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* RBA
* Rhode Island
* Statewide 
* October 19, 2007
*  RIRI0710.19
 
- Birds mentioned:
LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER
Sora
White-rumped  Sandpiper
Dunlin
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Pectoral  Sandpiper
Short-billed Dowitcher
Wilson's Snipe
American Golden  Plover
Black-bellied Plover
Snow Goose
Northern Pintail
Northern  Shoveler
Ruddy Duck
Pied-billed Grebe
American Coot
Eastern  meadowlark
Marsh Wren
Merlin
American Kestrel
American  Pipit
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
GRAY-CHEEKED/BICKNELL'S  THRUSH
Black-throated Green Warble
Palm Warbler
Yellow-billed  Cuckoo
Indigo Bunting
White-crowned Sparrow
MARBLED GODWIT
American  Oystercatcher
Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow
"Ipswich" Savannah  Sparrow
CLAY-COLORED SPARROW 
Swainson's Thrush
Yellow-throated Vireo  
Blue-headed Vireo
Wilson's Warbler
Lincoln's Sparrow
Peregrine  Falcon
Pine Siskin
 
    date: October 19,  ex- 55 
to report: email to: _DLSaint AT aol.com_ (mailto:DLSaint AT aol.com) 
coverage: statewide
compiler: Janice  St.Jean
transcriber: Janice St.Jean (_DLSaint AT aol_ (mailto:DLSaint AT aol) )
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Welcome to the Audubon Society of Rhode Island's bird alert for October  19,  
2007.  This report covers the period  from October 13th to  October 19th, and 
will be updated again on the 25th.
 
The low water level and overall good habitat at Trustom Pond NWR attracted  
some interesting birds this week, the most notable was a LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER 

found on the 13th, and reported again on the 16th.  This bird was seen and  
heard calling at Otter Point.  Other sightings included: 1 SORA, 5  
WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, 20 DUNLIN. 5 SEMIPALMATED SANDIPERS, 1 LEAST SANDPIPER, 
7 

PECTORAL SANDPIPER, 2 SHORT-BILLED DOWTICHERS, 1 WILSON'S SNIPE, 2 AMERICAN 
GOLDEN 

PLOVER, 7 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, 1 SNOW GOOSE, 6 NORTHERN  PINTAIL, 11 
NORTHERN SHOVELER, 87 RUDDY DUCKS, 36 PIED-BILLED GREBES, 103 AMERICAN COOT, 2 

EASTERN MEADOWLARKS, 4 MARSH WRENS, 1 MERLIN, 1 AMERICAN KESTRAL, 50 AMERICAN 

PIPITS, 1 YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER,  1  GRAY-CHEEKED/BICKNELL'S THRUSH, 1 
BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER, 4 PALM WARBLERS, 1 YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO, 2 INDIGO 

BUNTINGS, and 4 WHITE-CROWNED  SPARROWS. 
 
At Napatree Point in Westerly on the 18th: 1 MARBLED GODWIT was  observed  
along with 28 AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHERS, 3 NELSON'S SHARP-TAILED  SPARROWS, 1 
WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW and 1 "Ipswich" SAVANNAH SPARROW.
 
Just north of Sachuest NWR Saltmarsh in Middletown on the 18th, 1  
CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was reported along with a WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW. On the 
16th, at 

Third Beach, 1 "Ipswich" SAVANNAH SPARROW was reported. 
 
On the 18th, a SWAINSON'S THRUSH was found at Potter Woods in South  Kingston.
 
At Miantonomi Park in Newport on the 16th: 1 YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, 1  
YELLOW-THROATED and 1 BLUE-HEADED VIREO, 1 BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER and 1 

WILSON'S WARBLER were found.
 
At Avondale Farm Preserve in Westerly on the 13th, 1 LINCOLN'S SPARROW, and  
1 NELSON'S SHARP-TAILED SPARROW were found. 
 
Two PEREGRINE FALCONS were seen in Pawtucket on the 15th.
 
Finally, PINE SISKINS were recorded at feeders in Charlestown and South  
Kingstown.
 
Audubon is going to a new phone system, and at this time, there is no  
working phone number to report bird sightings.
 
That's all for this week, thank you for calling and good birding!
 
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Hello Everyone,
 
My friend Rebecca Raymond gave me a call today (10/19/07) while she was out on 
a botany class field trip at Succotash and described how her classmate, Zack 
Sevarino, just picked up (literally) a rail. She gave me a good description of 
a YELLOW RAIL. Someone in the class took some photos with their cell phone and 
hopefully those will be forwarded to me this weekend. She just called back 
after looking at a field guide and confirms that it was a Yellow. I'll try to 
post the pictures somewhere when I get them. Good birding, 

 
Christian Nunes
Boulder, CO
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Napatree point in Westerly: 1 MARBLED GODWIT, 28 AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHERS, 3  
NELSON'S SHARP-TAILED SPARROWS, 1 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW and 1 "Ipswich" 
SAVANNAH  SPARROW.
 
The Marbled Godwit was on the inside of the "hook" and was moving around  
feeding with Dunlin, Greater Yellowlegs and Semipalmated Plovers. It was still 

there when I left about 9:30.  
 
Jan St.Jean
Chepachet, RI



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   Today in Potter Wood in Kingston, Blue-headed Viero, Swainsons 
Thrush and many Golden-crown Kinglets. Also a Red-bellied 
woodpecker.Good birding, Kathy Patric

Tues Oct 16th at the Cumberland Monastery, Cumberland:
A large flock of Yellow-rumped Warblers.

Walter Bosse
Cumberland

This report is for Sachuest Point NWR, Sunday October 14, 2007.

I only had time today to survey the salt marsh in the morning 
and Ocean View Loop in midday.  

The migrating seaducks haven't arrived yet but could be here 
any day.  Yellow-rumped warblers are back!  They are easily 
seen and heard in thickets all over the refuge.  Savannah 
sparrows were active at the salt marsh and in the thickets 
along the bay side of Sachuest Point Road.  The harrier was 
active again today, but beyond that things were quiet.

Here are the reports.


Ocean View Loop -- 11:45-1:00pm, 10-80% cloud (highly variable), 
	temp 59, wind W 5-11.5mph, 1/4 tide and rising.  

  Canada Goose			10  (flyover, heading north)
  Common Eider			22  (RI Sound)
  Double-crested Cormorant	 5  (RI Sound)
  Northern Harrier		 1  (visible all over)
  Ring-billed Gull		 5
  Herring Gull			19
  Great Black-backed Gull	 4
  American Crow			 4
  Yellow-rumped Warbler		 7
  Song Sparrow			 1
  Dark-eyed Junco		 3


Sachuest Salt Marsh -- 10:00-10:45, bright skies w/80% cloud.  
	temp 56, wind WNW 5.5-7mph, high tide.  
	Olympic Trials were still going on, so lots of activity 
	in parking lot and in Bay.

  Double-crested Cormorant	  6
  Great Blue Heron		  1
  Northern Harrier		  1
  Greater Yellowlegs		  1
  Laughing Gull			202
  Ring-billed Gull		191
  Herring Gull			 28
  Great Black-backed Gull	 19
  American Crow			  2
  Savannah Sparrow		  3


Happy Birding!

Bruce Larson
bruce.r.larson AT verizon.net
Milton, MA

I was privileged to take part in this past Sunday's record breaking
Saw-whet Owl banding lead by Strickland Wheelock. Of course, I
documented the event with photos.

Here's the link ...

http://picasaweb.google.com/michellelynnsts/SawWhetOwlBanding

Enjoy!!!

Michelle St.Sauveur
Coventry, RI

Cathy Gim and I conducted the first winter waterfowl survey of the year at  
Trustom Pond NWR.  We have never started this early before, and the water  
level is quite low providing good habitat. The number of species seen today was 

78.  Highlights and waterfowl numbers:
 
1 immature SNOW GOOSE
155 Canada Goose
40 Green-winged Teal
2 Blue-winged Teal
63 American Black Duck
79 Mallard
6 Northern Pintail
11 Northern Shoveler
18 Gadwall
99 Am Wigeon
4 Ring-necked Duck
6 Greater Scaup
3 Hooded Merganser
87 Ruddy Duck
33 Pied-billed grebe
103 American Coot
 
Shorebirds: 1 LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER, (seen at Otter Point, and heard  
calling) 1 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, 20 DUNLIN. 5 SEMIPALMATED SANDIPERS, 1 LEAST 

SANDPIPER, 5 PECTORAL SANDPIPER, 1 WILSON'S SNIPE, 2 GREATER YELLOWLEGS, 2  
AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER, 7 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER.
 
Other birds: 1 SORA, 2 EASTERN MEADOWLARK, 4 MARSH WREN, 1 MERLIN, 1 AM  
KESTRAL, 2 NORTHERN HARRIER, 50+ AMERICAN PIPITS, 1 BLACK-THROATED GREEN 
WARBLER, 

2 COMMON YELLOWTHROATS, 4 PALM WARBLERS, 1 RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, 1  
YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO, (near the maintenance building), 4 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS 
and 

SONG, WHITE-THROATED, SAVANNAH and dozens of SWAMP SPARROWS.  
 
Jan St.Jean
Chepachet, RI
 
 
 



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On ASRI Kimball Wildlife Refuge Tuesday group walk at
Westerly Land Trust's Avondale Farm Preserve:   2
Osprey, 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk, 1 Red-tailed Hawk, 2
Northern Flickers, ~10 Eastern Phoebes, a number of
Tree Swallows, Ruby-crowned Kinglets, Yellow-rumped
Warblers, Palm Warblers, Savannah Sparrows, Song
Sparrows, Swamp Sparrows, White-throated Sparrows,
White-crowned Sparrows, 1 Dark-eyed Junco and other
more common field and woodland species.  Numbers of
White-crowned Sparrows were high in comparison to
other Sparrow species.

Phil Budlong, Westerly


       

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It was a good day in my Charlestown yard yesterday.

Juncos (arrived a week ago)
WT Sparrows (arrived a week ago)
YR Warblers (MANY!)
Field Sparrow
White Crowned Sparrow
Pine Siskins
(2) RB Nuthatches

Nancy Harvey
Charlestown, RI

Two Peregrine falcony's at home on the tower of Pawtucket city hall



Raymond Marr jr
Pawtucket
rmarr2 AT cox.net

Birding this morning at Trustom Pond NWR, Matunuck,
with Fred Griffith, Bob Jones, Paul L'Etoile, Mary Jo
Murray, Kathy Patric, Phil Rusch, Sandy Saunders,
Chris Sidler and Scott Tsagarakis:   36 Pied-billed
Grebes, ~300 flyover Double-crested Cormorants, 1
GREAT CORMORANT, 2 Great Blue Herons, Turkey Vultures,
3 flyby Brant, Wood Ducks, Gadwall, American Wigeon,
Blue-winged Teal, 9 Northern Shovelers, Northern
Pintail, Green-winged Teal, Greater and Lesser Scaup,
129 Ruddy Ducks, 2 Ospreys, Northern Harriers,
Sharp-shinned Hawks, Cooper's Hawks, Red-tailed Hawk,
100+ American Coot, Black-bellied Plover, 2 AMERICAN
GOLDEN PLOVERS, 7 Semipalmated Plovers, Greater and
Lesser Yellowlegs, 4 Semipalmated Sandpipers, 2 Least
Sandpipers, 5 White-rumped Sandpipers, 7 Pectoral
Sandpipers, Dunlin, 2 Short-billed Dowitchers, 1
LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER, 1 Wilson's Snipe, 1
Yellow-billed Cuckoo, 1 Cuckoo sp. (heard), Belted
Kingfisher, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Northern Flicker
(heard),  Eastern Phoebes, 3 Blue-headed Vireos,
Red-eyed Vireo, a number of Tree Swallows, 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch, 1 Brown Creeper, Golden-crowned
and Ruby-crowned Kinglets, 1 GRAY-CHEEKED/BICKNELL'S
THRUSH sp., 1 AMERICAN PIPIT,  1 Northern Parula,
numbers of Yellow-rumped Warblers, Common
Yellowthroat, Swamp and White-throated Sparrows, 2
Indigo Buntings and other common woodland species.

Birding this afternoon at Ninigret Park, Charlestown,
with Linda Gardrel, Fred Griffith, Kathy Patric, Sandy
Saunders, Chris Sidler and Scott Tsagarakis:   Turkey
Vultures, Sharp-shinned Hawks, Cooper's Hawk,
Red-tailed Hawk, numbers of Yellow-rumped Warblers,
Field and Savannah Sparrows.

Phil Budlong, Westerly


 
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* RBA
* Rhode Island
* Statewide 
* October 12, 2007
*  RIRI0710.12
 
- Birds mentioned:
PACIFIC LOON 
NORTHERN FULMAR 
BLUE  GROSBEAK
American Golden Plover
CONNECTICUT WARBLER 
Lincoln's  Sparrow
Rusty Blackbird
YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON
Bay-breasted  Warbler
CLAY-COLORED SPARROW 
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Ruby-crowned  Kinglet
WESTERN KINGBIRD
MOURNING WARBLER 
Chipping  Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Indigo Bunting
Eastern  Meadowlark
Bobolink
Nashville Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Field  Sparrow
COMMON MOORHEN
Pied-billed Grebe
Solitary Sandpiper
Wilson's  Snipe
Brown Thrasher
Stilt Sandpiper
Greater Yellowlegs
White-rumped  Sandpiper
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Dunlin
Pectoral Sandpiper
Scarlet  tanager
Black-throated Green Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
American  pipit
Black-bellied Plover
Semipalmated Plover
Piping Plover
Ruddy  Turnstone
American Kestrel
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
Sharp-shinned  Hawk
Bald Eagle
Pine Siskin
 
    date: October 12,  ex- 55 
to report: email to: _DLSaint AT aol.com_ (mailto:DLSaint AT aol.com) 
coverage: statewide
compiler: Janice  St.Jean
transcriber: Janice St.Jean (_DLSaint AT aol_ (mailto:DLSaint AT aol) )
_www.asri.org_ (http://www.asri.org/) 
 
Welcome to the Audubon Society of Rhode Island's bird alert for October  12,  
2007.  This report covers the period  from October 4th to  October 12th, and 
will be updated again on the 18th..  
 
The PACIFIC LOON found near Ballard's Beach Club on Block Island was seen  
until the 6th.  It was looked for after that day, but not re-located.   On the 
3rd, a NORTHERN FULMAR was seen and photographed from the Block Island ferry. 

Other sightings from Block Island  included: 1 BLUE GROSBEAK  and an AMERICAN 
GOLDEN PLOVER on the 3rd,  a CONNECTICUT WARBLER on the  8th, and 4 LINCOLN'S 
SPARROWS, 7 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS, 1 YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON,  1 BAY-BREASTED 
WARBLER, and a CLAY-COLORED SPARROW were also found.   Numbers of RED-BREASTED 
NUTHATCHES and RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS were observed on  the Island.
 
A WESTERN KINGBIRD was found on the 9th at Camp Cronin Fishing Area in  
Narraganset.  
 
On the 6th at At Avondale Farm Preserve in Westerly,  1  MOURNING  WARBLER 
was reported, and on the 12th, 1 CLAY-COLORED SPARROW, 1 CHIPPING  SPARROW, 6 
WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS, 3 INDIGO BUNTINGS, 1 RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH, 1 EASTERN 

MEADOWLARK, 1 BOBOLONK, 1 NASHVILLE WARBLE and 1  PRAIRIE WARBLER were 
observed.
 
Along Matunuck Schoolhouse Road in South Kingston, seen near the horse  farm, 
on the 12th, 1 BLUE GROSBEAK, 1 CLAY-COLORED SPARROW, 1 FIELD SPARROW and  4 
WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS.
 
Trustom Pond in South Kingston was recently breached, leaving considerable  
exposed mudflats for shorebirds.  On the 6th, 1 COMMON MOORHEN was reported  
along with 10 PIED-BILLED GREBES, 
1 AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER, 1 SOLITARY SANDPIPER, 11 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS, 3  
WILSON'S SNIPE, 3 BROWN THRASHERS and 1 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW. On the 12th, at 

Otter Point: 1 STILT SANDPIPER, 3 GREATER YELLOWLEGS, 1 WHITE-RUMPED  
SANDPIPER, 3 SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS and 93 DUNLIN.
 
An AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER and 3 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS were recorded on the  
turf fields at Heaton Orchard Road in Richmond on the 12th.
 
Also on the 12th, at South Shore Management Area along Moonstone Beach  Road, 
1 SCARLET TANAGER, 1 BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER, 1 MAGNOLIA WARBLER and  20 
AMERICAN PIPITS.
 
On the 6th at the Charleston Breachway, Ninigret pond tidal flats,  35  
BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS,  50 SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS, 6 PIPING PLOVERS,  35  
SEMIPALMATED SANPIPERS, 1 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, 60 DUNLIN, 1 RUDDY TURNSTONE, 
1 

AMERICAN KESTREL, 2 MERLINS, 1 PEREGRINE FALCON and 1 SHARP-SHINNED HAWK. On 
the 

8th,  1 PECTORAL SANDPIPER and 1 PIPING PLOVER were  noted.
 
A BALD EAGLE was seen in Providence on the 9th.
 
Finally, there were reports of single PINE SISKINS from Portsmouth and  
Westerly this past week.
 
Audubon is going to a new phone system, and at this time, there is no  
working phone number to report bird sightings.
 
That's all for this week, thank you for calling and good birding!
 
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Avondale Farm Preserve in Westerly: 1 CLAY-COLORED SPARRIW, 1 CHIPPING  
SPARROW, 6 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS, numbers of SWAMP, SAVANNAH, SONG, and  
WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS, 3 INDIGO BUNTINGS, 1 EASTERN MEADOWLARK, 1 BOBOLONK, 1 

NASHVILLE WARBLER, 1 PRAIRIE WARBLER, 4 COMMON YELLOWTHROATS, 20+ PALM 
WARBLERS. 

 
Along Matunuck Schoolhouse Road in South Kingston, seen at the horse farm,  
along the driveway, near the open gate, at number 501, (birds seen from near 
the gate, looking down the driveway and along the hedgerow, the place is posted 

No  Hunting) 1 BLUE GROSBEAK, 1 CLAY-COLORED SPARROW, 1 FIELD SPARROW, 4  
WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS and numbers of SAVANNAH SPARROWS.
 
At Trustom Pond, at Otter Point, 1 STILT SANDPIPER, 3 GREATER YELLOWLEGS, 1  
WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, 3 SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS and 93 DUNLIN.  There  were 
over 20 PIED-BILLED GREBES, 2 NORTHERN PINTAIL and both BLUE-WINGED and  
GREEN-WINGED TEAL.
 
At Heaton Orchard Road in Richmond, 1 AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER and 3 PECTORAL  
SANDPIPERS.  
 
At South Shore Management Area along Moonstone Beach Road, 1 SCARLET  
TANAGER, 1 BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER, 1 MAGNOLIA WARBLER and 20 + AMERICAN 
PIPITS 

 
The Clay-colored Sparrow at Avondale was near the stone wall near the house  
when I first found it, and when I left, the bird was on the wire fence  along 
the garden near the horse barn.  
 
I just lucked into the Blue Grosbeak, I was driving slowly down the road  and 
saw lots of sparrows darting into the hedgerow there, so I stopped to check  
it out,.  I heard the "chink" sound of the Grosbeak and it hopped up to the  
top of the low bush. Then the Clay-colored was out in the open further down. 

This must be a very good year for Clay-colored Sparrows and  White-crowned 
Sparrows.
 
Jan St.Jean
Chepachet, RI



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On my morning bike ride today I found an American Bittern along Ocean Road
in Narragansett near the second pond south of Aunt Carrie's.  I put it off
on the shoulder in case anyone is interested in a museum specimen.

Bruce Kindseth
Pt. Judith

I was on Block Island from Monday night to Thursday.  The Pacific Loon  was 
looked for several times each day, but it was not found.  A CONNECTICUT  
WARBLER was seen at the North End on Monday by Patty O'Neil.  Warbler  species 
totaled 13: single NASHVILLE, NORTHERN PARULA, MAGNOLIA, PRAIRIE, BAY-BREASTED, 

several BLACKPOLL, BLACK-THROATED BLUE, BLACK-THROATED GREEN,  PINE, PALM and 
BLACK-AND-WHITE.  Single RED-EYED VIREO and BLUE-HEADED  VIREO.  The most 
numerous species was RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH and 
YELOW-RUMPED 

WARBLER.  There were  also many WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS seen at the North end 
and various other places  on the island.  Also: 4 LINCOLN'S SPARROWS and 7 
RUSTY BLACKBIRDS, a few  BROWN CREEPERS and GOLDEN CROWNED KINGLETS.   One 
YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON and 3 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERONS were found in the 
pond 

behind the  power station.  The marsh had 2 SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS, many  
BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS and SANDERLINGS, but little else.  Several MERLINS  and 
PEREGRINES were found. A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was found on the southwest side 
of 

the island.  Unfavorable winds and wind and rain made for  slow birding.
 
Jan St.Jean
Chepachet, RI



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On ASRI Tuesday group walk this morning led by Mary Jo
Murray at Camp Cronin, Point Judith:   Ruddy
Turnstones, Sanderling, Semipalmated Sandpiper,
Eastern Phoebe, WESTERN KINGBIRD, Ruby-crowned
Kinglet, White-throated Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow
and Junco.

At Scarborough SB, Narragansett:   Common Eiders,
American Kestrel, Black-bellied Plover, Semipalmated
Plovers, Sanderlings, Laughing Gull and an adult
White-crowned Sparrow.

At Succotash Marsh MA, East Matunuck:  4 Great Blue
Herons, 12 Great Egrets, 3 Greater Yellowlegs, Dunlin,
Laughing Gulls, 2 Belted Kingfishers, Eastern Phoebe
and a Ruby-crowned Kinglet.

Shore bird numbers were dramatically down from
previous recent visits to these locations.

Phil Budlong, Westerly


       

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Hi all,

Many members of this group have inquired in recent months about the 
status of my book about New England's rarest wildlife, and Michelle 
has encouraged me to post an update.  I'm pleased to report that the 
book, called "Golden Wings & Hairy Toes: Encounters with New 
England's Most Imperiled Wildlife," is finally done and available in 
bookstores and online.  It's published by University Press of New 
England.  

For those exclusively interested in birds, it includes chapters on 
Bicknell's thrush, golden-winged warbler and roseate tern -- the 
latter with a photo taken by Michelle.  But it also features lynx, 
right whale, burying beetles, Indiana bats, Karner blue butterflies, 
Atlantic salmon, and a half dozen other plants and animals.  Those 
interested in more details can visit www.toddmcleish.com.  Thanks to 
the RI birding community for your encouragement through the two-year 
process of researching and writing it.  I appreciate your enthusiasm.

Todd McLeish
Burrillville

 On Saturday, October 13th, a photo presentation will be given at
Sachuest Point's Visitors Center at 10 AM. The presentation is hosted
by Sachuest volunteer Cheryl Grove and will feature the work of 5
local wildlife photographer (all whom are members of this group)
including in no particular order ... Bruce Larson, Mark Neudorfer,
Michael Tucker, Pat Molloy, and myself. 
 I hope you'll find the time to attend and to show your support for
our refuge system and local artists. 

Michelle St.Sauveur
Coventry, RI 

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The Pacific Loon was off of the Old Harbor breakwater on Block Island
between 9:00 and 10:00 this morning.

This afternoon at the Avondale Preserve in Westerly, 11 flyover
Peregrine Falcons, 2 American Kestrels, 6 Sharp-shinned Hawks, 1
Cooper's Hawk, 4 Northern Harriers, 6 Osprey, 30+ Palm Warblers and 1
White-crowned Sparrow.

I posted a distant photo of the Pacific Loon and a couple of photos of
the Avondale Peregrine Falcons here:

http://www.intergate.com/~pletoile/misc_2007

Yesterday (10/5) at the Ninigret Pond tidal flats at the Charlestown
Breachway, 35 Black-bellied Plovers, 50 Semipalmated Plovers, 6 Piping
Plovers, 35 Semipalmated Sandpipers, 1 White-rumped Sandpiper, 60
Dunlin, 5 Greater Yellowlegs, 1 Ruddy Turnstone, 1 American Kestrel, 2
Merlin, 1 Peregrine Falcon, 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk and 1 Common Loon.  I
believe this is the same loon that had a fish lure embedded in its
breast earlier in the year.  It seems to have healed and it is now
quite tame.  I posted a photo of it here:

http://www.intergate.com/~pletoile/Charlestown_Breachway_2007


Paul L'Etoile,
South Kingstown, RI

Birding this morning with Mary Jo Murray, Carlos
Pedro, Jorge Pereira, Sandy Saunders and Chris Sidler
at Trustom Pond NWR, Matunuck:   10 Pied-billed
Grebes, Gadwalls, American Wigeons, Blue-winged Teal,
Northern Pintails, Green-winged Teal, Greater and
Lesser Scaup, 30+ Ruddy Ducks, 2 Ospreys, 2 Northern
Harriers, Sharp-shinned Hawks, Cooper's Hawk, Merlin,
COMMON MOORHEN, American Coot, AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER,
Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs, Solitary Sandpiper,
Least Sandpiper, 11 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS, Short-billed
Dowitcher, 3 WILSON'S SNIPE, BARRED OWL [seen], Belted
Kingfisher, Red-bellied Woodpecker [heard], Northern
Flickers [heard], 4 Eastern Phoebes, BLUE-HEADED
VIREO, Red-eyed Vireos,  flight of Blue Jays, a few
Tree Swallows, 3 Brown Thrashers, Yellow-rumped
Warblers, Pine Warblers, Blackpoll Warblers,
Black-and-white Warbler, Common Yellowthroats,
WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW and other common woodland
species.
Trustom Pond has been breached and is considerably
lower than in recent years, leaving considerable
exposed space for shorebirds.

At Avondale Farm Preserve, Westerly:   Sharp-shinned
Hawk, Cooper's Hawk, 2 Northern Flickers, 50+ Palm
Warblers, MOURNING WARBLER, Song Sparrows and SWAMP
SPARROWS.

Phil Budlong, Westerly


       

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The annual BIRDER'S TOUR OF THE COLLECTION OF THE WORCESTER ART MUSUEM will
be SATURDAY OCTOBER 20 AT 2PM.

SEE: http://www.worcesterart.org/Events/tours_month.html

For details and directions to the musuem.

Bring your European field guides and we will look at 4,000 years of birds in
art, from Ancient Egypt to Modernism, from MesoAmerica to the Dutch
Republic. Dress the part, bring your bins, or clomp around the galleries in
wellies! This will be the easiest way to tick Purple Swamphen on your MA
list TRUST ME. This is also one of the few trips in which I get to hand out
the trip list BEFORE we start.

What a lot of us do is bird some choice spot in Central MA (like Quabbin)
for the morning and then head over to WAM for the tour. The musuem also has
a nice place to have have lunch.

Hope to see you there!

Mark Lynch
teacher and docent at the Worcester Art Museum
moa.lynch AT verizon.net

The annual BIRDER'S TOUR OF THE COLLECTION OF THE WORCESTER ART MUSUEM will
be SATURDAY OCTOBER 20 AT 2PM.

SEE: http://www.worcesterart.org/Events/tours_month.html

For details and directions to the musuem.

Bring your European field guides and we will look at 4,000 years of birds in
art, from Ancient Egypt to Modernism, from MesoAmerica to the Dutch
Republic. Dress the part, bring your bins, or clomp around the galleries in
wellies! This will be the easiest way to tick Purple Swamphen on your MA
list TRUST ME. This is also one of the few trips in which I get to hand out
the trip list BEFORE we start.

What a lot of us do is bird some choice spot in Central MA (like Quabbin)
for the morning and then head over to WAM for the tour. The musuem also has
a nice place to have have lunch.

Hope to see you there!

Mark Lynch
teacher and docent at the Worcester Art Museum
moa.lynch AT verizon.net

The Pacific Loon was present in the late morning today, but it was moving
around quite a bit and feeding over a large area.  It was moving across the
whole area between the beach club and the breakwater.  Hopefully it will
stick around for a little while.  I took some terrible video of the bird,
but need to figure out some way to get it online (any suggestions?).  Other
than that, today was some of the slowest birding I've had on the island.

On the 3PM boat trip back, Hugh Willoughby, Ed Slattery, Jack Sullivan, and
I observed a light morph Northern Fulmar.  If it hadn't been so close to the
boat, the fog would've have eaten the bird right up.  I took some pictures
of this nearly all gray bird which fit in with its surroundings quite
nicely.  One is posted at:  http://www.pbase.com/petercapob/image/.

Good Birding,

Peter Capobianco
Riverside, RI

I am finalizing the selection of framed prints I will include in my
Birds of the Americas 2007 exhibit that will take place at the Boston
Nature Center later this month.  The exhibit will include images from
coastal, Andean and rain forest sections of Peru as well as images
from my adopted New England. There will be a formal reception on
opening day, October 20 from 2PM to 4PM.    Hope to see you there!

I have added a few more rain forest images to the Peruvian side of my
collection including a cool looking Long-billed Creeper and a King
Vulture perched deep in the rain forest.  You can see these images
here if you can not attend the exhibit.

http://www.pbase.com/ne_wildlife_photography/peru

It is with deep regret that I found last week that the Peruvian
Congress in its infinite wisdom is considering a Bill that will place
on sale  20% of the Bahuaja Sonene National Park to gas and oil
interests.  This area is still one of the most pristine rain forest
areas in the world, comparable to the Manu area in terms of
biodiversity. The whole Candamo region will be placed in jeopardy. 
Being Peruvian born, this issue rings too close to me as it is a
historical fact that president Alan Garcia not long ago went in exile
amidst charges that he had looted the national economy.  Given the
track record of the present political leadership in Peru, I wonder the
impact to this national, some may say international, sanctuary may be
if this Bill is approved.

I am asking you to sign a petition to stop this Bill, and please pass
along these links among your friends.

petition site for non-Peruvians
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/save-candamo-heart-of-the-bahuaja-
sonene-national-park-peru

petition site for Peruvians
http://www.salvemoscandamo.com/index.php#


If you want to read the Bill, see the maps.

http://www.geocities.com/macawmonitoring/Bahuaja_propuesta_de_Ley.doc


Eduardo del Solar
Boston, Mass
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  RI Country Club 9 Pair 42 fledglings Barrington
  Tillinghast Estate (RISD) 1 pair 4 fledglings Barrington
Nearby  Crestwood Country Club 3 pair 13 fledgling, Rehoboth Ma
 All three sites have the most modern units for the birds and
are the most protected units with starling resistant units. And predator baffle 
on poles. 

  
Raymond Marr jr
Pawtucket 
rmarr2 AT cox.net

  RI Country Club 9 Pair 42 fledglings Barrington
  Tillinghast Estate (RISD) 1 pair 4 fledglings Barrington
Nearby  Crestwood Country Club 3 pair 13 fledgling, Rehoboth Ma
 All three sites have the most modern units for the birds and
are the most protected units with starling resistant units. And predator baffle 
on poles. 

  

I was excited to view the Nelson's sharp-tailed sparrow today that  
Michelle recently reported at the Ninigret tidal flats. While the  
bird is secretive, it did respond to soft pishing. It provided a  
comical assortment of splits on the grasses as it attempted to view  
me, which resulted in a few good pictures. I spotted it in the  
grasses along the small channel just before you cross to the tidal  
flats.

Later in the afternoon, at Mud Pond, only 2 Pied-billed grebes.

Pat Molloy
East Providence, RI

 
* RBA
* Rhode Island
* Statewide 
* October 2, 2007
*  RIRI0710.02
 
- Birds mentioned:
YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON
American  Bittern
Turkey Vulture
American Kestrel
Peregrine  Falcon
Merlin
Whimbrel
Pectoral Sandpiper
Short-billed  Dowitcher
Solitary Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper
LESSER BLACK-BACKED  GULL
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
WESTERN KINGBIRD 
Red-breasted  Nuthatch
Marsh Wren
American pipit
Nelson's Sharp-tailed  Sparrow
Rusty Blackbird
Indigo Bunting
White-crowned  Sparrow
CLAY-COLORED SPARROW
Purple Finch
BLUE GROSBEAK  
Philadelphia Vireo
Black-billed Cuckoo
Yellow-billed  Cuckoo
Blackpoll Warbler
Pine Warbler
Black-throated Blue  Warbler
Palm Warbler
American Redstart
Common  Yellowthroat
Black-throated Green Warbler
Northern Parula  Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Nashville  Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Bay-breasted  Warbler
Black-and-White Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
CAPE  MAYWARBLER
Blackburnian Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Northern  Waterthrush
Wilson's Warbler
CONNECTICUT WARBLER
PACIFIC LOON
COMMON  MOORHEN
Caspian Tern
NORTHERN GOSHAWK
Winter Wren
Wilson's  Snipe
Common Nighthawk
Rough-legged Hawk
BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIER
KING  EIDER
American Golden Plover
HUDSONIAN GODWIT
Western  Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
PILEATED WOODPECKER
Bald Eagle
Eastern  Screech Owl
RUFFED GROUSE
 
    date: October 2,  ex- 55 
to report: or email  to: _DLSaint AT aol.com_ 
(mailto:DLSaint AT aol.com) 
coverage: statewide
compiler: Janice  St.Jean
transcriber: Janice St.Jean (_DLSaint AT aol_ (mailto:DLSaint AT aol) )
_www.asri.org_ (http://www.asri.org/) 
 
Welcome to the Audubon Society of Rhode Island's bird alert for October  2,  
2007.  This report covers the period  from September  21st  to October 2nd, 
and will be updated again on the 12th..  
 
The Audubon Society of Rhode Island held it's annual birding weekend on  
Block Island from 9/28-30.  The leader's list totaled 134 species.  Highlights 
reported from the Audubon group and others include: 
3  YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS, 1 AMERICAN BITTERN, 1 TURKEY VULTURE, 1 
AMERICAN  KESTREL, 2 PEREGRINE FALCONS, 2 MERLINS, 1 WHIMBREL, 1 PECTORAL 
SANDPIPER, 1 SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER, 1 SOLITARY SANDPIPER, 1 WHITE-RUMPED 
SANDPIPER, 

2  LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS (tip of Sandy Point) several YELLOW-BELLIED  
SAPSUCKERS, WESTERN KINGBIRD (flyover the north end on 9/29), numerous  
RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES, 1 MARSH WREN, 1 AMERICAN PIPIT, 3 SCARLET TANAGERS, 4 

NELSON'S SHARP-TAILED SPARROW, 3 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS, 4 INDIGO  BUNTINGS,  2 
WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS, 2 LINCOLN'S SPAROWS, 1 
CLAY-COLORED SPARROW, 8 PURPLE FINCHES, 1 BLUE GROSBEAK (9/30, north end),  1 
PHILIDELPHIA VIREO, 1 BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO, 1 YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO and  
22 species of warbler. High numbers of  BLACKPOLL WARBLRES, PINE,  
BLACK-THROATED BLUE, PALM, AMERICAN REDSTART, COMMON YELLOWTHROAT, 
BLACK-THROATED 

GREEN, NORTHERN PARULA and YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS were observed. One TENNESSEE 

was seen, a few NASHVILLE, 3 YELLOW, 2 CHESTNUT SIDED, 2 BAY BREASTED several 

BLACK-AND-WHITE, and  6 MAGNOLIA  WARBLRERS,  3 CAPE MAYWARBLERS,  2 
BLACKBURNIAN, 1 PRAIRIE, 1 NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH, 1 WILSON'S WARBLER and a 
CONNECTICUT 

WARBLER, (seen on 9/30 at the  transfer station).  On the 2nd, a PACIFIC LOON 
was found near the  breakwater at Old Harbor.
 
At Trustom Pond NWR, 2-3 COMMON MOORHENS have been seen on and off since  
being found on the 19th. On the 29th, a CASPIAN TERN was seen and on the 2nd, 

an adult NORTHERN GOSHAWK was observed. On the 26th, 1 CONNECTICUT WARBLER, 1 

TENNESSEE WARBLER, 3 MAGNOLIA WARBLERS, 1 PRAIRIE WARBLER, 2  BLACK-AND-WHITE 
WARBLERS, 5 BLACKPOLL WARBLERS and 1 WINTER WREN were  reported.  A WILSON'S 
SNIPE and 2 COMMON NIGHTHAWKS were seen on the  22nd.
 
Near Mud Pond at the end of Moonstone Beach Road in Matunuck, a  ROUGH-LEGGED 
HAWK was recorded on the 22nd.  The pond was breached and  along the edges up 
to 4 SORAS were being seen for a few days starting on the  21st along with 3 
AMERICAN BITTERNS, 1 BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIER and 2 SOLITARY  SANDPIPERS. 
 
At the turf fields along Switch Road in Richmond 2 BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS  
were found on the 21st.
 
An immature male KING EIDER was seen in the channel near the boat ramp at  
the Charlestown Breachway from the 21st to the 25th. Seen on the Ninigret pond 

tidal flats here during the past week: 4 AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS, 1   
HUDSONIAN GODWIT, 1 WESTERN SANDPIPER, 1 PECTORAL SANDPIPER and 4 CASPIAN TERNS 

Seven MARSH WRENS were reported from the edges of the marsh in the reeds on the 

22nd.
 
At Lincoln Woods State Park in Lincoln on the 30th, 1 PILEATED WOODPECKER  
and a BALD EAGLE were observed, and an EASTERN SCHREECH-OWL was heard  calling.
 
On the 28th at Nipmuc Nature Preserve in Burrillville a RUFFED GROUSE was  
found.
 
The number of species reported through the end of September is 302.   (Thanks 
to Dave Gumbley)
 
That's all for this week, thank you for calling and good birding!
 
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This report is for Sachuest Point NWR, Sunday September 30, 2007.

The songbirds were down on Sunday but the raptors 
were up.  A male and female harrier could be seen 
flying together anywhere from the Salt Marsh to 
Sachuest Point; a peregrine falcon was hunting in 
the meadows near Rhode Island Sound; and a merlin 
was hunting in the Salt Marsh.

Chickadees and juncos are back, and good numbers 
of phoebes have arrived.  A young birder from St 
George's School reported seeing 5 white-crowned 
sparrows and a darkcissel in the area near the 
parking lot.  (I believe he also reported seeing a 
connecticut warbler near the observation platform.)  

The Salt Marsh was mostly vacant of birds in the 
afternoon except for a pied-billed grebe and ten 
mallards.  A few other birds blew through, too, but 
only the grebe and mallards seemed likely to remain.

Here are the reports.


Ocean View Loop -- 11:30am - 1:15pm, 40% cloud,
	temp 65, wind SSW 5-8mph, high tide and falling


  Common Eider			15  (RI Sound)
  Surf Scoter			 1  (female - flyover)
  Double-crested Cormorant	 5
  Northern Harrier		 2  (1m 1f, near RI Sound)
  Peregrine Falcon		 1  (near RI Sound)
  Herring Gull			 5
  Great Black-backed Gull	 2
  Eastern Phoebe		 2  (Visitor Center)
  Black-capped Chickadee	 1  (near parking lot)
  Gray Catbird			 1  (near parking lot)
  Chipping Sparrow		 3  (Visitor Center)
  Dark-eyed Junco		 1  (Visitor Center) 
  American Goldfinch		 7  (near parking lot)
  White-tailed Buck		 1  (in front of Visitor Center)


Flint Point Loop w/Island Rocks -- 2:00- 3:30PM, 30% cloud,
	temp 72, wind NW 1-2mph, half tide and falling

  Common Eider			28  (Island Rocks)
  Common Loon			 1  (3rd beach)
  Double-crested Cormorant	72  (Island Rocks)
  Northern Harrier		 1
  Black-bellied Plover		 2  (flats near Island Rocks)
  Ruddy Turnstone		 8  (Island Rocks)
  Sanderling			 9  (Island Rocks)
  Laughing/Ring-billed Gull    425  (Island Rocks)
  Herring Gull			22
  Great Black-backed Gull	 5
  Eastern Wood-Pewee		 1  
  Eastern Phoebe		11
  American Crow			 2
  American Robin		 1
  Gray Catbird			 2
  Northern Mockingbird		 2
  Common Yellowthroat		 1
  Chipping Sparrow		 3
  Song Sparrow			 2
  American Goldfinch		 5



Sachuest Salt Marsh -- 4:30-6:00PM, 30% cloud
	temp 68, wind NW 1-2mph, low tide and rising
	There were no human disturbances.

  Mallard			10
  PIED-BILLED GREBE		 1
  Double-crested Cormorant	 2
  Northern Harrier		 2
  Merlin			 1
  Black-bellied Plover		 5
  Semipalmated Plover		 1
  Semipalmated Sandpiper	 7
  Herring Gull			 2
  Mourning Dove			 1
  Song Sparrow			 2
  American Goldfinch		 3


Happy Birding!

Bruce Larson
bruce.r.larson AT verizon.net
Milton, MA

Pam and Win Eston and I observed an adult NORTHERN GOSHAWK this morning at  
Trustom Pond NWR.  The bird flew overhead and across the west side of the  
field.  Also seen there: the 2 continuing COMMON MOORHEN, 1 AMERICAN COOT,  5 
PECTORAL SANDPIPERS, 12 RED-EYED VIREO, 2 BLUE-HEADED VIREO, 1 AMERICAN 
REDSTART, 

2 BLACKPOLL WARBLERS, 1 RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, 1 BROWN CREEPER.  
 
At Avondale Farm Preserve in Westerly: 1 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW, 1 INDIGO  
BUNTING, 1 BOBOLINK,  1 SCARLET TANAGER, 4 PALM WARBLERS and 1 YELLOW  WARLBER.
 
Near a weedy field along Matunuck Schoolhouse Road, 2 LINCOLN'S  SPARROWS.  
 
Jan St.Jean
Chepachet, RI



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The Audubon Society of Rhode Island held it's annual birding weekend on  
Block Island from 9/28-30. The leader's list totaled 134 species. The cold 
front 

with Northwest winds brought lots of birds to the island  Saturday.  Here are 
some highlights:
 
3 YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON, 1 TURKEY VULTURE, 1 AMERICAN KESTREL,  
PEREGRINE FALCON, 1 WHIMBREL, 1 PECTORAL SANDPIPER, 1 SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER, 1 

SOLITARY SANDPIPER,  2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS (tip of Sandy Point)  several 
YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKERS, WESTERN KINGBIRD (flyover the north end on  9/29), 
numerous RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES, 1 GRAY-CHEEKED/BICKNELL'S type THRUSH, 1 
MARSH 

WREN,  1 AMERICAN PIPIT, SCARLET TANAGER, 4 NELSON'S SHARP-TAILED  SPARROW, a 
few RUSTY BLACKBIRDS and INDIGO BUNTINGS, ,  2 WHITE-CROWNED  SPARROWS, 1 
CLAY-COLORED SPARROW, 1 BLUE GROSBEAK (9/30, north end). 22 species of warbler, 

numerous were BLACKPOLL, PINE, BLACK-THROATED BLUE, PALM,  AMERICAN REDSTART, 
COMMON YELLOWTHROAT, BLACK-THROATED GREEN, NORTHERN  PARULA  and 
YELLOW-RUMPED. One TENNESSEE was seen, a few NASHVILLE, YELLOW, CHESTNUT SIDED, 
BAY 

BREASTED, BLACK-AND-WHITE, and  MAGNOLIA.   Two CAPE MAYS,  2 BLACKBURNIAN, 1 
PRAIRIE, 1 NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH, 1 WILSON'S and a CONNECTICUT WARBLER, (seen on 

9/30 at the transfer  station).
 
A YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT, SWAINSON'S and GRAY-CHEECKED THRUSH were  seen being 
banded on Sunday at the Lapham banding demonstration.
 
Jan St.Jean
Chepachet, RI



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On ASRI Kimball Refuge Tuesday morning walk led by
Mary Jo Murray:

At Trustom Pond NWR (Otter Point Trail), Matunuck:   3
Pied-billed Grebes, Gadwall, American Wigeon, 19 Ruddy
Ducks, Osprey, Northern Harrier, Cooper's Hawk, 2
immature Common Moorhens, 1 American Coot,
Semipalmated Plover, Greater Yellowlegs, 2 Wilson's
Snipe, 2 Belted Kingfishers, Eastern Phoebes and a few
Tree Swallows.

At Mud Pond, Matunuck:   2 Pied-billed Grebes,
American Wigeon, Blue-winged Teal, Northern Pintail,
Northern Shoveler,  Green-winged Teal, Northern
Harrier and a Belted Kingfisher.

At Succotash Marsh MA, East Matunuck:  5 Great Blue
Herons, 30 mixed Great and Snowy Egrets, 1 immature
Common Eider, Greater Yellowlegs and a Belted
Kingfisher.

Phil Budlong, Westerly


 
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Hi folks.

There was a pied-billed grebe swimming and feeding in the deeper water
on the north and northwest sides of the Sachuest Salt Marsh today
between 4:30 and 6:00pm.  I left at 6 and the bird remained.  It
caught several tasty looking fish while I watched, so I imagine that
it could hang around for a while.

It was a pretty weird afternoon at the salt marsh.  When I arrived
there was only the grebe and ten mallards.  Later on, two harriers and
a merlin flew through, and 5 black-bellied plovers, 1 semi-palmated
plovers, and 8 semi-palmated sandpipers visted the flats for a while. 

I'll post a full report later tonight.

Bruce Larson
bruce.r.larson AT verizon.net
Milton, MA

  2 Eurasian Wigeons were seen today in the cove below the golf  
course across from the pump station. When I stopped there yesterday,  
Vinny P. had what looked to be one, but we had only binoculars - no  
scopes, so could not be certain. I went back today with scope and saw  
two. I counted about 25 American Wigeons.

Pat Molloy
East Providence

1 pileated woodpecker northern end of park
 1 immature Bald eagle seen over sunsett stables and a screech-owl was heard 
calling. 

Ray 
Pawtucket

25 snowy egret

We spent the good part of this morning birding the Pulaski SF on the
Burrillville/Glocester line. We would have spent much longer, but at 10AM a
caravan of 7 SUVs towing several ATVs each rumbled down the road, and we
took this as a sign to move on. Birds were few and far between, typically in
small discrete mixed species flocks. As is typical in late fall here, we
would slowly drive along, listen for chickadees, then stop, spish and
screech owl. Numbers and variety were nothing extraordinary for this
location, but there were a few surprises.
Turkey Vulture (1)
Green-winged Teal (2: fly-over)
Mourning Dove (1)
Barred Owl (2 young birds, still a bit buffy, out and about together in
mid-morning.)
Red-bellied Woodpecker (1)
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (2)
Downy Woodpecker (16)
Hairy Woodpecker (5)
N Flicker (2)
Eastern Phoebe (5)
Blue-headed Vireo (13: most still singing)
Blue Jay (63: movement all morning)
A Crow (2)
Black-capped Chickadee (186: small flocks everywhere, certainly indicating
some migration was occurring)
Tufted Titmouse (48)
Red-breasted Nuthatch (9: typical late fall number)
White-breasted Nuthatch (21)
Brown Creeper (7)
Carolina Wren (1: very unusual for this location)
Golden-crowned Kinglet (18)
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (11)
Hermit Thrush (2: low)
A Robin (32)
Black-throated Blue Warbler (1m)
Yellow-rumped Warbler (19)
Black-throated Green Warbler (4)
Blackburnian Warbler (1)
Pine Warbler (12)
Blackpoll Warbler (37)
Eastern Towhee (7)
Chipping Sparrow (4)
Swamp Sparrow (1: shore of small pond)
White-throated Sparrow (25)
Dark-eyed Junco (23)
Purple Finch (7)
PLUS: White-tailed Deer (1)
Later, we went to the Woonsocket Reservoir (Smithfield/Lincoln) and had:
Double-crested Cormorant (3); Turkey Vulture (4 sitting on one of the small
islands); Canada Goose (12); NORTHERN GOSHAWK (1ad, attacking a small group
of crows); Killdeer (1: only shorebird there!).

Mark Lynch/Sheila Carroll
Moa.lynch AT verizon.net

At Trustom today I had Common Moorhen, Blackpoll Warbler, Magnolia
Warbler, Black & White Warbler, Yellow Warbler, Pine Warbler, Common
Yellowthroat, American Redstart, and Red-eyed Vireo. The Moorhen was
behind the small island if you were to look left toward Mud Pond from
the end of the peninsula on the east side of the refuge. Sorry but I
get mixed up with the names of the trails and I couldn't find a trail
map online. The Moorhen was out in the water with a Green-winged Teal.
The bright white undertail coverts were clearly visible as was the
head bobbing. 

Michelle St.Sauveur
Coventry, RI

On a short walk around the Nipmuc Nature Preserve in Burrillville this 
morning, I scared up a ruffed grouse (sorry Jan), two yellow-rumped 
warblers, a black throated green, and 7 wild turkeys.

Todd McLeish

Dear RI birders,

Thank you so much for this informative email list!

Even though I am working and traveling almost constantly, it helps me feel
like I am somehow still aware of the migration and the richness of nature in
what is my  new home.

I live in Providence and have a day off on Sunday. Aside from a commitment
from 10 - 12, I am free for the day... and would appreciate advice about an
accessible, sure-fire birding spot/walk for 2 or so hours in the early
morning or in the late afternoon.

I have a community garden plot next to the *Osamequin Wildlife Sanctuary in
Barrington, any suggestions for what I may find on the trails there this
time of year? Or should I head further out towards Bristol, or out to South
County?*

I am working on learning shore bird identification but still find it
confusing. I am not super detail oriented but appreciate interesting bird
activity, some familiar types, and some new challenges.

I like going out with guides the best! so if there are any events on Sunday,
please let me know -- I did not see anything offered by ASRI...

Thanks for any advice!

Julie
Providence, RI

 I photographed what I believe to be an adult Nelson's Sharp-tailed
Sparrow at Ninigret Flats on Wednesday. It seems more consistent with
Sibley's depiction of Nelson's vs. Saltmarsh. I also captured photos
of American Golden Plover, Caspian Tern, and Sora among others. 
 Here's a link to the photos. Please view them using the "slideshow"
feature so that you'll see each image in full size and resolution.
They look a lot better this way!

http://picasaweb.google.com/michellelynnsts/RecentPhotos1

Michelle St.Sauveur
Coventry, RI

Today I saw 2 sora�s (one behind the other) at the Mud
Pond-end of Moonstone Beach Road. One Cooper�s hawk
there as well.There were blue-winged and green-winged
teals there too. The Common Moorhen and 6 greater
yellowlegs were at Trustom, and 4 American golden
plovers, 20 black-bellied plovers, 15 Dunlin, 6
semi-palmated sandpipers, 2 lesser yellowlegs, one
dowitcher species, and 4 Caspian Terns on Ninigret
flats. The King Eider was not seen at Charleston
Breachway.

Jim Murphy



       

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At Firehouse/Perry Pond, Cross Mills, this morning, 4
Wood Ducks.

On ASRI Kimball Refuge Tuesday Group walk this morning
led by Mary Jo Murray:  
At Charlestown Breachway:   Common Loon, Great and
Snowy Egrets, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Turkey
Vulture, KING EIDER and a Merlin.

At Mud Pond, Matunuck:   Gadwalls, American Wigeon,
Blue-winged Teal, Northern Shoveler, Green-winged
Teal, Red-breasted Merganser, 3 Northern Harriers,
SORA, Belted Kingfisher and 2 Eastern Phoebes.

At Succotash Marsh MA, East Matunuck:   AMERICAN
BITTERN, 4 Great Blue Herons, 8 Great Egrets, ,
Black-bellied Plover, Belted Kingfisher, Cedar Waxwing
and 2 House Finches.

Phil Budlong, Westerly


       

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Very interesting to hear of the Pacific Golden-Plover
on Block Island.  It was picked as the #10 choice of
the fifteen birders who submitted predictions for RI's
next ten species.  The article and totals should be in
the next Bird Observer, Massachusett's ornithological
periodical - well worth the subscription rate.

Glenn Williams
Mystic, CT


       

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At East Greenwich Cove/Landfill area early this morning: 1 MARSH WREN and a
Common Yellowthroat in the pragmities on the side of the cove.� Also, a
BROWN THRASHER, Belted Kingfisher, 3 Osprey, 3 Great Blue Herons, 10
American Crows, a large flock of House Finches and the usual woodland birds.

Yesterday at the same area at mid-day: 4 Osprey, Red-tailed Hawk, Phoebe,
Belted Kingfisher, 7 Great Blue Herons, 3 Turkey Vultures, a Cuckoo species
heard.

Sandra Saunders
East Greenwich, RI

The immature male KING EIDER was at the reported spot this morning, the  boat 
launch at the Charlestown Breachway.  Also, 3 MARSH WRENS in the tall  
pragmities in the back marsh.  
 
At Mud Pond, 3 SORAS, 1 AMERICAN BITTERN and 2 NORTHERN SHOVELERS.  
 
The pond is starting to fill up.  This is a really unique  opportunity to see 
Soras out in the open.  They come in  and out at the edge of the water, 
feeding.  With a scope, the  views are wonderful, as is looks at the Bittern.  
There might be only a few more days of low water level. When the water gets 
very 

high the houses at  Card's pond get flooded, so they have the pond drained by 
opening the cut to the  ocean at Card's.  Thus the low water level.  And this 
being mid  September, the timing is right for migrating birds to take 
advantage.  Go  and enjoy!
 
Jan St.Jean
Chepachet, RI



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Another small flock of migrants in my yard in Burrillville this 
morning turned up two red-eyed vireos, two pine warblers, blackpoll, 
ovenbird, phoebe, red breasted nuthatch and an immature scarlet 
tanager.

On a research trip with some basking shark biologists in Cape Cod Bay 
on Thursday, we saw a flock of about 30 red-necked phalaropes, two 
gannets, a greater shearwater, a black legged kittiwake, and several 
Forster's terns.  A warbler that might have been a blackpoll landed on 
the boat briefly.  With the help of a spotter plane, we saw about 30 
basking sharks.

Todd McLeish
Burrillville

 At Third Beach yesterday ... no gulls on the flats, a few Savannah
Sparrows along the guard rails. At Sisson Pond in Portsmouth ... 8
Lesser Yellowlegs, 3 Stilt Sandpipers, 2 imm. Little Blue Herons,
several Blue and Green-winged Teal. 

Here are a few images

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Michelle St.Sauveur
Coventry, RI

We did a South County "mini big day" today birding
with Linda Gardrel, Paul L'Etoile, Kathy Patric,
Carlos Pedro, Jorge Pereira, Sandy Saunders, Chris
Sidler and Scott Tsagarakis achieving a total of
90-some, total TBD, highlights as follows.

At Rome Point MA, North Kingstown:   Eastern
Wood-Pewee, Red-eyed Vireos, Cedar Waxwings, Northern
Parula and Blackpoll Warblers.

At Scarborough SB, Narragansett:   44 Common Eiders,
Surf, White-winged and Black Scoters; Red-breasted
Merganser, 12+ Ruddy Turnstones and ~200 Sanderlings.

At Camp Cronin, Point Judith:   Great Blue Heron,
Sharp-shinned Hawk, ~10 Ruddy Turnstones, Semipalmated
Sandpipers, Least Sandpipers, Ruby-throated
Hummingbird, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher and Cedar Waxwings.

At Mud Pond/Cards Pond, Matunuck:   Common Loon,
Pied-billed Grebe, Great Blue Heron, 2 Green Herons,
American Wigeons, Blue-winged Teals, Northern
Shovelers, Northern Pintails, Green-winged Teals,
Osprey, 2 Northern Harriers, Sharp-shinned Hawk,
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK,  4 SORA, Black-bellied Plovers,
Semipalmated Plovers, Killdeers, Greater and Lesser
Yellowlegs, 2 Solitary Sandpipers, Buff-breasted
Sandpiper, YELLOW WARBLER, Common Yellowthroat and a
Red-winged Blackbird.

At Quonochontaug:   Common Loon, Great and Snowy
Egrets, Black-bellied Plovers, Semipalmated Plovers, 4
Piping Plovers, Greater Yellowlegs, Willets and Belted
Kingfisher.

At Charlestown Breachway (Ninigret Pond tidal flats): 
 Common Loon, Great and Snowy Egrets, Black-crowned
Night-Heron, KING EIDER, Peregrine Falcon, AMERICAN
GOLDEN PLOVER, Piping Plovers, HUDSONIAN GODWIT,
Western Sandpiper, Pectoral Sandpiper, Short-billed
Dowitchers, Belted Kingfisher, 7 Marsh Wrens,
Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrows and Seaside Sparrows.

At Trustom Pond NWR, Matunuck:   5 Pied-billed Grebes,
Great Blue Heron, 4 Wood Ducks, Gadwalls, American
Wigeons, Osprey, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Red-shouldered
Hawk, Spotted Sandpiper, WILSON'S SNIPE, 2 Bonaparte's
Gulls, Cuckoo sp., 2 COMMON NIGHTHAWKS, 2 Northern
Flickers, 3 Eastern Phoebes, Blue-headed Vireo,
Red-eyed Vireos, Magnolia Warbler, Blackpoll Warbler,
American Redstart and a WHITE-THROATED SPARROW.

Phil Budlong, Westerly


 
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 I am also very sorry to hear about Fred. It is a real loss to our 
little birder world. He will be missed.  Also there was a immature male 
KING EIDER at the charlestown Breachway today. It was discovered by 
Mary Jo Murrey, Eileen Conyers, and John Yrizarry from New York. It was 
near the boat launch catching bait fish. When I saw it last it flew out 
to the ocean, and I could not relocate it out there but it may still be 
in the area. Kathy Patric