- RBA
* Rhode Island
* Statewide
* October 5, 2006
* RIRI0610.05
- Birds mentioned:
GYRFALCON
American Golden Plover
Sora
Blue-winged teal
Common Merganser
YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON
American Bittern
Red-tailed Hawk
Peregrine Falcon
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Rusty Blackbird
Common Nighthawk
DICKCISSEL
White-eyed Vireo
PHILADELPHIA VIREO
Lincoln's Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
CLAY-COLORED SPARROW
Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow
Tennessee Warbler
ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER
Northern Waterthrush
Nashville Warbler
Northern Parula Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Cape May Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Palm Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Pine Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Bay-breasted Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT
BLUE GROSBEAK
Indigo Bunting
American Kestrel
Merlin
Whimbrel
Pectoral Sandpiper
Northern Shoveler
Caspian Tern
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL
Swainson's Thrush
LITTLE GULL
date: October 5, 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 October 5,
2006. This report covers the period from September 29th to October 5th and
will be updated again on October 12th.
The Audubon Society of Rhode Island held it's annual Block Island birding
weekend on the 30th and the 1st. Highlights from the weekend plus sightings
during the week include: 1 GYRFALCON (on the 5th) 3 AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER (at
the airport), 1 SORA, 3 BLUE-WINGED TEAL, 1 COMMON MERGANSER, 1
YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON, 1 AMERICAN BITTERN,1 RED-TAILED HAWK, (unusual on the
island) 6 PEREGRINE FALCON, 1 RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, 4 YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, 5
RUSTY BLACKBIRD, 1 COMMON NIGHTHAWK, 1 DICKCISSEL, 1 WHITE-EYED VIREO, 1
PHILADELPHIA VIREO, 1 LINCOLN'S SPARROW, 3 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW, 1 CLAY-COLORED
SPARROW (in the garden at the Spring House Hotel) and 1 NELSON'S
SHARP-TAILED SPARROW. Warblers included: 1 TENNESSEE, 1 ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, 1
NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH, 2 NASHVILLE WARBLER, 4 NORTHERN PARULA, 2 CHESTNUT-SIDED, 1
MAGNOLIA, 4 CAPE MAY, 555 YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, 70 PALM WARBLER, 22
BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER, 5 BLACK-THROATED GREEN, 10 PINE, 1 BLACKBURNIAN, 1
BAY-BREASTED, 20 BLACKPOLL, 1 WILSON'S WARBLER and 1 YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT.
At Avondale Farm Preserve in Westerly on the 1st, BLUE GROSBEAK, 1
DICKCISSEL and 1 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW. On the 3rd, 1 BLUE GROSBEAK, 4 INDIGO
BUNTING, 1 PURPLE FINCH, 2 LINCOLN'S SPARRROW, 4 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW and 3
AMERICAN KESTREL.
On the 30th at Napatree Point in Westerly, 3 INDIGO BUNTING, 1 LINCOLN'S
SPARROW, 1 DICKCISSEL and 1 NELSON'S SHARP-TAILED SPARROW.
At Third Beach restoration area in Middletown, 1 MERLIN, 1 AMERICAN
GOLDEN-PLOVER and 1 WHIMBREL on the 30th, and on the 5th, 1 PECTORAL SANPIPER was
seen.
On the 30th, at Trustom Pond NWR, 2 NORTHERN SHOVELER were found.
At the flats at Ninigret Pond at the Charlestown Breachway on the 29th, 9
CASPIAN TERN were discovered, and 2 lingered there until the 4th.
At Ninigret NWR, 1 adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 1 PEREGRINE FALCON and 1
SWAINSON'S THRUSH.
Finally, at the southeast side of the mud hole, approximately 22 miles south
of Point Judith a LITTLE GULL was described near a lobster boat with many
other common gull species.
The total species count through the end of April is 306. (Thanks to Dave
Gumbley for the statistic)
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
* October 5, 2006
* RIRI0610.05
- Birds mentioned:
GYRFALCON
American Golden Plover
Sora
Blue-winged teal
Common Merganser
YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON
American Bittern
Red-tailed Hawk
Peregrine Falcon
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Rusty Blackbird
Common Nighthawk
DICKCISSEL
White-eyed Vireo
PHILADELPHIA VIREO
Lincoln's Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
CLAY-COLORED SPARROW
Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow
Tennessee Warbler
ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER
Northern Waterthrush
Nashville Warbler
Northern Parula Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Cape May Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Palm Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Pine Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Bay-breasted Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT
BLUE GROSBEAK
Indigo Bunting
American Kestrel
Merlin
Whimbrel
Pectoral Sandpiper
Northern Shoveler
Caspian Tern
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL
Swainson's Thrush
LITTLE GULL
date: October 5, 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 October 5,
2006. This report covers the period from September 29th to October 5th and
will be updated again on October 12th.
The Audubon Society of Rhode Island held it's annual Block Island birding
weekend on the 30th and the 1st. Highlights from the weekend plus sightings
during the week include: 1 GYRFALCON (on the 5th) 3 AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER (at
the airport), 1 SORA, 3 BLUE-WINGED TEAL, 1 COMMON MERGANSER, 1
YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON, 1 AMERICAN BITTERN,1 RED-TAILED HAWK, (unusual on the
island) 6 PEREGRINE FALCON, 1 RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, 4 YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, 5
RUSTY BLACKBIRD, 1 COMMON NIGHTHAWK, 1 DICKCISSEL, 1 WHITE-EYED VIREO, 1
PHILADELPHIA VIREO, 1 LINCOLN'S SPARROW, 3 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW, 1 CLAY-COLORED
SPARROW (in the garden at the Spring House Hotel) and 1 NELSON'S
SHARP-TAILED SPARROW. Warblers included: 1 TENNESSEE, 1 ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, 1
NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH, 2 NASHVILLE WARBLER, 4 NORTHERN PARULA, 2 CHESTNUT-SIDED, 1
MAGNOLIA, 4 CAPE MAY, 555 YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, 70 PALM WARBLER, 22
BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER, 5 BLACK-THROATED GREEN, 10 PINE, 1 BLACKBURNIAN, 1
BAY-BREASTED, 20 BLACKPOLL, 1 WILSON'S WARBLER and 1 YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT.
At Avondale Farm Preserve in Westerly on the 1st, BLUE GROSBEAK, 1
DICKCISSEL and 1 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW. On the 3rd, 1 BLUE GROSBEAK, 4 INDIGO
BUNTING, 1 PURPLE FINCH, 2 LINCOLN'S SPARRROW, 4 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW and 3
AMERICAN KESTREL.
On the 30th at Napatree Point in Westerly, 3 INDIGO BUNTING, 1 LINCOLN'S
SPARROW, 1 DICKCISSEL and 1 NELSON'S SHARP-TAILED SPARROW.
At Third Beach restoration area in Middletown, 1 MERLIN, 1 AMERICAN
GOLDEN-PLOVER and 1 WHIMBREL on the 30th, and on the 5th, 1 PECTORAL SANPIPER was
seen.
On the 30th, at Trustom Pond NWR, 2 NORTHERN SHOVELER were found.
At the flats at Ninigret Pond at the Charlestown Breachway on the 29th, 9
CASPIAN TERN were discovered, and 2 lingered there until the 4th.
At Ninigret NWR, 1 adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 1 PEREGRINE FALCON and 1
SWAINSON'S THRUSH.
Finally, at the southeast side of the mud hole, approximately 22 miles south
of Point Judith a LITTLE GULL was described near a lobster boat with many
other common gull species.
The total species count through the end of April is 306. (Thanks to Dave
Gumbley for the statistic)
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