- RBA
* Rhode Island
* Statewide
* September 15, 2005
* RIRI0509.15
- Birds mentioned:
Caspian Tern
CONNECTICUT WARBLER
Northern Parula
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Bay-breasted Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Blue-headed Vireo
Yellow-throated Vireo
PHILADELPHIA VIREO
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Purple Finch
Dark-eyed Junco
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Hermit Thrush
Indigo Bunting
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Warbling Vireo
YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT
Savannah Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
MARBLED GODWIT
American Golden Plover
Black-bellied Plover
Piping Plover
Western Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper
Dunlin
Pectoral Sandpiper
Whimbrel
American Pipit
Common Loon
Double-crested Cormorant
American Oystercatcher
Spotted Sandpiper
Ruddy Turnstone
Red Knot
Least Tern
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL
Wilson's Snipe
COMMON RAVEN
SABINE'S GULL
Northern Gannet
Wilson's Storm Petrel
RED-NECKED PHALAROPE
RED PHALAROPE
Black Tern
Cory's Shearwater
date: September 15, 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
15th, 2005. This report covers the period from September 9th to September 15th
and will be updated again on the 22nd.
Several CASPIAN TERN were observed this week. The second week in September is
their usual departure date. One was seen on the 12th at Quonochontaug, and 4
were seen at Third Beach Restoration Area on the 13th.
The Northwest winds over the weekend brought a small wave of passerine
migrants to our area. In Glocester, in the George Washington Management Area and
adjoining Pulaski Park a CONNECTICUT WARBLER was found on the 11th. Other
warblers found that day included: 7 NORTHERN PARULA, 2 CHESTNUT-SIDED, 3 MAGNOLIA,
3 BLACK-THROATED BLUE, 3 BAY-BREASTED, 4 BLACKBURNIAN, and 118 BLACKPOLL.
Also: 6 BLUE-HEADED VIREO, 1 YELLOW-THROATED VIREO, 1 PHILADELPHIA VIREO, 40
RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH, 1 PURPLE FINCH and the first DARK-EYED JUNCO.
On the 10th along Rams Tail Road in Foster, 1 YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, 1
BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER, 1 BLUE-HEADED VIREO, 1 HERMIT THRUSH and 6 RED-BREASTED
NUTHATCH.
A PHILADELPHIA VIREO was found at Rome Point in North Kingston on the 13th.
At Walker's Farm in Barrington on the 11th, 1 PURPLE FINCH, 6 INDIGO BUNTING,
4 ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK and 1 WARBLING VIREO. A YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT, 1
SAVANNAH SPARROW, and a LINCOLN'S SPARROW were found on the 15th.
Three MARBLED GODWIT are lingering on the flats at the Charlestown Breachway.
Other sightings this week included: 1 AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER, 6
BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, 1 PIPING PLOVER, 2 WESTERN SANDPIPER, 5 WHITE-RUMPED
SANDPIPER, 1
DUNLIN, 1 PECTORAL SANDPIPER, 1 WHIMBREL and 1 AMERICAN PIPIT.
On the 14th at Napatree Point in Westerly, 3 COMMON LOON, 190 DOUBLE-CRESTED
CORMORANT, 26 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, 1 PIPING PLOVER, 14 AMERICAN
OYSTERCATCHER, 1 SPOTTED SANDPIPER, 2 WHIMBREL, 8 RUDDY TURNSTONE, 2 RED KNOT, 7
WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER,
and 3 LEAST TERN.
At Arnold's Mills Reservoir in Cumberland on the 11th a LESSER BLACK-BACKED
GULL was found along with a WILSON'S SNIPE, 4 PECTORAL SANDPIPER and 2
WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER. A COMMON RAVEN was also seen nearby.
At the Switch Road turf farms in Chariho, 11 AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER were
found in the plowed field on the 13th.
Finally, on a dedicated pelagic out of Galilee Harbor, to about 30 miles
south of Block Island, 1 SABINE'S GULL, 2 NORTHERN GANNET, 27 WILSON'S
STORM-PETREL, 2 RED-NECKED PHALAROPE, 1 RED PHALAROPE, 1 BLACK TERN and 3 CORY'S
SHEARWATER.
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 15, 2005
* RIRI0509.15
- Birds mentioned:
Caspian Tern
CONNECTICUT WARBLER
Northern Parula
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Bay-breasted Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Blue-headed Vireo
Yellow-throated Vireo
PHILADELPHIA VIREO
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Purple Finch
Dark-eyed Junco
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Hermit Thrush
Indigo Bunting
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Warbling Vireo
YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT
Savannah Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
MARBLED GODWIT
American Golden Plover
Black-bellied Plover
Piping Plover
Western Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper
Dunlin
Pectoral Sandpiper
Whimbrel
American Pipit
Common Loon
Double-crested Cormorant
American Oystercatcher
Spotted Sandpiper
Ruddy Turnstone
Red Knot
Least Tern
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL
Wilson's Snipe
COMMON RAVEN
SABINE'S GULL
Northern Gannet
Wilson's Storm Petrel
RED-NECKED PHALAROPE
RED PHALAROPE
Black Tern
Cory's Shearwater
date: September 15, 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
15th, 2005. This report covers the period from September 9th to September 15th
and will be updated again on the 22nd.
Several CASPIAN TERN were observed this week. The second week in September is
their usual departure date. One was seen on the 12th at Quonochontaug, and 4
were seen at Third Beach Restoration Area on the 13th.
The Northwest winds over the weekend brought a small wave of passerine
migrants to our area. In Glocester, in the George Washington Management Area and
adjoining Pulaski Park a CONNECTICUT WARBLER was found on the 11th. Other
warblers found that day included: 7 NORTHERN PARULA, 2 CHESTNUT-SIDED, 3 MAGNOLIA,
3 BLACK-THROATED BLUE, 3 BAY-BREASTED, 4 BLACKBURNIAN, and 118 BLACKPOLL.
Also: 6 BLUE-HEADED VIREO, 1 YELLOW-THROATED VIREO, 1 PHILADELPHIA VIREO, 40
RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH, 1 PURPLE FINCH and the first DARK-EYED JUNCO.
On the 10th along Rams Tail Road in Foster, 1 YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, 1
BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER, 1 BLUE-HEADED VIREO, 1 HERMIT THRUSH and 6 RED-BREASTED
NUTHATCH.
A PHILADELPHIA VIREO was found at Rome Point in North Kingston on the 13th.
At Walker's Farm in Barrington on the 11th, 1 PURPLE FINCH, 6 INDIGO BUNTING,
4 ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK and 1 WARBLING VIREO. A YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT, 1
SAVANNAH SPARROW, and a LINCOLN'S SPARROW were found on the 15th.
Three MARBLED GODWIT are lingering on the flats at the Charlestown Breachway.
Other sightings this week included: 1 AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER, 6
BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, 1 PIPING PLOVER, 2 WESTERN SANDPIPER, 5 WHITE-RUMPED
SANDPIPER, 1
DUNLIN, 1 PECTORAL SANDPIPER, 1 WHIMBREL and 1 AMERICAN PIPIT.
On the 14th at Napatree Point in Westerly, 3 COMMON LOON, 190 DOUBLE-CRESTED
CORMORANT, 26 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, 1 PIPING PLOVER, 14 AMERICAN
OYSTERCATCHER, 1 SPOTTED SANDPIPER, 2 WHIMBREL, 8 RUDDY TURNSTONE, 2 RED KNOT, 7
WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER,
and 3 LEAST TERN.
At Arnold's Mills Reservoir in Cumberland on the 11th a LESSER BLACK-BACKED
GULL was found along with a WILSON'S SNIPE, 4 PECTORAL SANDPIPER and 2
WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER. A COMMON RAVEN was also seen nearby.
At the Switch Road turf farms in Chariho, 11 AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER were
found in the plowed field on the 13th.
Finally, on a dedicated pelagic out of Galilee Harbor, to about 30 miles
south of Block Island, 1 SABINE'S GULL, 2 NORTHERN GANNET, 27 WILSON'S
STORM-PETREL, 2 RED-NECKED PHALAROPE, 1 RED PHALAROPE, 1 BLACK TERN and 3 CORY'S
SHEARWATER.
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