[Maine-birds] Fwd: BBC Hotline - Wood Sandpiper in RI, White Pelicans plum island

Greetings, birding friends -- here's word of a Wood Sandpiper!! down in Rhode Island -- plus more White Pelicans not far to our south at the Parker River NWR. 

Peace & good birding,

Scott

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From: Barbara Volkle and Steve Moore <barb620@theworld.com>

Date: October 13, 2012 12:44:01 PM EDT

To: barb620@theworld.com

Subject: BBC Hotline - Wood Sandpiper in RI, White Pelicans plum island

Thanks to Jon Keeley for his report of 2 White Pelicans at Parker River NWR.

Thanks to Carlos Pedro, Tom Auer and Rachel Farrell for the report of a Wood Sandpiprr in RI.

The Northern Wheatear and Purlpe Gallinule continue.

See below for details.

Barbara Volkle
Northborough, MA
barb620@theworld.com

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Subject: [MASSBIRD] 2 white pelicans plum island
From: John Keeley <kestrel2009@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Oct 2012 08:29:18 -0400
To: "Massbird@theworld.com" <Massbird@TheWorld.com>

Flying north at panned now


John Keeley
Stoneham, MA
Sent from my iPhone

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From: <pollypie@att.net>
To: <pollypie@att.net>
Subject: [RI Birds] Probable WOOD SANDPIPER, Marsh Meadows, Jamestown
Date: Sat, 13 Oct 2012 11:24:21 -0400

 About 12 birders are looking at a probable WOOD SANDPIPER, at Marsh Meadows in Jamestown.  The bird is about 40 feet from the road, just south of the water treatment plant, in the NW corner of the marsh, west side of road.   Stand on the side of North Road to view this bird.  Photos are being taken and I hope to have more info later.
 
The bird was discovered by Carlos Pedro.  Thanks to Barbara Gearhart and Sue Talbot for getting the word out.
 
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From: <pollypie@att.net>
Subject: [MASSBIRD] Probable WOOD SANDPIPER in RI
Date: Sat, 13 Oct 2012 11:44:52 -0400


Carlos Pedro found a very interesting sandpiper in Rhode Island a short time
ago that birders think is a WOOD SANDPIPER.  The bird is in Marsh Meadows in
Jamestown.  The bird is about 40 feet from North Road, just south of the
water treatment plant, in the NW corner of the marsh, west side of road.
Stand on the side of North Road to view this bird.  There is currently one
photo taken by Tom Auer which is posted here:
http://ribirds.blogspot.com/

Additional photos are being taken and I hope to have more info later.
Travel to Jamestown by the Newport Bridge (east side) or the Jamestown
Bridge (west side).  Off the Jamestown Bridge, do not continue on Route 138,
but take the Helm St. exit off the Jamestown Bridge.  Turn right on North
Road and travel south until you see the expansive marsh on both sides of the
road.


Rachel Farrell
Rumford, RI

Scott Cronenweth

South Portland, ME

scott@naturalpathwalks.com

www.naturalpathwalks.com