Checklist S46526657

Observations

1. Laughing Gull

   Number observed:  4

2. American Herring Gull

   Number observed:  250

3. Great Black-backed Gull

   Number observed:  150

4. Lesser Black-backed Gull

   Number observed:  1

   Details

   *Rare but annual in small numbers; distant delicate dark-mantled gull (3rd cycle?) feeding with other gulls on the ocean. Sooty brown in mantle and wing-color (likely molting from dark brown immature feathers to adult gray), with dark-tipped tail contrasting with bright white rump. Small-billed, slender-winged and only slightly smaller than nearby Herring Gulls. Easy comparison to Herring, Great Black-backed, and several Laughing. My first for Sakonnet Point.

5. Common Tern

   Number observed:  4

6. Great Cormorant

   Number observed:  1

   Details

   *Rare/late; undergoing apparent primary molt roosting on rocks with Double-cresteds. Bulky cormorant with yellow gular bordered by white throat patch.

   Media

7. Orchard Oriole

   Number observed:  1

   Details

   Immature male singing on Rhode Island rd.; likely dispersal into sub-par habitat though they could easily breed on adjacent private properties. First for Sakonnet Point.