Three birders joined us for the weekly walking survey of Dyke Marsh (Haul
Road) and the Belle Haven picnic area, sponsored by the Friends of Dyke
Marsh, starting 47 minutes after high tide. This walk is held every Sunday
of the year, except during Christmas Bird Counts; it meets at 8:00 at the
Belle Haven picnic area, and all are welcome. The weather was gorgeous,
the birding a herald of the summer doldrums. Highlights were a Wood Duck
hen with four ducklings in tow in the Potomac and the Purple Martins
hanging around the Osprey nest at the marina. Here is the list:
Dyke Marsh - CMN02, Fairfax, US-VA
Jun 17, 2012 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)
41 species
Canada Goose 80
Wood Duck 5
Mallard 4
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Least Bittern 1
Great Blue Heron 3
Osprey 6
Bald Eagle 1
Ring-billed Gull 2
Mourning Dove 1
Chimney Swift 30
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 3
Northern Flicker 6
Eastern Kingbird 6
Warbling Vireo 2
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 4
Fish Crow 4
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 6
Purple Martin 6
Tree Swallow 4
Carolina Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 3
Carolina Wren 4
Marsh Wren 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 5
American Robin 20
European Starling 30
Northern Parula 2
Yellow Warbler 5
Song Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 10
Indigo Bunting 1
Red-winged Blackbird 20
Common Grackle 26
Orchard Oriole 8
Baltimore Oriole 2
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 6
House Sparrow 10
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
A stop at the Stone Bridge, exactly at high tide, added only 3 Great Egrets
and our resident Tundra Swan.
Peter and Molly Ross
Arlington
