On Sunday, May 7 I was joined by 28 members for an excellent walk at Swan Point cemetery. Despite still being early in the spring migration season, we had an excellent diversity of species that included species that are early for the date and a few that are on the late side.
The highlight of the trip was seeing a family of Great Horned Owls! We watched the fledglings and adult for only a few minutes and then moved on to see what other migrants we could find.
Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, Rhode Island, US
May 7, 2017 7:00 AM - 10:40 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)
Comments: Ocean State Bird Club walk
67 species
Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) 5
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) 5
Great Blue Heron (Blue form) (Ardea herodias [herodias Group]) 1
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) 3
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) 1
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) 3
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) 1
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 1
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 2
Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) 1
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) (Columba livia (Feral Pigeon)) 1
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 6
Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) 1
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) 4
Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) 12
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) 3
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) (Picoides pubescens pubescens/medianus) 4
Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus) 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) (Colaptes auratus auratus/luteus) 2
Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) 2
Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) 2
Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) 2
Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus) 3
Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) 1
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 7
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 4
Fish Crow (Corvus ossifragus) 1
Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis) 1
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 3
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 11
Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) 4
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) 3
House Wren (Northern) (Troglodytes aedon [aedon Group]) 4
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (caerulea) (Polioptila caerulea caerulea) 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) 1
Veery (Catharus fuscescens) 1
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 15
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) 7
Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) 1
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 4
Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) 1
Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) 8
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 1
American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) 2
Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) 4
Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia) 1
Yellow Warbler (Northern) (Setophaga petechia [aestiva Group]) 6
Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens) 1
Palm Warbler (Yellow) (Setophaga palmarum hypochrysea) 2
Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus) 6
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) (Setophaga coronata coronata) 23
Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) 2
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) 12
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 2
Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) 1
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 4
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) 1
Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) 1
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 9
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) 14
Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) 6
Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius) 2
Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) 5
House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) 2
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 8
The highlight of the trip was seeing a family of Great Horned Owls! We watched the fledglings and adult for only a few minutes and then moved on to see what other migrants we could find.
Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, Rhode Island, US
May 7, 2017 7:00 AM - 10:40 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)
Comments: Ocean State Bird Club walk
67 species
Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) 5
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) 5
Great Blue Heron (Blue form) (Ardea herodias [herodias Group]) 1
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) 3
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) 1
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) 3
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) 1
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 1
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 2
Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) 1
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) (Columba livia (Feral Pigeon)) 1
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 6
Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) 1
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) 4
Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) 12
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) 3
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) (Picoides pubescens pubescens/medianus) 4
Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus) 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) (Colaptes auratus auratus/luteus) 2
Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) 2
Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) 2
Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) 2
Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus) 3
Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) 1
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 7
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 4
Fish Crow (Corvus ossifragus) 1
Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis) 1
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 3
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 11
Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) 4
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) 3
House Wren (Northern) (Troglodytes aedon [aedon Group]) 4
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (caerulea) (Polioptila caerulea caerulea) 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) 1
Veery (Catharus fuscescens) 1
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 15
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) 7
Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) 1
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 4
Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) 1
Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) 8
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 1
American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) 2
Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) 4
Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia) 1
Yellow Warbler (Northern) (Setophaga petechia [aestiva Group]) 6
Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens) 1
Palm Warbler (Yellow) (Setophaga palmarum hypochrysea) 2
Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus) 6
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) (Setophaga coronata coronata) 23
Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) 2
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) 12
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 2
Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) 1
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 4
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) 1
Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) 1
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 9
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) 14
Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) 6
Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius) 2
Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) 5
House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) 2
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 8