We birded in the area around the parking lots, along the shore of the pond, across the bridge over the pond along the road, and up to the campground parking lot and boat launch area. Some of the birds we identified included brown thrasher, Carolina …
We spent most of the morning in four areas of the refuge. By the Visitor’s Center we heard a yellow-billed cuckoo in the distance. Some other birds identified there included purple martin, ruby-throated hummingbird, chipping sparrow, and common yellowthroat. We identified 28 species along the …
We took the main trail from the parking lot to the beach and walked along the beach northward to where there was a large area of water on our left. Some of the birds we identified were cedar waxwing, scarlet tanager, osprey, American goldfinch, common …
We birded most of the trails in the refuge. Starting at the contact station, we walked part of the Farm Field Loop Trail to the Osprey Point Trail to the Red Maple Swamp Trail to the Otter Point Trail. The dominant bird species we saw …
Our first birding trip to Rhode Island started at Ninigret NWR. In the Salt Pond Unit, we began on the Foster Cove Trail where some of the birds we identified were common loon, prairie warbler, white-eyed vireo, eastern towhee, herring gull, and American goldfinch. The …
The refuge was very busy as we identified 65 species throughout the day. There were so many eagles, most of them immature, that we stopped counting them after seeing more than ten in each area. Highlights from the Visitor’s Center included purple martin, American goldfinch, …
Our first stop in Redden State Forest was in the Headquarters Tract. Many of the birds were found between the parking lot and the lodge. Of note, we saw a few summer tanagers (male and female) and a couple of worm-eating warblers. Other birds identified …
Our first stop was at Fleetwood Pond and the boat launch area. Many birds were singing in this area including yellow-throated warbler, ovenbird, and red-bellied woodpecker. We saw a northern waterthrush walking and teetering along the water’s edge by the boat launch area. Next, we …
This was our first trip to the Avalon Nature Preserve. We walked along several trails this morning by the pond, in the woods, and in the meadow so we saw a nice mix of birds. We saw three warblers: black-and-white, northern parula, and pine. We …
I covered three areas of the park this morning. First, I went to The Point. The tide was relatively low and was still going out. I saw two American oystercatchers on the sandbars. One was banded—it had the letters “M” and “P” on both leg …
