Birding Factoids

398 species
in 45 families

20 of the 246 species 
endemic to 
North America are 
represented here. 
No state endemics
No USA endemics
    Rhode Island
    Hotspots
 Checklist of Rhode Island BirdsLocal EventsTours and GuidesRare Bird AlertsSpeciality BirdsPrint and Other ResourcesMap
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Check out the Birds of New England website for more information on specific species information.
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Rhode Island Specialities
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Rhode Island Red Chicken - Rhode Island State Bird
    Key to Icons....Block Island - what it lacks in showiness, it more than makes up for
      with rocky bluffs, great bird-watching, and miles of narrow footpaths that are perfect for ambling. Take a shorter section that leads you straight to the best birding action on the northernmost bluffs. From there you can navigate a confusion of unmarked inland trails throughout the ten-square-mile island. See also this site.
    ....Birding In New England - Rhode Island. This page is devoted to 
      providing information on good spots to visit in Rhode Island. 
    ....Norman Bird Sanctuary - Middletown, RI - this site includes a trail map
      for the 8 km. of trails in the sanctuary.
    ....Newport Outdoors - this site contains information that would be of
      interest to birders on:
      • Norman Bird Sanctuary 
      • Sachuest Point 
      • Emile Ruecker Refuge 
      • Melville Ponds Nature Preserve 
    ....Rhode Island Outdoors - this site contains information on a variety
      of wild areas in Rhode Island, including:
      • Great Swamp Management Area
      • Wickaboxet Wildlife Management Area
      • Arcadia Wildlife Management Area
      • Carolina Wildlife Management Area
    ....The National Wildlife Refuges of Rhode Island - This page is an 
      electronic excerpt of a brochure published by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in March 1996. Includes information on five National Wildlife Refuges on the Rhode Island coast
      • Ninigret Refuge, in Charlestown
      • Trustom Pond Refuge, in South Kingstown
      • Sachuest Point Refuge, in Middletown
      • Pettaquamscutt Cove Refuge
      • Block Island Refuge, on Block Island.
    ....Rhode Island National Wildlife Refuges - another site on the refuges.
    ....The Nature Conservancy of Rhode Island - preserve profiles 
      including:
      • Ell Pond/Long Pond Preserve
      • Fogland Marsh Preserve
      • Lime Rock Preserve
      • Matunuck Hills Ponds Preserve
      • Quicksand Pond/Goosewing Beach Preserve 
    ....Trip Report: Block Island, RI, September 29 to October 1, 2003 - 
      by Dave DeRemus. Since this was mainly our anniversary trip and not a true birding trip, birding was only done during one late afternoon and two morning sessions. This was my first visit to Block Island, a well-known 'fallout' hotspot.

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North American Specialities

in Rhode Island

Information derived from Sibley & Monroe checklists in Thayer's Birder's Diary - Version 2.5.
These counts will differ in minor ways from counts based on the ABA classification,
but an international checklist system was required to enable world-wide
country to country comparisons.These speciality birds may be uncommon, or extremely rare
at this location, or may only be present in migration. However, documented sightings of each species
noted below have been made in Rhode island. Consult the Breeding Bird Survey or
Christmas Bird Count data on the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center website
to determine the "best" place to see each bird. Species printed in blue are endangered.


North American Endemic Specialities in Rhode Island - No USA Endemics
___ Bewick's Wren
___ Black-headed Grosbeak
___ Fish Crow
___ Harris's Sparrow
___ House Finch
___ Le Conte's Sparrow
___ Lewis's Woodpecker
___ Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow		 ___ Phainopepla
___ Pileated Woodpecker
___ Red-bellied Woodpecker
___ Red-shouldered Hawk
___ Ruffed Grouse
___ Saltmarch Sharp-tailed 
___ Sparrow		 ___ Say's Phoebe
___ Seaside Sparrow
___ Smith's Longspur
___ Townsend's Solitaire
___ Tufted Titmouse
___ Western Grebe

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Print and Other Resources on Birds

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