ACCEPTED RECORDS RIARC Number, Vote (Accepted - Not Accepted - Natural Status Uncertain), # of birds reported; location; date(s); reporters (I = initial observer, R = report submitted, P = photograph submitted).HISTORICAL RECORDS * 1959 1-Jan Carolina 1957 30-Oct Coventry 1957 20-Jan Perryville, South Kingstown 1956 8-Dec Bristol 1911 22-Feb Potowomut, Warwick 1905 25-Dec Barrington Specimen, North Smithfield, near the turn of the century, date unknown * Ferren, Richard L. “The Birds of Rhode Island – their seasonal distribution and ecological history. “ Unpublished Manuscript. |