- RBA
* Rhode Island
* Statewide
* August 17, 2006
* RIRI0608.17
- Birds mentioned:
RED-NECKED PHALAROPE
ROYAL TERN
MARBLED GODWIT
Pectoral Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper
Piping Plover
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Short-billed Dowitcher
Common Tern
Least Tern
Roseate Tern
Foster's Tern
Black Tern
Northern Harrier
Spotted Sandpiper
Solitary Sandpiper
Red-shouldered Hawk
Cliff Swallow
Little Blue Heron
American Golden Plover
Stilt Sandpiper
HUDSONIAN GODWIT
Cattle Egret
BAIRD'S SANPIPER
BLACK VULTURE
Blackburnian Warbler
MOURNING WARBLER
date: August 17, 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 August 17th,
2006. This report covers the period from August 12th to August 17th and,
will be updated again on August 24th.
A RED-NECKED PHALAROPE was observed on the flats at Ninigret Pond at the
Charlestown Breachway on the 15th. On the 14th, a ROYAL TERN was seen there.
The MARBLED GODWIT continues to be reported every day. Other highlights from
the past week included: 4 PECTORAL SANDPIPER, 4 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, 10
PIPING PLOVER, 4 GREATER YELLOWLEGS, 11 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, 22 SHORT-BILLED
DOWITCHER, 1800 COMMON TERN, 30 LEAST TERN, 35 ROSEATE TERN, 16 FORSTER'S
TERN, 7 BLACK TERN and a NORTHERN HARRIER.
At White Brook in Carolina on the 12th, 1 SPOTTED SANDPIPER, 5 SOLITARY
SANDPIPER and 1 RED-SHOULDERED HAWK
On the 14th at Quonochontaug, 3 CLIFF SWALLOW were spotted, and on the 16th,
a LITTLE BLUE HERON was seen there.
At Napatree Point in Westerly, 1 AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER was reported on the
16th.
At Third Beach restoration area in Middletown on the 16th, 1 STILT
SANDPIPER.
At the north end of Hope Island on the 12th, 1 HUDSONIAN GODWIT was found.
On the 14th at Succotash Marsh in Jerusalem, 2 CATTLE EGRET were reported,
and 1 CATTLE EGRET was seen on the 11th at Marsh Meadows in Jamestown.
At the Slocum Turf farms in North Kingstown on the 14th, 2 BAIRD'S SANPIPER
were observed.
A BLACK VULTURE was reported on the 17th, in Scituate, flying over Route 116.
Finally, although the focus is shorebirds at this time of year, landbirds
are starting to move south. A BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER was seen at Trustom Pond
this week, and a MOURNING WARBLER was banded at the Kingston Wildlife Research
Station in Kingston on the 13th.
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
* August 17, 2006
* RIRI0608.17
- Birds mentioned:
RED-NECKED PHALAROPE
ROYAL TERN
MARBLED GODWIT
Pectoral Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper
Piping Plover
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Short-billed Dowitcher
Common Tern
Least Tern
Roseate Tern
Foster's Tern
Black Tern
Northern Harrier
Spotted Sandpiper
Solitary Sandpiper
Red-shouldered Hawk
Cliff Swallow
Little Blue Heron
American Golden Plover
Stilt Sandpiper
HUDSONIAN GODWIT
Cattle Egret
BAIRD'S SANPIPER
BLACK VULTURE
Blackburnian Warbler
MOURNING WARBLER
date: August 17, 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 August 17th,
2006. This report covers the period from August 12th to August 17th and,
will be updated again on August 24th.
A RED-NECKED PHALAROPE was observed on the flats at Ninigret Pond at the
Charlestown Breachway on the 15th. On the 14th, a ROYAL TERN was seen there.
The MARBLED GODWIT continues to be reported every day. Other highlights from
the past week included: 4 PECTORAL SANDPIPER, 4 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, 10
PIPING PLOVER, 4 GREATER YELLOWLEGS, 11 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, 22 SHORT-BILLED
DOWITCHER, 1800 COMMON TERN, 30 LEAST TERN, 35 ROSEATE TERN, 16 FORSTER'S
TERN, 7 BLACK TERN and a NORTHERN HARRIER.
At White Brook in Carolina on the 12th, 1 SPOTTED SANDPIPER, 5 SOLITARY
SANDPIPER and 1 RED-SHOULDERED HAWK
On the 14th at Quonochontaug, 3 CLIFF SWALLOW were spotted, and on the 16th,
a LITTLE BLUE HERON was seen there.
At Napatree Point in Westerly, 1 AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER was reported on the
16th.
At Third Beach restoration area in Middletown on the 16th, 1 STILT
SANDPIPER.
At the north end of Hope Island on the 12th, 1 HUDSONIAN GODWIT was found.
On the 14th at Succotash Marsh in Jerusalem, 2 CATTLE EGRET were reported,
and 1 CATTLE EGRET was seen on the 11th at Marsh Meadows in Jamestown.
At the Slocum Turf farms in North Kingstown on the 14th, 2 BAIRD'S SANPIPER
were observed.
A BLACK VULTURE was reported on the 17th, in Scituate, flying over Route 116.
Finally, although the focus is shorebirds at this time of year, landbirds
are starting to move south. A BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER was seen at Trustom Pond
this week, and a MOURNING WARBLER was banded at the Kingston Wildlife Research
Station in Kingston on the 13th.
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