The weekly Friends of Dyke Marsh birdwalk encountered cool breezes,
intermittent drizzle, and relatively few birds this morning (only 44 species).
Highlights were 2 marsh wrens, willow flycatcher in the picnic area, and 3
blackpoll warblers. Here is the complete list:
Canada goose - 44 (many goslings)
mallard - 18
double-crested cormorant - 12
great blue heron - 6
osprey - 10
bald eagle - 2 imm.
ring-billed gull - 2
mourning dove - 6
chimney swift - 8
red-bellied woodpecker - 2
downy woodpecker - 5
eastern wood pewee - 1
willow flycatcher - 1
great crested flycatcher - 1
eastern kingbird - 5
warbling vireo - 1
red-eyed vireo - 6
fish crow - 8
northern rough-winged swallow - 2
tree swallow - 5
barn swallow - 9
carolina chickadee - 4
tufted titmouse - 2
carolina wren - 4
marsh wren - 2
blue-gray gnatcatcher - 4
American robin - 12
northern mockingbird - 2
european starling - 5
cedar waxwing - 8 (2 building a nest along Haul Rd.)
yellow warbler - 3
blackpoll warbler - 3
common yellowthroat - 3
song sparrow - 1
northern cardinal - 10
indigo bunting - 1
common grackle - 12
orchard oriole - 3
Baltimore oriole - 2
house finch - 2
American goldfinch - 12
house sparrow - 2
Marc Ribaudo
Woodbridge
