BLACKSTONE CORRIDOR SPRING MIGRATION MONITORING 5/20/06
SPECIES HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW=DEFINITE MIGRANTS (AS OPPOSED TO MIGRANT BREEDERS)
RASKU[1] SHAINHT[2] TOLEDA[3] LILLER[4] BERARD[5] LYNCH[6] HAMILTN[7]
LEICES WORC UPTON NORTHB DOUGL BURRL PROV
DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT 1
GREAT BLUE HERON[8] 1 1 2 4
GREEN HERON 1 1
TURKEY VULTURE 2
CANADA GOOSE 3 2 3 23 3
MUTE SWAN 1
WOOD DUCK 2 2
MALLARD 7 18[9] 2 5 25
HOODED MERGANSER 2 1
OSPREY 1
COOPER'S HAWK 1[10]
BROAD-WINGED HAWK 3 1 2
RED-TAILED HAWK 5 1 1
RUFFED GROUSE 1 1
WILD TURKEY 6 2
VIRGINIA RAIL 1 1
KILLDEER 2
SOLITARY SANDPIPER 2[11]
SPOTTED SANDPIPER [12]
RING-BILLED GULL 44[13] 15
HERRING GULL 1[14] 12
GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL 1[15]
MOURNING DOVE 7 12 4 3 3 2 7
BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO 1 1
YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO 2 2
BARRED OWL 2[16]
N SAW-WHET OWL 2[17]
COMMON NIGHTHAWK 1[18]
CHIMNEY SWIFT 3
RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD 1 1
BELTED KINGFISHER
RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER 1 6 1 2 1 2
DOWNY WOODPECKER 1 9 2 2 3 3 3
HAIRY WOODPECKER 4 1 2 1
N FLICKER 3 2 1 2 2
EASTERN WOOD PEEWEE 5 1 3
WILLOW FLY 1
LEAST FLY 1 1
EASTERN PHOEBE 3 1 2 2 12 2 1
GREAT CRESTED FLY 2 2 3 7 6
EASTERN KINGBIRD 6 3 2 1 3
YELLOW-THROATED V 1[19]
BLUE-HEADED V 6 1 2 1 6
WARBLING V 1 6 9
RED-EYED V 14 8 8 2 6 32 12[20]
BLUE JAY 21 18 7 8 18 14
AMERICAN CROW 14 9 1 7 5 3
TREE SWALLOW 6 11 17 9 4
BARN SW 2 2 2
BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEE 30 16 20+ 7 35 33 9
TUFTED TITMOUSE 15 13 20+ 7 27 32 11
RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH 2 2 5 4
WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH 8 6 3 2 7 4 1
BROWN CREEPER 1 1 6 3
CAROLINA WREN 2 1 1 3
HOUSE WREN 1 1 2 1 6
WINTER WREN 2 4
GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET 2
BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER 2 4 [21]
EASTERN BLUEBIRD 3
VEERY 10 3 2 17 9 2[22]
SWAINSON'S THRUSH 1 1 1
HERMIT THRUSH 5 11 17
WOOD THRUSH 18 14 2 2 2 4
A ROBIN 16 32 10+ 11 27 5 33
GRAY CATBIRD 12 24 10+ 13 9 7 19
N MOCKINGBIRD 1 4
BROWN THRASHER 1
CEDAR WAXWING 13 2
BLUE-WINGED WARBLER 5 2 4 1
NASHVILLE W 1 1
N PARULA 1 1
YELLOW W 3 10 1 15 5 10
CHESTNUT-SIDED W 13 12 7
MAGNOLIA W 2 1 1 1
BLACK-THROATED BLUE W 3 1 27 1
YELLOW-RUMPED W 6 8
BLACK-THROATED GREEN W 1 1 5 21 21 3
BLACKBURNIAN W 1 5
PINE W 10 15 2 12
PRAIRIE W 5 4 4
BAY-BREASTED W 1 1
BLACKPOLL W 1 7 5
BLACK AND WHITE 5 2 4 27 10 3
A REDSTART 3 2[23] 2 9 [24] 3
OVENBIRD 15 4 17 4 51 58 1
NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH 2 1 3 8[25] 1[26]
LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH 1
C YELLOWTHROAT 18 26 5 15 14 13
CANADA WARBLER 1
SCARLET TANAGER 13 3 4 1 5 26 1
E TOWHEE 1 12 7 2 27 26
CHIPPING SPARROW 1 1 8 2 4 18 21
FIELD SPARROW 3 2 2
SAVANNAH SPARROW 7 3
SONG SPARROW 7 12 2 12 3 1 3
SWAMP SPARROW 1 1
N CARDINAL 14 9 4 3 1 12
ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK 3 10 1 7 2 4
INDIGO BUNTING 1 [27] 2
BOBOLINK 34 1[28]
RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD 13 62 5+ 9 11 3 6
EASTERN MEADOWLARK 7
COMMON GRACKLE 13 40 5+ 10 5 1 27
BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD 9 9 10+ 13 4 6 3
ORCHARD ORIOLE 2[29]
BALTIMORE ORIOLE 14 22 5 14 2 19 18
PURPLE FINCH 1 1
HOUSE FINCH 1 5
A GOLDFINCH 4 17 20+ 16 15 8 14

[1]
Airport Hill, Sylvester Street, Leicester MA
[2]
Broad Meadow Brook, MAS, Worcester MA
[3]
Upton SF, Upton MA
[4]
Plummer's Landing, Lookout Rock, Riverbend Farm, Uxbridge- Northbridge MA
[5]
Douglas SF, Douglas MA
[6]
Pulaski SF/George Washington SP Burrillville/Glocester RI
[7]
Along the Seekonk River (Providence side) and Swan Point Cemetery, Providence RI
[8]
This species wanders considerable distances from rookeries to get food.
[9]
9ad+9yg
[10]
listed as "accipiter sp.", with note that it possibly was a male Cooper's
[11]
Regular migrant at Broad Meadow
[12]
A bird had been seen in count area very recently. Thye do breed in the area.
[13]
most likley non-breeding wanderers
[14]
non-breeding wanderer
[15]
Does breed just off count area in Seekonk River.
[16]
See details under "Accounts"
[17]
See details under "Accounts"
[18]
Likely migrant
[19]
This species has been found ONCE on a sanctuary BBS,and bred there that year. So this is a possible migrant.
[20]
A high count for this area. These are likely not all breeding birds, some were just passing through.
[21]
noted within ten minutes after end of count. Regular breeder in area.
[22]
Likely migrants, not breeders
[23]
Though this species has shown up on a few BBS in previous years, these birds COULD be migrants.
[24]
Several noted within 10 minutes after count time ended.
[25]
Personal high count for this location of this breeding species
[26]
likely a migrant and not a breeder
[27]
Noted within 10 minutes after count time ended.
[28]
a fly-by, migrating
[29]
1m+1f. This species is a regular breeder at this location.