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4/25/15 Cumberland Farms Fields Walk

4/29/2015

Report from Leslie Bostrum for April 25th walk at Cumberland Farm Fields in Marlbourgh, MA:
It was gloriously sunny, although cold.
highlights:
ducks

in the pond at the southern end
3 duck pairs- wood
ring-necked
green winged teal

raptors

No. Harrier
3 Kestrels
Merlin
Osprey
Red Tail
Turkey Vulture

shorebirds

2 Snipe
4 Lesser Yellowlegs
numerous Killdeer
16 Glossy Ibis

Ruffed Grouse
Turkey
FOY Yellow Warbler
at least 50 Savannah Sparrows
Swamp
Chipping
Bobolink
Bluebird
plus all the more common birds.

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4/26/15 Great Swamp Management Area walk

4/29/2015

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On Sunday April 26th 17 participants attended a walk at Great Swamp Management Area in South Kingstown, conditions were generally sunny with increasing clouds as the walk went on.

Canada Goose: 2
American Black Duck: 1
Mallard: 3
Blue-winged Teal: 2
Ring-necked Duck: 7
Double-crested Cormorants: 5
Turkey Vulture: 1
Osprey: 8
Broad-winged Hawk: 2
Red-tailed Hawk: 2
American Kestrel: 2
Greater Yellowlegs: 1
Wilson’s Snipe: 2
Wild Turkey: 1
Ring-necked Pheasant: 1
American Crow: 2
Fish Crow: 1
Mourning Dove: 5
Downy Woodpecker: 3
Northern Flicker: 1
Eastern Phoebe: 1
Purple Martin: 2
Tree Swallow: 20
Barn Swallow: 1
Black-capped Chickadee: 2
Tufted Titmouse: 1
White-breasted Nuthatch: 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher: 4
Eastern Bluebird: 2
American Robin: 4
Brown Thrasher
European Starling: 2

Yellow Warbler: 8
Yellow-rumped Warbler: 10
Pine Warbler: 5
Black-throated Green Warbler
Palm Warbler: 4
Blue-winged Warbler: 1
Nashville Warbler: 1
Black-and-white Warbler: 7
Common Yellowthroat: 1
Eastern Towhee: 5
Chipping Sparrow: 1
Field Sparrow: 2
Savannah Sparrow: 2
Song Sparrow: 3
Swamp Sparrow: 5
Northern Cardinal: 1
Red-winged Blackbird: 25
Common Grackle: 5
Brown-headed Cowbird: 6
House Finch: 1
American Goldfinch: 1

Additional Species observed:
Painted Turtle
Pickerel Frogs (heard only)
Spring Peepers (Heard only)
Spring Azure
Morning Cloak

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4/18/15 YBI Great Swamp Management Area Walk

4/29/2015

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On Saturday April 18th the Youth Birders Initiative held their 3rd walk of 2015 with one participant and three leaders we managed to find 30 species in 2 hours at Great Swamp Management Area in South Kingstown.

Canada Goose: 2
Wood Duck: 1
Blue-winged Teal: 1
Green-winged Teal: 1
Great Blue Heron: 1
Turkey Vulture: 5
Osprey: 7
Northern Harrier: 1
Broad-winged Hawk: 2
Red-tailed Hawk: 2
American Kestrel: 2
Northern Flicker: 1
Tree Swallow: 2
Black-capped Chickadee: 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher: 2
Eastern Bluebird: 1
American Robin: 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler: 2
Pine Warbler: 7
Palm Warbler: 8
Black-and-white Warbler: 1
Eastern Towhee: 3
Chipping Sparrow: 3
Field Sparrow: 3
Song Sparrow: 2
Northern Cardinal: 2
Red-winged Blackbird: 3
Common Grackle: 5
Brown-headed Cowbird: 2
American Goldfinch: 3

Additional Species observed:

Painted Turtle
Pickerel Frogs (heard only)
Spring Peepers (Heard only)
Spring Azure
American Lady
Morning Cloak

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OSBC first Annual Meeting

4/22/2015

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April 20, 2015

Dear OSBC members,

We held our first Annual Meeting on April 16th at the Warwick Public library and had a good turnout (about 45 people), a successful business meeting, and an excellent talk “Lessons from the Field: Exploring the Natural World through Bird Watching” by Alex Dunn. Thanks to all those who were able to attend the meeting, it was great to have you there. We missed those unable to attend.

This is to let you know the results of member voting on the proposed amendment to the By-Laws and proposed slate of Board Members and Officers.
Members voted to approve the following slate of Officers and Board of Directors Members to serve for the next 12 months.
Jana Hesser – President , Dan Berard – Vice President , Michael Gow –Treasurer, Sue Dunn – Secretary, and Board members Marge Bradley, Suzanne French, Candy Powell, Jack Sullivan, and Matthew Schenck.
Members voted to approve amending ARTICLE IV -- SECTION 2 of the OSBC By-Laws to increase the maximum size of the Board of Directors from 9 to 11 members.
Nominations for new Board Members will be presented to OSBC members one month prior to a vote to be taken at a member meeting.

We hope to see you soon on an upcoming Spring walk or talk. Check out the website to see what’s been scheduled, and check often as we get more planned.

Good Birding and Happy Spring!

Your OSBC Board

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3/28/15 Cumberland Farms Walk

4/4/2015

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Leader: Leslie Bostrom
Location: Cumberland Famrs, Marlbourgh, MA
Date: 3/28/15
Number of Participants: 6

Six of us hardy souls braved wind, rain and snow and mud at Cumberland Farm Fields Saturday morning. The weather suppressed most land birds, but we discovered several duck species either flying over or gliding in the vernal pools formed by the melting snow. In addition to Canada Geese, Black Duck, abd Mallards, we had Ring-necked Duck, Wood Duck, Green-winged Teal, Northern Pintail, Gadwall, and flyover Common Merganser. In addition, we saw Northern Harrier, FOY Tree Swallows, Killdeer, and Great Blue Herons as well as the more common birds.

Leslie Bostrom

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