cattle Egret
BLACK-HEADED GULL
Willet
Brant
Northern Bobwhite
date: May 11, 2006
(401) 245-7500 ex- 55
to report: (401) 949-7301 or email to: _DLSaint@aol.com_
(mailto:DLSaint@aol.com)
coverage: statewide
compiled: Janice St.Jean
transcriber: Janice St.Jean (_DLSaint@aol.com_ (mailto:DLSaint@aol.com) )
_www.asri.org_ (http://www.asri.org)
Welcome to the Audubon Society of Rhode Island's bird alert for May 11,
2006. This report covers the period from May 5th to May 11th and will be updated
on
May 18th.
A YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER was found and photographed at the north end of
Block Island on the 5th. On the 7th, another YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER was seen
at Miantonomi Park in Newport.
Other sightings from the 5th on Block Island include: 1 RED-THROATED LOON,
20 COMMON LOON, 2 NORTHERN GANNET, 2 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON, 15 COMMON
EIDER, 4 SURF SCOTER, 5 RING-NECKED PHEASANT, 1 LAUGHING GULL, 3 EASTERN KINGBIRD,
4 BLUE-HEADED VIREO, 3 WARBLING VIREO, 2 RED-EYED VIREO, 20 RED-BREASTED
NUTHATCH, 2 RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, 2 SCARLET TANAGER, 1 INDIGO BUNTING, 3 ORCHARD
ORIOLE and 20 BALTIMORE ORIOLE. Fourteen species of warbler were seen
including 1 BLUE-WINGED, 12 NORTHERN PARULA, 2 BLACK-THROATED BLUE, over 100
YELLOW-RUMPED, 8 BLACK-THROATED GREEN, 1 PINE WARBLER, 2 PRAIRIE, 2 PALM, 1
BLACKPOLL, 15 BLACK-AND-WHITE, 4 OVENBIRD, and 1 COMMON YELLOWTHROAT.
Reports from Miantonomi Park on the 5th and 7th and 11th: 2 GREAT-CRESTED
FLYCATCHER, 1 RED-EYED VIREO, 4 BALTIMORE ORIOLE, 7 BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER,
2 PRAIRIE WARBLER, 3 NASHVILLE WARBLER, 2 BLUE-WINGED WARBLER, 4 NORTHERN
PARULA, 6 BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER, 7 BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER, 1
WORM-EATING WARBLER, 1 SCARLET TANAGER, 1 RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH and 1 BLACK-BILLED
CUCKOO.
The female WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL returned to the feeder in the Rumford
section of East Providence on the 5th and 6th. At a different feeder also
located in East Providence a CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was briefly seen on the 7th.
Swan Point Cemetery had the following highlights on the 5th: 1 SWAINSON'S
THRUSH, 1 SCARLET TANAGER, 2 SWAMP SPARROW, 1 SAVANNAH SPARROW, 16 BALTIMORE
ORIOLE, 11 WARBLING VIREO, 3 BLUE-HEADED VIREO and 1 YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO.
Warblers included: 12 BLACK-AND-WHITE, 46 YELLOW-RUMPED, 2 NASHVILLE, 5
BLACK-THROATED GREEN, 1 BLACK-THROATED BLUE, 1 CAPE MAY, 1 BLUE-WINGED WARBLER, 1
BLACKPOLL WARBLER, 1 MAGNOLIA, 1 CHESTNUT-SIDED, 1 WORM-EATING WARBLER, 11
NORTHERN PARULA and 5 OVENBIRD. On the 6th, lesser numbers of birds were
sighted and the highlight was a continuing CAPE-MAY WARBLER. On the 7th there
was a BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER, a CLIFF SWALLOW, and a LESSER YELLOWLEGS was found
by the river.
On the 8th at Roger Williams Park in Providence a WILSON'S WARBLER was
reported.
At the Great Swamp Management Area on the 7th, 2 SOLITARY SANDPIPER, 1
NASHVILLE WARBLER, 2 WHITE-EYED VIREO, 3 YELLOW-THROATED VIREO and 2
CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER. At Gennesse Swamp, 1 VIRGINIA RAIL was found that day.
On the 6th at Succotash Marsh in Jerusalem, 1 SALTMARSH SHARP-TAILED
SPARROW, 1 LEAST TERN, 1 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, 2 LITTLE BLUE HERON and 1 LAUGHING GULL.
One BOBOLINK was found along Card's Pond Road in Matunuck on the 6th.
In Jamestown, along Weedon Lane, in the farm field with the cows, 1 CATTLE
EGRET was found on the 11th.
On the 11th, at Third Beach Restoration area in Middletown, 1 BLACK-HEADED
GULL, 3 LAUGHING GULL, 40 WILLET and 15 Brant were found.
Finally, a NORTHERN BOBWHITE was seen in West Kingston on the 10th.
The Audubon Society of Rhode Island is holding the annual Birdathon on May
13th. Good luck to all the teams out that day!
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
* May 11, 2006
* RIRI0605.11
- Birds mentioned:
YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER
Red-throated Loon
Common Loon
Northern Gannet
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Common Eider
Surf Scoter
Ring-necked Pheasant
Laughing Gull
Eastern Kingbird
Blue-headed Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Scarlet Tanager
Orchard Oriole
Baltimore Oriole
Blue-winged Warbler
Northern Parula
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Pine Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Palm Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Black-and-White Warbler
Ovenbird
Common Yellowthroat
Great-crested Flycatcher
Nashville Warbler
Blue-winged Warbler
Worm-eating Warbler
Scarlet Tanager
Black-billed Cuckoo
WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL
CLAY-COLORED SPARROW
Swainson's Thrush
Swamp Sparrow
SAVANNAH SPARROW
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Cape May Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
CLIFF SWALLOW
Lesser Yellowlegs
Magnolia Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
Solitary Sandpiper
White-eyed Vireo
Yellow-throated Vireo
Virginia Rail
Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow
Least Tern
Little Blue Heron
Laughing Gull
Cattle Egret
BLACK-HEADED GULL
Willet
Brant
Northern Bobwhite
date: May 11, 2006
(401) 245-7500 ex- 55
to report: (401) 949-7301 or email to: _DLSaint@aol.com_
(mailto:DLSaint@aol.com)
coverage: statewide
compiled: Janice St.Jean
transcriber: Janice St.Jean (_DLSaint@aol.com_ (mailto:DLSaint@aol.com) )
_www.asri.org_ (http://www.asri.org)
Welcome to the Audubon Society of Rhode Island's bird alert for May 11,
2006. This report covers the period from May 5th to May 11th and will be updated
on
May 18th.
A YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER was found and photographed at the north end of
Block Island on the 5th. On the 7th, another YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER was seen
at Miantonomi Park in Newport.
Other sightings from the 5th on Block Island include: 1 RED-THROATED LOON,
20 COMMON LOON, 2 NORTHERN GANNET, 2 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON, 15 COMMON
EIDER, 4 SURF SCOTER, 5 RING-NECKED PHEASANT, 1 LAUGHING GULL, 3 EASTERN KINGBIRD,
4 BLUE-HEADED VIREO, 3 WARBLING VIREO, 2 RED-EYED VIREO, 20 RED-BREASTED
NUTHATCH, 2 RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, 2 SCARLET TANAGER, 1 INDIGO BUNTING, 3 ORCHARD
ORIOLE and 20 BALTIMORE ORIOLE. Fourteen species of warbler were seen
including 1 BLUE-WINGED, 12 NORTHERN PARULA, 2 BLACK-THROATED BLUE, over 100
YELLOW-RUMPED, 8 BLACK-THROATED GREEN, 1 PINE WARBLER, 2 PRAIRIE, 2 PALM, 1
BLACKPOLL, 15 BLACK-AND-WHITE, 4 OVENBIRD, and 1 COMMON YELLOWTHROAT.
Reports from Miantonomi Park on the 5th and 7th and 11th: 2 GREAT-CRESTED
FLYCATCHER, 1 RED-EYED VIREO, 4 BALTIMORE ORIOLE, 7 BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER,
2 PRAIRIE WARBLER, 3 NASHVILLE WARBLER, 2 BLUE-WINGED WARBLER, 4 NORTHERN
PARULA, 6 BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER, 7 BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER, 1
WORM-EATING WARBLER, 1 SCARLET TANAGER, 1 RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH and 1 BLACK-BILLED
CUCKOO.
The female WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL returned to the feeder in the Rumford
section of East Providence on the 5th and 6th. At a different feeder also
located in East Providence a CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was briefly seen on the 7th.
Swan Point Cemetery had the following highlights on the 5th: 1 SWAINSON'S
THRUSH, 1 SCARLET TANAGER, 2 SWAMP SPARROW, 1 SAVANNAH SPARROW, 16 BALTIMORE
ORIOLE, 11 WARBLING VIREO, 3 BLUE-HEADED VIREO and 1 YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO.
Warblers included: 12 BLACK-AND-WHITE, 46 YELLOW-RUMPED, 2 NASHVILLE, 5
BLACK-THROATED GREEN, 1 BLACK-THROATED BLUE, 1 CAPE MAY, 1 BLUE-WINGED WARBLER, 1
BLACKPOLL WARBLER, 1 MAGNOLIA, 1 CHESTNUT-SIDED, 1 WORM-EATING WARBLER, 11
NORTHERN PARULA and 5 OVENBIRD. On the 6th, lesser numbers of birds were
sighted and the highlight was a continuing CAPE-MAY WARBLER. On the 7th there
was a BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER, a CLIFF SWALLOW, and a LESSER YELLOWLEGS was found
by the river.
On the 8th at Roger Williams Park in Providence a WILSON'S WARBLER was
reported.
At the Great Swamp Management Area on the 7th, 2 SOLITARY SANDPIPER, 1
NASHVILLE WARBLER, 2 WHITE-EYED VIREO, 3 YELLOW-THROATED VIREO and 2
CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER. At Gennesse Swamp, 1 VIRGINIA RAIL was found that day.
On the 6th at Succotash Marsh in Jerusalem, 1 SALTMARSH SHARP-TAILED
SPARROW, 1 LEAST TERN, 1 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, 2 LITTLE BLUE HERON and 1 LAUGHING GULL.
One BOBOLINK was found along Card's Pond Road in Matunuck on the 6th.
In Jamestown, along Weedon Lane, in the farm field with the cows, 1 CATTLE
EGRET was found on the 11th.
On the 11th, at Third Beach Restoration area in Middletown, 1 BLACK-HEADED
GULL, 3 LAUGHING GULL, 40 WILLET and 15 Brant were found.
Finally, a NORTHERN BOBWHITE was seen in West Kingston on the 10th.
The Audubon Society of Rhode Island is holding the annual Birdathon on May
13th. Good luck to all the teams out that day!
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