5/14/16 Miantonomi Park in Newport county, rI

Leader: Joe Koger
​11 participants
With wind blowing from the west, temperature at 7:15 AM ~ 50 degrees, the loop around the west side and top of the hill were fairly quiet.  The East side of the hill exposed to the sun and protected from the wind was much more productive for spring migrants and warblers.  The very first bird of the day was a Yellow Billed Cuckoo perched on an exposed branch on the east side of the hill. It remained clearly visible for several minutes to the delight of all.
41 species

• 2 Common Loon Flyovers
  
• 30 Double-crested Cormorant migrating flocks flying over
  
• 3 Turkey Vulture
  
• 1 Red-tailed Hawk
  
• 5 Herring Gull  flyovers
  
• 1 Yellow-billed Cuckoo  very cooperative bird on the east side of the park.
  
• 2 Red-bellied Woodpecker
  
• 5 Downy Woodpecker
  
• 2 Great Crested Flycatcher
  
• 7 Eastern Kingbird
  
• 4 Red-eyed Vireo all singing
  
• 7 Blue Jay
  
• 4 American Crow
  
• 1 Fish Crow
  
• 12 crow sp.
  
• 7 Barn Swallow
  
• 3 Black-capped Chickadee
  
• 6 Tufted Titmouse
  
• 2 White-breasted Nuthatch
  
• 6 House Wren
  
• 2 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
  
• 10 American Robin
  
• 17 Gray Catbird  estimate. many catbirds throughout the park
  
• 1 Cedar Waxwing  heard only
  
• 2 Black-and-white Warbler
  
• 1 Common Yellowthroat  heard only
  
• 2 American Redstart
  
• 4 Northern Parula
  
• 2 Black-throated Blue Warbler  heard only]
  
• 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler
  
• 1 Prairie Warbler  heard only
  
• 2 Black-throated Green Warbler  heard only]
  
• 3 Song Sparrow
  
• 5 Northern Cardinal
  
• 1 Rose-breasted Grosbeak
  
• 1 Indigo Bunting   Singing male
  
• 7 Red-winged Blackbird
  
• 2 Common Grackle
  
• 1 Orchard Oriole  immature bird
  
• 2 Baltimore Oriole
  
• 1 American Goldfinch
  
• 35 House Sparrow  estimate. many around the park unfortunately.