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4/30/16 Great Swamp in west kingston, rI

5/11/2016

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​Leslie Bostrom led a group of 16 on a 5 mile walk at Great Swamp,  through various habitats to and around the impoundment area, giving us good looks at a variety of birds including some early warblers, a kestrel, lingering ring-necked ducks, 7 nesting pairs of osprey and topped-off with a Broad-winged Hawk soaring over the parking lot at the very end of the walk.
  • Canada Goose  10
  • Mute Swan  2
  • Wood Duck  4
  • Mallard  3
  • Ring-necked Duck  2     Male and female pair clearly observed both sitting close together  and swimming together by multiple experienced birders.  White ring on bill with black tip , slightly pointed shape head, blackish body with white-gray sides.
  • Double-crested Cormorant  2
  • Great Blue Heron  3
  • Turkey Vulture  2
  • Osprey  14
  • Broad-winged Hawk  1
  • Mourning Dove  3
  • Downy Woodpecker  5
  • Hairy Woodpecker  2
  • Northern Flicker  3
  • American Kestrel  1
  • Eastern Phoebe  2
  • Warbling Vireo  2
  • Blue Jay  20
  • American Crow  6
  • Fish Crow  4
  • Tree Swallow  12
  • Barn Swallow  2
  • Black-capped Chickadee  X
  • Tufted Titmouse  12
  • White-breasted Nuthatch  4
  • Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  4
  • Eastern Bluebird  2
  • American Robin  20
  • Gray Catbird  1
  • Ovenbird  10     Teacher teacher teacher teacher call heard by many at numerous wooded locations and one bird seen by several experienced birders.   Number is minimum estimate
  • Northern Waterthrush  1
  • Blue-winged Warbler  2     Bee buzz Song heard and bird seen --Yellow belly, dark eye line, Olive back, Grey wings with wing bars, seen by almost all members of the group
  • Black-and-white Warbler  12     Several birds seen well by multiple observers and many squeaky wheel songs heard throughout wooded areas.  Number is a minimum estimate.
  • Common Yellowthroat  3     Wichity Wichity song heard by multiple experienced members of the group in appropriate habitat.  None seen.
  • American Redstart  1
  • Yellow Warbler  20     Bright yellow warblers seen at several locations and heard at multiple locations by experienced birders. Number is a minimum estimate.
  • Pine Warbler  10
  • Chipping Sparrow  8
  • Field Sparrow  8     Bouncing ball trill heard at nyerous locations in appropriate habitat and several individuals seen by multiple experienced birders --Clear Buffy breasted small sparrow with wing bars red- brown crown, eye ring and pink bill
  • White-throated Sparrow  3
  • Song Sparrow  2
  • Swamp Sparrow  6
  • Eastern Towhee  20
  • Northern Cardinal  10
  • Red-winged Blackbird  X
  • Common Grackle  X
  • Brown-headed Cowbird  10
  • House Finch  1
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