On a gorgeous sunny breezy morning, 20 birders enjoyed a walk along the trails through fields, woods and along pond and riverfront, listening and looking, especially for any evidence of breeding birds. We also examined varieties of vegetation along the way.  Highlights included Osprey flying low overhead, a female yellow warbler carrying a winged insect to a hidden nest,a young downy woodpecker, and a pair of Eastern Kingbirds and Redwing Blackbirds chasing several crows.

Walk led by Lauren Parmalee and Jana Hesser for Barrington Public Library and Ocean State Bird Club.
31 species total

• Mute Swan  1
• Double-crested Cormorant  1
• Great Blue Heron  2
• Great Egret  3
• Snowy Egret  1
• Turkey Vulture  1
• Osprey  1
• Red-tailed Hawk  1
• Great Black-backed Gull  1
• Mourning Dove  4
• Chimney Swift  2
• Downy Woodpecker  3
• Eastern Kingbird  2
• Warbling Vireo  1
• Blue Jay  3
• American Crow  6
• Barn Swallow  3
• Black-capped Chickadee  3
• Tufted Titmouse  2
• House Wren  4
• American Robin  2
• Gray Catbird  7
• Common Yellowthroat  3
• Yellow Warbler  8
• Song Sparrow  5
• Northern Cardinal  2
• Red-winged Blackbird  10
• Common Grackle  5
• Brown-headed Cowbird  1
• American Goldfinch

Brickyard Pond/Veterans Memorial Park, Barrington, RI
Trip Leader: Michael Kieron
19 Participants

It was a nice, warm morning starting at 8:07am with a temperature in the mid
60s. First bird observed was an Osprey on nest in the softball field.
Orioles were busy completing their nests and we watched the nests moving as
either finishing touches or eggs were being added. Along the lake shore we
watched more Ospreys successfully diving for fish. Other birds with a fish
breakfast on their mind included many Double-crested Cormorants, at least 4
Great Blue Herons, and a Black-crowned Night-Heron. We also observed a
Belted Kingfisher coming back and forth to the same clay bank. On the trails
heading into the woods, there were a number of American Redstarts and a pair
of Warbling Vireos constructing a nest. At one point, the male joined the
female at the partially completed nest. Close to the end, an Eastern
Wood-Pewee was heard calling very loudly along one of the main trails and
was eventually located and seen for several minutes before flying off. A
Cooper's Hawk was briefly seen by the boat ramp at the beginning of the trip
and then seen flying low over the YMCA parking lot as the last of us made it
back from the walk. 
44 species

• 8 Canada Goose  
• 1 Mute Swan  
• 7 Mallard  
• 36 Double-crested Cormorant  
• 4 Great Blue Heron  
• 1 Black-crowned Night-Heron  
• 5 Osprey  - At least.
• 1 Cooper's Hawk  
• 5 Mourning Dove  
• 6 Chimney Swift  
• 1 Belted Kingfisher - Probably visiting nesting site along bank.
• 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker  - Heard    
• 2 Downy Woodpecker  -   1 seen, 1 heard.
• 1 Northern Flicker  - Flying over lake.
• 1 Eastern Wood-Pewee  - Calling loudly, well seen.
• 2 Great Crested Flycatcher  -  1 seen, other heard.
• 3 Eastern Kingbird  -  1 on island, 2 others seen in flight.
• 2 Warbling Vireo  - Includes pair working on nest.
• 1 Blue Jay   
• 3 American Crow  
• 2 Northern Rough-winged Swallow   
• 2 Tree Swallow   
• 3 Black-capped Chickadee   
• 1 Tufted Titmouse  - Heard.
• 3 White-breasted Nuthatch -  Coming in and out of tree cavity.
• 2 House Wren   
• 7 American Robin  
• 6 Gray Catbird - Probably more. Number I personally counted.
• 1 Ovenbird  -  Heard.
• 4 Common Yellowthroat  - At least 2 seen and 2 heard.
• 5 American Redstart 
• 1 Northern Parula  
• 4 Yellow Warbler  - At least 1 seen by all. Others heard.
• 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler 
• 1 Black-throated Green Warbler - Heard only. In tree canopy, just couldn't
• find.
• 2 Chipping Sparrow - Heard.
• 4 Song Sparrow   
• 2 Northern Cardinal 
• 8 Red-winged Blackbird  - At least. Again, Number I kept track of.
• 20 Common Grackle  - At least.
• 1 Brown-headed Cowbird  - Female
• 6 Baltimore Oriole  - 3 nests found. 
• 5 American Goldfinch  - Several on walk may have seen more.
• 2 House Sparrow  -  Nesting underneath an Osprey nest.

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

​Walk sponsored by Barrington Library and Ocean State Bird Club, led by Lauren Parmelee of ASRI; 16 participants. Weather as we started out was a bit overcast, slightly misty and cool but pleasant.  Walked on path from parking lot to shore of Mt Hope Bay.  By the end of the walk the sun and blue sky had emerged. For future reference, new policy in place.  The parking lot entrance is now gated, open from 8 am to 6 pm.

35 species

• Canada Goose  2
• Mute Swan  2     Pair with one on a nest
• Double-crested Cormorant  3
• Cooper's Hawk  1
• Great Black-backed Gull  1
• Common Tern  7
• Ruby-throated Hummingbird  3
• Downy Woodpecker  2
• Eastern Phoebe  1
• Warbling Vireo  2
• Blue Jay  5
• American Crow  2
• Tree Swallow  10
• Barn Swallow  8
• Tufted Titmouse  3
• House Wren  6
• Carolina Wren  3
• American Robin  8
• Gray Catbird  10
• Northern Mockingbird  1
• European Starling  1
• Ovenbird  1
• Blue-winged Warbler  1
• Common Yellowthroat  2
• American Redstart  1
• Yellow Warbler  9     Also found a new yellow warbler nest.  Small nest about 7 feet off the ground in a dense thicket, lodge in crotch of branches and with exterior of nest completely covered with white fluffy material, either plant down or feathers, unable to determine exactly what it was but it was striking.  Also observed small yellow bird going into thicket near the nest site before the nest was found, and then emerging and rapidly disappearing so did not get a real good look at the bird.  Nest was determined to be yellow warbler based on picture in Peterson field Guide Eastern Birds' Nests by Hal H. Harrison.
• Chipping Sparrow  1
• Song Sparrow  5
• Northern Cardinal  4
• Red-winged Blackbird  X
• Common Grackle  2
• Brown-headed Cowbird  2
• Baltimore Oriole  4     observed a female building a nest
• American Goldfinch  3
• House Sparrow  3

 
 
 





 

 
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FW: eBird Report - Mount Hope Farm, May 13, 2016

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Subject: eBird Report - Mount Hope Farm, May 13, 2016

Mount Hope Farm, Bristol, Rhode Island, US May 13, 2016 8:15 AM - 10:15 AM
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Comments:     Walk sponsored by Barrington Library and Ocean State Bird Club, led by Lauren Parmelee of ASRI; 16 participants. Weather as we started out was a bit overcast, slightly misty and cool but pleasant.  Walked on path from parking lot to shore of Mt Hope Bay.  By the end of the walk the sun and blue sky had emerged. For future reference, new policy in place.  The parking lot entrance is now gated, open from 8 am to 6 pm.

35 species

Canada Goose  2
Mute Swan  2     Pair with one on a nest
Double-crested Cormorant  3
Cooper's Hawk  1
Great Black-backed Gull  1
Common Tern  7
Ruby-throated Hummingbird  3
Downy Woodpecker  2
Eastern Phoebe  1
Warbling Vireo  2
Blue Jay  5
American Crow  2
Tree Swallow  10
Barn Swallow  8
Tufted Titmouse  3
House Wren  6
Carolina Wren  3
American Robin  8
Gray Catbird  10
Northern Mockingbird  1
European Starling  1
Ovenbird  1
Blue-winged Warbler  1
Common Yellowthroat  2
American Redstart  1
Yellow Warbler  9     Also found a new yellow warbler nest.  Small nest about 7 feet off the ground in a dense thicket, lodge in crotch of branches and with exterior of nest completely covered with white fluffy material, either plant down or feathers, unable to determine exactly what it was but it was striking.  Also observed small yellow bird going into thicket near the nest site before the nest was found, and then emerging and rapidly disappearing so did not get a real good look at the bird.  Nest was determined to be yellow warbler based on picture in Peterson field Guide Eastern Birds' Nests by Hal H. Harrison.
Chipping Sparrow  1
Song Sparrow  5
Northern Cardinal  4
Red-winged Blackbird  X
Common Grackle  2
Brown-headed Cowbird  2
Baltimore Oriole  4     observed a female building a nest
American Goldfinch  3
House Sparrow  3