Birds 2011
Photos of good birds taken in Rhode Island in 2011.
Lingering Birds
Cattle Egret
Fort Getty Farm in Jamestown.
Photo by Bob Weaver Dec-28-2011
Northern Parula
Found at Scarborough Beach, Narragansett during the South Kingstown Christmas Bird Count.
Photo by Paul L'Etoile Dec-26-2011
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Tri-pond Park, Wakefield.
Photo by Paul L'Etoile Dec-20-2011
Rufous Hummingbird
North Road, Hopkinton.
Photo by Paul L'Etoile Dec-19-2011
Ash-throated Flycatcher
St Columba Cemetery, Middletown.
Photo by Bob Weaver Dec-12-2011
Photo by Paul L'Etoile Dec-10-2011
Photo by Paul L'Etoile Dec-10-2011
Snowy Owl
At Beavertail Point in Jamestown.
Photo by Keith Mueller Nov-26-2011
Near the toll booth in Jamestown.
Photo by Bob Weaver Nov-22-2011
Northern Shrike
East Beach, Charlestown.
Photo by Paul L'Etoile Nov-12-2011
Yellow-throated Warbler
Sachuest Point, Middletown.
Photo by Bob Weaver Oct-21-2011
Cackling Geese
More than 10 Cackling Geese were mixed in with Canada Geese at Hammersmith Farm in Newport in early October.
Photo by Paul L'Etoile Oct-15-2011
Photo by Bob Weaver Oct-09-2011
Golden Eagle
Soaring high over Wakefield.
Photo by Paul L'Etoile Oct-07-2011
Photo by Paul L'Etoile Oct-07-2011
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Easton's Beach in Newport.
Photo by Bob Weaver Oct-02-2011
Bird on the Wire.
Common Nighthawk on Block Island.
Photo by Paul L'Etoile Oct-01-2011
American Avocet
Five birds spent several days at Easton's Beach in Newport.
Photo by Bob Weaver Sep-24-2011
Dickcissel
A bright individual at the north end of Block Island.
Photo by Paul L'Etoile Sep-23-2011
Hurricane Irene Birds
Red-necked Phalarope
One of three on Mud Pond in South Kingstown .
Photo by Paul L'Etoile Sep-02-2011
Sandwich Tern
Serveral Sandwich Terns and Royal Terns were seen along the coast.
Photo by Bob Weaver Aug-29-2011
Royal Tern
Photo by Bob Weaver Aug-29-2011
Audubon's Shearwater
On an overnight pelagic trip out of Galilee.
Photo by Paul L'Etoile Aug-20-2011
Photo by Paul L'Etoile Aug-20-2011
Stilt Sandpiper
One of forty three seen on Ninigret Pond, Charlestown on August 7'th.
Photo by Paul L'Etoile Aug-07-2011
Forster's Tern
Ninigret Pond, Charlestown.
Photo by Paul L'Etoile Aug-06-2011
White Ibis
Along Ocean Ave in Weekapaug.
Photo by Bob Weaver Aug-03-2011
Royal Tern
Ninigret Pond, Charlestown.
Photo by Paul L'Etoile July-23-2011
Magnificent Frigate Bird
Seen from the Block Island Ferry in Old Harbor.
Photo by Laura Taylor June-9-2011
Curlew Sandpiper
At the Charlestown Breachway.
Photo by Paul L'Etoile 21-May-2011
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Andy's Way, Block Island
Photo by Paul L'Etoile 13-May-2011
Summer Tanager
This rare RI bird has been seen at Miantonomi Park in Newport in the spring several times over recent years.
Photo by Paul L'Etoile 7-May-2011
Black Vulture
Over Trustom Pond NWR in South Kingstown.
Photo by Paul L'Etoile 7-May-2011
Little Blue Heron
In the Great Swamp Impoundment.
Photo by Paul L'Etoile 24-Apr-2011
Clapper Rail
Calling from a small wet area in Galilee.
Photo by Paul L'Etoile 16-Apr-2011
Photo by Paul L'Etoile 16-Apr-2011
Louisiana Waterthrush
An early migrant in the Arcadia Management Area in Exeter.
Photo by Paul L'Etoile 15-Apr-2011
Ross's Goose
This second state record Ross's Goose was seen at a few locations in Bristol.
Photo by Bob Weaver 11-Mar-2011
Iceland Gull
In Galilee
Photo by Paul L'Etoile 21-Feb-2011
Green-tailed Towhee
This bird was first discovered during the Newport-Westport Christmas Bird Count on December 18, 2010 and remained in the same area until the end of January.
Photo by Paul L'Etoile 16-Jan-2011