VA BIRDers,
A tough day with few migrants noted at Dyke - likely due to the south wind.
Top bird was a pair of Eastern Kingbirds along the dogleg. Some migrant
Black Vultures noted as we returned to our cars. A visit to the Stone
Bridge added a few more species including Least Sandpipers, Greater
Yellowlegs, Killdeer, Herring and Great Black-backed Gulls. The list of 42
species is below.
Kurt Gaskill
C. Goose 50
Am. Black Duck 1
Mallard 40
DC Cormorant 8
Great Blue Heron 8
Great Egret 12
Black Vulture 1
Osprey 4
Bald Eagle 2
Killdeer 7
Greater Yellowlegs 3
Least Sandpiper 2
L. Gull 25+
RB Gull 50+
Caspian Tern 5
Forsters Tern 28
Rock Pigeon 2, on the mudflats
Mourning Dove 5
RT Hummer 4
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied WP 4
Downy WP 2
No. Flicker 1
Pileated WP 1
E. Phoebe 2
E. Kingbird 2
Blue Jay 4
Fish Cr 2
No. Rough-winged Sw 6
C. Chickadee 4
T. Titmouse 3
C. Wren 10
BG Gnatcatcher 1
Am. Robin 6
Gray Catbird 1
E. Starling 30
Song Sp 1
No. Cardinal 8
RW Blackbird 15
Com. Grackle 5
Am. Goldfinch 4
House Sp 8
