The Hampton Roads Bird Club visited the Dismal Swamp this morning spending
most of the time at the Washington Ditch and then a briefer time at Jericho
Ditch. The sun was shining, and there was only a slight breeze. The
highlight was a huge flock of very vocal Rusty Blackbirds gathering in the
upper levels of the trees along the Washington ditch. There were a few
Red-winged Blackbirds mixed in, but the flock was predominately Rusties.
After
giving us great views for about 15 minutes, they moved off in a southerly
direction. The 40 species seen today are listed below.
Dave Youker
HRBC
Great Blue Heron
Turkey Vulture
Black Vulture
Hooded Merganser
Canada Goose
Killdeer
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
American Kestrel
Northern Flicker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
White-breasted Nuthatch
American Woodcock
Mourning Dove
American Crow
Northern Mockingbird
Hermit Thrush
Carolina Chickadee
Eastern Bluebird
Pine Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Carolina Wren
Winter Wren
American Goldfinch
Dark-eyed Junco
Northern Cardinal
Eastern Meadowlark
Robin
Common Grackle
Red-winged Blackbird
Rusty Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Tufted Titmouse
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
European Starling
