- RBA
* Rhode Island
* Statewide
* August 11, 2005
* RIRI0508.11
- Birds mentioned:
ROYAL TERN
WILSON'S PHALAROPE
BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER
Semipalmated Plover
White-rumped Sandpiper
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Lesser Yellowlegs
Ruddy Turnstone
Black Tern
Foster's Tern
Black-bellied Plover
Western Sandpiper
Sanderling
Common Tern
Piping Plover
American Oystercatcher
Greater Yellowlegs
Willet
Spotted Sandpiper
Red Knot
Short-billed Dowitcher
Roseate Tern
Least Tern
Little Blue Heron
Laughing Gull
Bonaparte's Gull
Red-necked Grebe
Whimbrel
BLACK VULTURE
Greater Shearwater
Wilson's Storm Petrel
date: August 11, 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 August 11th,
2005. This report covers the period from August 5th to August 11th, and will
be updated again on August 18th.
Shorebird sightings predominate again this week.
Observations from the Charlestown Breachway include 1 ROYAL TERN and a
WILSON'S PHALAROPE on the 5th, and a BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER on the 11th. High
counts of Other more regular birds seen here this week include: 245 SEMIPALMATED
PLOVER, 5 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, 200 SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER, 1 PECTORAL
SANDPIPER, 27 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, 14 PIPING PLOVER, 23 RUDDY TURNSTONE, 2 BLACK TERN,
1 FORSTER'S TERN, 10 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, 1 WESTERN SANDPIPER, 1 WHIMBREL,
66 SANDERLING, and approximately 300 COMMON TERN.
At Napatree Point in Westerly on the 6th: 5 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, 195
SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, 2 PIPING PLOVER, 2 AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER, 6 GREATER YELLOWLEGS,
4 WILLET, 14 SPOTTED SANDPIPER, 135 RUDDY TURNSTONE, 1 RED KNOT, 160
SANDERLING, 1
WESTERN SANDPIPER, 300 SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER, 2 ROSEATE TERN, 120 COMMON
TERN and 5 LEAST TERN.
On the 5th at Wickford Marsh, 3 LITTLE BLUE HERON.
LAUGHING GULL numbers are building at Third beach Restoration Area in
Middletown with between 400 and 500 being reported. Four BONAPARTE'S GULL, 1 BLACK
TERN, 1 WESTERN SANDPIPER and a PECTORAL SANDPIPER were reported along with the
more common shorebirds this week.
The breeding plumaged RED-NECKED GREBE continues at Ninigret Pond in
Charlestown.
On the 5th at Andy's Way on Block Island, a WHIMBREL was observed.
A BLACK VULTURE was seen in South Kingston on the 6th.
Finally, on the Audubon Society of Rhode Island Shark Safari out of Galilee,
12 miles southeast of Block Island, 1 GREATER SHEARWATER and 40 WILSON'S
STORM-PETREL were found on the 8th.
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 11, 2005
* RIRI0508.11
- Birds mentioned:
ROYAL TERN
WILSON'S PHALAROPE
BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER
Semipalmated Plover
White-rumped Sandpiper
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Lesser Yellowlegs
Ruddy Turnstone
Black Tern
Foster's Tern
Black-bellied Plover
Western Sandpiper
Sanderling
Common Tern
Piping Plover
American Oystercatcher
Greater Yellowlegs
Willet
Spotted Sandpiper
Red Knot
Short-billed Dowitcher
Roseate Tern
Least Tern
Little Blue Heron
Laughing Gull
Bonaparte's Gull
Red-necked Grebe
Whimbrel
BLACK VULTURE
Greater Shearwater
Wilson's Storm Petrel
date: August 11, 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 August 11th,
2005. This report covers the period from August 5th to August 11th, and will
be updated again on August 18th.
Shorebird sightings predominate again this week.
Observations from the Charlestown Breachway include 1 ROYAL TERN and a
WILSON'S PHALAROPE on the 5th, and a BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER on the 11th. High
counts of Other more regular birds seen here this week include: 245 SEMIPALMATED
PLOVER, 5 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, 200 SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER, 1 PECTORAL
SANDPIPER, 27 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, 14 PIPING PLOVER, 23 RUDDY TURNSTONE, 2 BLACK TERN,
1 FORSTER'S TERN, 10 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, 1 WESTERN SANDPIPER, 1 WHIMBREL,
66 SANDERLING, and approximately 300 COMMON TERN.
At Napatree Point in Westerly on the 6th: 5 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, 195
SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, 2 PIPING PLOVER, 2 AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER, 6 GREATER YELLOWLEGS,
4 WILLET, 14 SPOTTED SANDPIPER, 135 RUDDY TURNSTONE, 1 RED KNOT, 160
SANDERLING, 1
WESTERN SANDPIPER, 300 SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER, 2 ROSEATE TERN, 120 COMMON
TERN and 5 LEAST TERN.
On the 5th at Wickford Marsh, 3 LITTLE BLUE HERON.
LAUGHING GULL numbers are building at Third beach Restoration Area in
Middletown with between 400 and 500 being reported. Four BONAPARTE'S GULL, 1 BLACK
TERN, 1 WESTERN SANDPIPER and a PECTORAL SANDPIPER were reported along with the
more common shorebirds this week.
The breeding plumaged RED-NECKED GREBE continues at Ninigret Pond in
Charlestown.
On the 5th at Andy's Way on Block Island, a WHIMBREL was observed.
A BLACK VULTURE was seen in South Kingston on the 6th.
Finally, on the Audubon Society of Rhode Island Shark Safari out of Galilee,
12 miles southeast of Block Island, 1 GREATER SHEARWATER and 40 WILSON'S
STORM-PETREL were found on the 8th.
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