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overthehillhat t1_jd8gzq2 wrote

HUGE nesting area on the EP/Seekonk line - -

behind the Home Depot

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insearchofthingz t1_jd8warc wrote

If you go before the trees start to grow their leaves back it’s one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen. I go once a day when they are home. Truly something to see

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Brilliant-Yam7087 t1_jd8rjjy wrote

George Washington Hwy in Smithfield. Right across from the entrance to Smithfield Toyota.

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Cannibal_OX t1_jd8agai wrote

Not in RI but there's a spot I absolutely love in Wrentham. Wollomonopoag Conservation Area. Down towards the end of Elysium St in Wrentham there's a small parking area with a trailhead. Short walk to lake/marsh area with lots of herons and other wildlife (swans, ducks, owls, beaver/muskrat, etc etc). Not a difficult trail but expect some grades and rocks and tree roots, encroaching brush, muddy parts... Can be buggy particularly in warmer weather.

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liqquidlunch t1_jd8ai80 wrote

no to your question but I once saw a great blue hering in the lake at Bird Sanctuary in Exeter. Beautifull majestic looking bird, they'r huge too

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Even-Vegetable-1700 t1_jd8lcko wrote

The rookery behind the Home Depot on the East Providence/Seekonk line is easily visible from the parking lot. It’s amazing.

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foxymarxy t1_jd8kvs3 wrote

There’s a resident blue heron at Meshanticut Lake sometimes not sure about rookery though. It’s my favorite bird!

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Tacos_Polackos t1_jd8rchn wrote

Not in RI, but not far: in Sutton, MA there's a campground called Sutton Falls. There's a lake on their property that feeds Lake manchaug. I've seen herons in the swampy northern part of that lake every time I've been there in the last 40 years.

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thetaoofroth t1_jd8w8k6 wrote

The largest heron I've seen in my life is on Alton pond. I do not know where the rookery is, but there's a pterodactyl that runs it.

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misterspokes t1_jd8tri2 wrote

I used to see herons at Carr Pond rowing around from the Gilbert Stewart Birthplace Museum.

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wyldweasil t1_jd9a22l wrote

See them all the time on the Blackstone Valley Bike Path. Saw one yesterday in Lincoln between Martin Street and 123 along the riverside. It was a weird spot because usually I see them at the Albion falls

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Dances_With_Cheese t1_jd9gld6 wrote

I don’t know if it’s an official rookery but I see them all the time on the Barrington/Riverside line. There’s a parking spot for birdwatching on 114 in Barrington where you could park to see them. It’s 5 minutes from the EP/Seekonk Home Depot spot another poster mentioned. There’s actually two birdwatching spots right there, one in Barrington and another a little closer to the radio station

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Wonderful_Bother9172 t1_jd8d1j8 wrote

Fuck them birds they try to get my koi fish!

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DrivenByDemons t1_jd8q2dm wrote

>ReportSaveFollow

the birds are natives, protect your silly man-made pond containing non-native species :D

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Wonderful_Bother9172 t1_jd9czq0 wrote

reportsavefollow 🤣🤣🤣

My koi are at least 20 years old and very happy in my memorial garden and well protected.

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DrivenByDemons t1_jd9hxiq wrote

Ok well keep bitching about native birds that don't bother your fish then 🤷

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