VA BIRDers,
A delightful day met 10 birders at the regular Sunday morning Field Trip to
Dyke Marsh, sponsored by the Friends of Dyke Marsh and open to all. Today's
highlight was not one, nor two, but three Blackpoll Warblers. All were
quite low and confiding but one was about 12 feet away at eye level in the
sunlight. Everyone got great looks at one of the "confusing fall warblers".
Other highlights were two groups of Tundra Swan flyover groups, No. Harrier
hunting the marsh close to us, Peregrine Falcon on the Wilson Bridge, a
remaining Forster's Tern, a few Winter Wrens, and Gray Catbird. A fine fall
day with good color and temperatures that warmed nicely. Today's list of 60
species is below.
Kurt Gaskill
C. Goose 175
Tundra Swan 43, incl the continuing swan near the Stone Bridge
Mallard 30
No. Shoveler 6
Bufflehead 2, in Md waters
Ruddy Duck 10
Common Loon 1, in Md waters
Pied-billed Grebe 4
Horned Grebe 5
DC Cormorant 10
Great Blue Heron 5
Great Egret 5
Black Vulture 2
Bald Eagle 2
No. Harrier 1
Cooper's Hawk 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Peregrine 1
Am. Coot 50
Killdeer 1
Greater Yellowlegs 1, obsv after the field trip at the Stone Bridge
L. Gull 1000
RB Gull 300
Herring Gull 55
Great Black-backed Gull 15
Forster's Tern 1, obsv after the field trip at the Stone Bridge
Rock Pigeon 7
Mourning Dove 2
Belted Kingfisher 2
Red-bellied WP 4
Downy WP 4
Hairy WP 2
No. Flicker 2
Blue Jay 15
Am. Crow 3
Fish Crow 16
C. Chickadee 7
T. Titmouse 4
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
C. Wren 6
W. Wren 3
GC Kinglet 1
RC Kinglet 3
Am. Robin 6
Gray Catbird 1
No. Mocker 2
E. Starling 20
Cedar Waxwing 1+, heard the group fly away
Yellow-rumped Warbler 6
Blackpoll Warbler 3
Song Sp 15
Swamp Sp 12
White-thr Sp 15
DE Junco 15
No. Cardinal 8
Red-winged BB 10
Com. Grackle 15
House Finch 4
Am. Goldfinch 4
House Sp 5
