Passeonkquis Cove

Passeonkquis Cove

Warwick, Rhode Island 02888

Passeonkquis Cove webpage - Warwick, RI

Tips for Birding

This is a small area that overlooks Passeonkquis Cove with views of Gaspee. American Oystercatchers have nested on the rock islands in the past.

About this Location

Passeonkquis Cove is a small, shallow cove on the north side of Gaspee Point. At low tide, much of the cove is virtually a mud flat, which creates an attractive feeding site for many birds, including egrets, herons, hawks, ducks, and osprey. A salt marsh forms the northern shore of the Cove, filled with native grasses and cattails, sea lavender, high-tide bush, and other native vegetation. A strip of mixed woods between the marsh and neighborhood roads borders the area on the North. Many species of wildlife use the area, including whitetail deer, turkeys, foxes, coyotes, opossums, and owls.

This land, which had never been developed, was threatened with being turned into house lots. The Warwick Land Trust was able to protect 17 lots thanks to $26,000  from the National Heritage Preservation Local Open Space Conservation and Acquisition Grant, through the RI Department of Environmental Management. 

A DEM boat ramp on the northern shore of the Cove provides public access. The Cove can be explored at high tide via kayaks and other small, non-motorized boats. There are no landing areas. The land is protected by a conservation easement held by the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management.

Content from Passeonkquis Cove webpage - Warwick, RI and Ocean State Bird Club - Birding Locations webpage