- RBA
* Rhode Island
* Statewide
* September 8, 2005
* RIRI0509.08
- Birds mentioned:
American Golden Plover
BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER
Solitary Sandpiper
Stilt Sandpiper
Short-billed Dowitcher
Western Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Lesser Yellowlegs
Pectoral Sandpiper
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Caspian Tern
Black Tern
Foster's Tern
Roseate Tern
Whimbrel
White-rumped Sandpiper
MARBLED GODWIT
Red Knot
COMMON RAVEN
Wilson's Warbler
Spotted Sandpiper
Blue-winged Teal
Common Nighthawk
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Brown Thrasher
Blue-winged Warbler
Yellow-throated Vireo
White-eyed Vireo
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Prairie Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Canada Warbler
Pied-billed Grebe
Green-winged Teal
Wood Duck
YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER
date: September 8, 2005
(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 September
8th, 2005. This report covers the period from September 2nd to September 8th and
will be updated again on the 15th.
Shorebirds are still on the move with a few passerine migrants noted as well
this week.
A high count of 22 AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER was observed on the sod farm along
Indian Corner Road in Slocum on the 2nd. There was also 6 BUFF-BREASTED
SANDPIPER and 1 SOLITARY SANDPIPER.
On the 8th, in a large puddle on the turf field along Switch Road, north of
Chariho High School, 1 STILT SANDPIPER, 1 SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER, 1 WESTERN
SANDPIPER, 26 LEAST SANDPIPER, 2 SOLITARY SANDPIPER, 1 LESSER YELLOWLEGS and 1
PECTORAL SANDPIPER.
At the Charlestown Breachway: 1 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON, 1 AMERICAN GOLDEN
PLOVER, 1 CASPIAN TERN, 1 BLACK TERN, 1 FOSTER'S
TERN, 2 ROSEATE TERN, 1 WHIMBREL, 5 WESTERN SANDPIPER, 15 WHITE-RUMPED
SANDPIPER, 2 PECTORAL SANDPIPER, 5 MARBLED GODWIT and 1 RED KNOT.
On the 3rd, 1 COMMON RAVEN was spotted flying over Route 1 in South Kingston.
Another Raven was reported near the waterfall along Ponagansett Road in
Foster, and a WILSON'S WARBLER was found on the hillside above the waterfall. Two
SOLITARY SANDPIPER, 1 SPOTTED SANDPIPER and 2 BLUE-WINGED TEAL were seen from
Ponagansett Bridge on the Barden reservoir.
On the 2nd, a high count of 152 COMMON NIGHTHAWK in North Smithfield.
Reports from Trustom Pond this week included: 1 YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO, 1 BROWN
THRASHER, 3 BLUE-WINGED WARBLER, 3 YELLOW-THROATED VIREO, 3 WHITE-EYED VIREO,
4 BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER, 1 PRAIRIE WARBLER, 1 MAGNOLIA WARBLER, 1 CANADA
WARBLER and 2 PIED-BILLED GREBE, 5 GREEN-WINGED TEAL and 6 WOOD DUCK on the pond.
On the 1st, a YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER was found in Kingston.
Owls, hawks, eagles and other live birds of prey will thrill the audience
during live presentations and flight programs at New England's largest raptor
event. The Audubon Society of Rhode Island will host its popular 3rd Annual
Raptor Weekend, on September 10 and 11, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., at the
Environmental Education Center, 1401 Hope St., Bristol, R.I.
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
* September 8, 2005
* RIRI0509.08
- Birds mentioned:
American Golden Plover
BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER
Solitary Sandpiper
Stilt Sandpiper
Short-billed Dowitcher
Western Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Lesser Yellowlegs
Pectoral Sandpiper
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Caspian Tern
Black Tern
Foster's Tern
Roseate Tern
Whimbrel
White-rumped Sandpiper
MARBLED GODWIT
Red Knot
COMMON RAVEN
Wilson's Warbler
Spotted Sandpiper
Blue-winged Teal
Common Nighthawk
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Brown Thrasher
Blue-winged Warbler
Yellow-throated Vireo
White-eyed Vireo
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Prairie Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Canada Warbler
Pied-billed Grebe
Green-winged Teal
Wood Duck
YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER
date: September 8, 2005
(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 September
8th, 2005. This report covers the period from September 2nd to September 8th and
will be updated again on the 15th.
Shorebirds are still on the move with a few passerine migrants noted as well
this week.
A high count of 22 AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER was observed on the sod farm along
Indian Corner Road in Slocum on the 2nd. There was also 6 BUFF-BREASTED
SANDPIPER and 1 SOLITARY SANDPIPER.
On the 8th, in a large puddle on the turf field along Switch Road, north of
Chariho High School, 1 STILT SANDPIPER, 1 SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER, 1 WESTERN
SANDPIPER, 26 LEAST SANDPIPER, 2 SOLITARY SANDPIPER, 1 LESSER YELLOWLEGS and 1
PECTORAL SANDPIPER.
At the Charlestown Breachway: 1 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON, 1 AMERICAN GOLDEN
PLOVER, 1 CASPIAN TERN, 1 BLACK TERN, 1 FOSTER'S
TERN, 2 ROSEATE TERN, 1 WHIMBREL, 5 WESTERN SANDPIPER, 15 WHITE-RUMPED
SANDPIPER, 2 PECTORAL SANDPIPER, 5 MARBLED GODWIT and 1 RED KNOT.
On the 3rd, 1 COMMON RAVEN was spotted flying over Route 1 in South Kingston.
Another Raven was reported near the waterfall along Ponagansett Road in
Foster, and a WILSON'S WARBLER was found on the hillside above the waterfall. Two
SOLITARY SANDPIPER, 1 SPOTTED SANDPIPER and 2 BLUE-WINGED TEAL were seen from
Ponagansett Bridge on the Barden reservoir.
On the 2nd, a high count of 152 COMMON NIGHTHAWK in North Smithfield.
Reports from Trustom Pond this week included: 1 YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO, 1 BROWN
THRASHER, 3 BLUE-WINGED WARBLER, 3 YELLOW-THROATED VIREO, 3 WHITE-EYED VIREO,
4 BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER, 1 PRAIRIE WARBLER, 1 MAGNOLIA WARBLER, 1 CANADA
WARBLER and 2 PIED-BILLED GREBE, 5 GREEN-WINGED TEAL and 6 WOOD DUCK on the pond.
On the 1st, a YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER was found in Kingston.
Owls, hawks, eagles and other live birds of prey will thrill the audience
during live presentations and flight programs at New England's largest raptor
event. The Audubon Society of Rhode Island will host its popular 3rd Annual
Raptor Weekend, on September 10 and 11, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., at the
Environmental Education Center, 1401 Hope St., Bristol, R.I.
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