Charlestown Breachway, Washington, Rhode Island, US
Aug 20, 2016 2:30 PM - 4:15 PM
Protocol: Traveling
0.6 mile(s)
Leader: Dylan Pedro
Participants: 16
Comments: OSBC trip to the Charlestown Breachway. Other highlights included a camouflaging squid swimming up one of the tide streams, which captivated all. Low tide after a full moon
32 species
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) 3
Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) 1
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) 1
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) 4
Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) 4
Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) 35
Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) 10
Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) 1
Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus) 1 *uncommon migrant, first spotted from some distance and then confirmed as we moved closer. Enjoyed by many on the trip as we watched it forage ceaselessly through our scopes and bins. Possibly 2 birds.
Sanderling (Calidris alba) 13
Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) 42
Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) 18
Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus) 2 Some good side-by-side comparison with the Stilt Sandpiper
Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) 2
Willet (Tringa semipalmata) 2
Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla) 12
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 12
Herring Gull (American) (Larus argentatus smithsonianus) 18
Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) 8
Least Tern (Sternula antillarum) 4
Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) 1 Seen afterwards on the ocean with Barbara Sherman, apparently shared the sighting with a few other birders on the trip as well.
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) 10
Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri) 4 Most seen at one time, possibly 1 or 2 more. A nice bird for the trip
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) 1 Seen by a few on the trip, seemed to be chasing a Common Tern?
Fish Crow (Corvus ossifragus) 6
Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) 5
Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia) 1
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) 2
Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) 2
Saltmarsh Sparrow (Ammodramus caudacutus) 2 One carrying food. Maybe second brood or second attempt at nesting? Interesting as today we are just after a full-moon tide
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 1
Aug 20, 2016 2:30 PM - 4:15 PM
Protocol: Traveling
0.6 mile(s)
Leader: Dylan Pedro
Participants: 16
Comments: OSBC trip to the Charlestown Breachway. Other highlights included a camouflaging squid swimming up one of the tide streams, which captivated all. Low tide after a full moon
32 species
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) 3
Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) 1
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) 1
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) 4
Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) 4
Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) 35
Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) 10
Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) 1
Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus) 1 *uncommon migrant, first spotted from some distance and then confirmed as we moved closer. Enjoyed by many on the trip as we watched it forage ceaselessly through our scopes and bins. Possibly 2 birds.
Sanderling (Calidris alba) 13
Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) 42
Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) 18
Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus) 2 Some good side-by-side comparison with the Stilt Sandpiper
Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) 2
Willet (Tringa semipalmata) 2
Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla) 12
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 12
Herring Gull (American) (Larus argentatus smithsonianus) 18
Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) 8
Least Tern (Sternula antillarum) 4
Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) 1 Seen afterwards on the ocean with Barbara Sherman, apparently shared the sighting with a few other birders on the trip as well.
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) 10
Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri) 4 Most seen at one time, possibly 1 or 2 more. A nice bird for the trip
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) 1 Seen by a few on the trip, seemed to be chasing a Common Tern?
Fish Crow (Corvus ossifragus) 6
Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) 5
Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia) 1
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) 2
Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) 2
Saltmarsh Sparrow (Ammodramus caudacutus) 2 One carrying food. Maybe second brood or second attempt at nesting? Interesting as today we are just after a full-moon tide
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 1