Rhode Island (Statewide) RBA
April 25, 2008
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* RBA
* Rhode Island
* Statewide
* April 25, 2008
* RIRI0804.25
- Birds mentioned:
BOHEMIAN WAXWING
Caspian Tern
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL
Glossy Ibis
Rusty Blackbird
KING EIDER
Manx Shearwater
Black-crowned Night-Heron
American Oystercatcher
Little Blue Heron
BLACK VULTURE
COMMON RAVEN
Broad-winged Hawk
Pine Siskin
Blue-winged Teal
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Louisiana Waterthrush
PILEATED WOODPECKER
Purple Finch
American Pipit
Red Knot
Marsh Wren
Whip-poor-will
American Bittern
Ovenbird
Black-throated Green Warbler
Northern Waterthrush
Blue-headed Vireo
White-eyed Vireo
Indigo Bunting
House Wren
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Chipping Sparrow
Willet
Common Tern
date: April 25, 2008
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coverage: statewide
compiler: Janice St.Jean
transcriber: Janice St.Jean (_DLSaint@aol_ (mailto:DLSaint@aol) )
_www.asri.org_ (http://www.asri.org)
Welcome to the Audubon Society of Rhode Island's bird alert for April 25th,
2008. This report covers a two week period and will be updated again on May
2nd.
A BOHEMIAN WAXWING was observed and photographed on the 12th at the South
County Bike Trail in South Kingston. The bird was near the bridge over White
Horn Brook which is about 1/2 mile east of where the bike path intersects
Route. Although this species of Waxwing has been found in neighboring states
with some regularity this winter, this is only the third report of a single
bird
from Rhode Island. The bird was not relocated after that day.
On the 13th, 2 CASPIAN TERNS, 2 adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS and 28
GLOSSY IBIS were found at Sachuest Saltmarsh in Middletown. On the 19th, 8
CASPIAN TERNS were recorded there, along with 4 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS.
A KING EIDER was observed at Camp Cronin in Narraganset on the 21st.
Another KING EIDER was found off the southwest corner of Block Island.
A MANX SHEARWATER was seen from the Block Island ferry on the 22nd.
A report from Rose Island included: 4 pairs of BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS,
between 60 and 80 GLOSSY IBIS, including 15 breeding pairs, and one pair of
AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHERS.
In Jamestown, over 300 GLOSSY IBIS were seen feeding in the field on the
south side of Weeden Lane on the 13th, and in the Fox Hill Marsh, 1 LITTLE BLUE
HERON was reported.
In Westerly, along the Pawcatuck River, 1 BLACK VULTURE, 1 COMMON RAVEN, 2
RIRI
Westerly, a PINE SISKIN visited a feeder.
Another 2 BLACK VULTURES were seen on the 19th in Burdickville, Charlestown.
On the 13th in Charlestown, at Central Beach, a pair of BLUE-WINGED TEAL
were found.
At Swan Point Cemetery in Providence on the 14th, 1 YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER.
In Arcadia Management Area, along the Ben Utter Trail, 1 LOUISIANA
WATERTHRUSH, 1 PILEATED WOODPECKER and 2 PURPLE FINCHES were seen on the 20th.
Several AMERICAN PIPITS were observed behind the Wastewater treatment plant
at Scarborough Beach in Narraganset.
On the 20th, 1 RED KNOT was found at Napatree Point in Westerly.
Two MARSH WRENS were reported at the Jacob's Point marsh on the
Bristol/Warren line on the 17th.
In Exeter on the 18th, a WHIP-POOR-WILL was heard calling.
An AMERICAN BITTERN was seen at the Great Swamp Management Area on the 13th.
Migrants are filtering into the area, this week's arrivals included:
BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER, OVENBIRD, BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER, NORTHERN and
LOUISIANNA WATERTHRUSH, BLUE-HEADED and WHITE-EYED VIREO, INDIGO BUNTING,
HOUSE
WREN, RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD, CHIPPING SPARROW, WILLET and COMMON TERN.
That's all for this week, thank you for calling and good birding!
- End transcript
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