- RBA
* Rhode Island
* Statewide
* July 16, 2006
* RIRI0607.16
- Birds mentioned:
MISSISSIPPI KITE
ROYAL TERN
Short-billed Dowitcher
TRICOLORED HERON
Caspian Tern
Western Sandpiper
Foster's Tern
Piping Plover
Lesser Yellowlegs
Black-billed Cuckoo
Blue-winged Teal
Greater Yellowlegs
Willet
Least Sandpiper
Least Tern
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow
Northern Goshawk
White-throated Sparrow
Red Knot
Roseate Tern
Laughing Gull
Green Heron
Spotted Sandpiper
Black-bellied Plover
Semipalmated Plover
Common Tern
White-rumped Sandpiper
Bonaparte's Gull
Green Heron
Dunlin
Pectoral Sandpiper
Bank Swallow
date: July 16, 2006
(401) 245-7500 ex- 55
to report: (401) 949-7301 or email to: _DLSaint@aol.com_ (m
ailto: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 July 16,
2006. This report covers over a two week period, from June 30th to July 16th
and, will be updated again on July 27.
Due to the lack of reports and the compiler's vacation and various other
commitments, the Voice of Audubon has not been updated weekly. I hope to
resume the weekly reports without interruption in early August, when hopefully,
there will be more reports.
The highlight of the period was a MISSISSIPPI KITE that was seen on July
1st. It was observed flying over Route 1 in South Kingstown near the Succotash
Road exit.
ROYAL TERN is a rare bird in our area, however early July is a good time to
find them. There was one found on June 30th at Third beach Restoration Area
in Middletown. A ROYAL TERN was found at
the Charleston Breachway on the 7th, on the west-delta of the Ninigret Pond
flats. Another one was seen on the 14th, roosting on a sandbar on Ninigret
Pond, about a mile west of the Breachway.
SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS made a big push through Rhode Island this week. On
the 11th, 350 were seen at the mudflats at the Charlestown Breachway, and on
the 12th there were 183 there and on the 13th, close to 100 were still
feeding.
A TRICOLORED HERON was reported flying over Napatree Point in Westerly on
the 30th.
On the 30th and again on the 2nd, a CASPIAN TERN was found at Third beach
Restoration area in Middletown. Other birds seen here included: 1 WESTERN
SANDPIPER on the 30th, 1 FOSTER'S
TERN on the 8th, 2 PIPING PLOVER, 5 LESSER YELLOWLEGS and 12 SHORT-BILLED
DOWITCHER on the 11th, and on the 13th, 1 BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO was reported
flying around the
brush bordering the parking lot.
On the 7th, at Hundred Acre Cove salt marshes in Barrington, 21 BLUE-WINGED
TEAL, 16 GREATER YELLOWLEGS, 2 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, 3 WILLET, 3 SHORT-BILLED
DOWITCHER,
15 LEAST SANDPIPER, 2 LEAST TERN, 1 NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW and 14
SALTMARSH SHARP-TAILED SPARROW were recorded.
An adult NORTHERN GOSHAWK was found at Buck Hill Management Area in
Burrilliville on the 3rd. Another sighting of note here that day was a singing
WHITE-THROATED SPARROW.
Finally, highlights from the Ninigret Pond mudflats at the Charlestown
Breachway included: 24 PIPING PLOVER, 1 RED KNOT, 1 ROSEATE and a FOSTER'S TERN on
the 15th, on the 14th, 3 LAUGHING GULL, 2 GREEN HERON, 28 SHORT-BILLED
DOWITCHER, 1 SPOTTED SANDPIPER, 1 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, 25 SEMIPALMATED
SANDPIPER, 80 LEAST SANDPIPER, 2 GREATER YELLOWLEGS, 4 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, 14 COMMON
TERN and 5 LEAST TERN, on the 8th, 2 CASPIAN TERN, 500 LEAST SANDPIPER, 1
WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, 24 PIPING PLOVER, 5 LEAST TERN, 15 COMMON TERN, 3
LAUGHING GULL, 1 BONAPARTE'S GULL, 2 GREEN HERON, 1 DUNLIN was found on the 7th,
on the 1st, 1 PECTORAL SANDPIPER and on the 12th, over 100 BANK SWALLOWS.
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
* July 16, 2006
* RIRI0607.16
- Birds mentioned:
MISSISSIPPI KITE
ROYAL TERN
Short-billed Dowitcher
TRICOLORED HERON
Caspian Tern
Western Sandpiper
Foster's Tern
Piping Plover
Lesser Yellowlegs
Black-billed Cuckoo
Blue-winged Teal
Greater Yellowlegs
Willet
Least Sandpiper
Least Tern
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow
Northern Goshawk
White-throated Sparrow
Red Knot
Roseate Tern
Laughing Gull
Green Heron
Spotted Sandpiper
Black-bellied Plover
Semipalmated Plover
Common Tern
White-rumped Sandpiper
Bonaparte's Gull
Green Heron
Dunlin
Pectoral Sandpiper
Bank Swallow
date: July 16, 2006
(401) 245-7500 ex- 55
to report: (401) 949-7301 or email to: _DLSaint@aol.com_ (m
ailto: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 July 16,
2006. This report covers over a two week period, from June 30th to July 16th
and, will be updated again on July 27.
Due to the lack of reports and the compiler's vacation and various other
commitments, the Voice of Audubon has not been updated weekly. I hope to
resume the weekly reports without interruption in early August, when hopefully,
there will be more reports.
The highlight of the period was a MISSISSIPPI KITE that was seen on July
1st. It was observed flying over Route 1 in South Kingstown near the Succotash
Road exit.
ROYAL TERN is a rare bird in our area, however early July is a good time to
find them. There was one found on June 30th at Third beach Restoration Area
in Middletown. A ROYAL TERN was found at
the Charleston Breachway on the 7th, on the west-delta of the Ninigret Pond
flats. Another one was seen on the 14th, roosting on a sandbar on Ninigret
Pond, about a mile west of the Breachway.
SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS made a big push through Rhode Island this week. On
the 11th, 350 were seen at the mudflats at the Charlestown Breachway, and on
the 12th there were 183 there and on the 13th, close to 100 were still
feeding.
A TRICOLORED HERON was reported flying over Napatree Point in Westerly on
the 30th.
On the 30th and again on the 2nd, a CASPIAN TERN was found at Third beach
Restoration area in Middletown. Other birds seen here included: 1 WESTERN
SANDPIPER on the 30th, 1 FOSTER'S
TERN on the 8th, 2 PIPING PLOVER, 5 LESSER YELLOWLEGS and 12 SHORT-BILLED
DOWITCHER on the 11th, and on the 13th, 1 BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO was reported
flying around the
brush bordering the parking lot.
On the 7th, at Hundred Acre Cove salt marshes in Barrington, 21 BLUE-WINGED
TEAL, 16 GREATER YELLOWLEGS, 2 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, 3 WILLET, 3 SHORT-BILLED
DOWITCHER,
15 LEAST SANDPIPER, 2 LEAST TERN, 1 NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW and 14
SALTMARSH SHARP-TAILED SPARROW were recorded.
An adult NORTHERN GOSHAWK was found at Buck Hill Management Area in
Burrilliville on the 3rd. Another sighting of note here that day was a singing
WHITE-THROATED SPARROW.
Finally, highlights from the Ninigret Pond mudflats at the Charlestown
Breachway included: 24 PIPING PLOVER, 1 RED KNOT, 1 ROSEATE and a FOSTER'S TERN on
the 15th, on the 14th, 3 LAUGHING GULL, 2 GREEN HERON, 28 SHORT-BILLED
DOWITCHER, 1 SPOTTED SANDPIPER, 1 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, 25 SEMIPALMATED
SANDPIPER, 80 LEAST SANDPIPER, 2 GREATER YELLOWLEGS, 4 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, 14 COMMON
TERN and 5 LEAST TERN, on the 8th, 2 CASPIAN TERN, 500 LEAST SANDPIPER, 1
WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, 24 PIPING PLOVER, 5 LEAST TERN, 15 COMMON TERN, 3
LAUGHING GULL, 1 BONAPARTE'S GULL, 2 GREEN HERON, 1 DUNLIN was found on the 7th,
on the 1st, 1 PECTORAL SANDPIPER and on the 12th, over 100 BANK SWALLOWS.
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