When September Ends...

Barbara Seith
Oct 6, 2024
2 min read

It has still be a it slow, but some nice bird moments nonetheless. Monday I hit Succotash Marsh and there were over 100 Egrets and close to 70 Great Blue Heron.

Succotash Marsh

Savannah Sparrow

Egrets & Heron

Great Blue Heron

Tuesday I went to Snake Den Farm in search of a stealthy Connecticut Warbler with a trip to Foster on the return. I did not find the CT, but it was a nice morning anyway.

Snake Den Farm

Song Sparrow

Ponaganset Road

Cemetery Flora

Northern Cardinal

Autumnal Tree

White-breasted Nuthatch

Wednesday a very high tide drove me from Quonnie to Succotash and Narragansett. So much water!

Succotash Marsh

Juvenile Bald Eagle - very large bird surprised me in a back parking lot

Greater Yellowlegs

Double-crested Cormorant

Set out on Thursday with Maria and we did a survey of Jamestown on a slow day!

Beavertail State park

Bunny

Song Sparrow all over the place!

Invasive Autumnal Olive

Grove Snail

Conanicut Battery National Historical Park

American Robin

Marsh Meadows

Immature Little Blue Heron

Weeden Land

Turkey Vulture

Black Vulture

While I was in NY with family on Friday, an extremely rare bird (only seen 7 times before in RI) showed up in Northeastern Rhode Island. I saw & heard a lot of them on my Arizona trip, so I waited on Saturday morning to see if it was found again before I took the 1 hour drive up there. It was spotted and I went up even though I only had @1 hour to look before I had to leave. Lucky me -- staying in the parking lot where it was spotted early this morning and along with Nick Pacelli and Dan Finizia we found it again. I sent the word out and about 15 birders streamed out from another part of the farm to see the Black-Throated Gray Warbler who put on a nice show. It was a new state bird for me - I think it will elevate me to tied for 30th in the all time Rhode Island State list. Still difficult to photograph, between the leaves, the other birds and a very flitty BTGW. Did manage to get one semi-decent photo.

Walker Farm

Black-throated Gray Warbler

Northern Flicker

Saturday night is supposed to be a good flight night... we'll see!

Lots more activity Sunday morning not much new for me, but a few new birds were in the area -- Red-headed Woodpecker at Snake Den Farm, Philly Vireo at Trustom Pond -- places I was not. But hopeful next week will be better.

Francis Carter Entrance