Five people came out for the weekly Friends of Dyke Marsh walk held every
Sunday morning at 8:00 and free and open to all. The weather was somewhat
cloudy and cool,but the sun did peak out occasionally which encouraged some
more bird song. In the picnic area, we dodged many downed tree limbs caused by
last week's storm. There we found Orchard Orioles feeding young and also some
Baltimore Orioles. Osprey, including two young, were on the leaning nest in
the marina. Along Haul Road we found Indigo Buntings, a Warbling Vireo, Belted
Kingfishers and Yellow Warblers. The uncontested highlight of the day,
however, was the Least Bittern activity we watched at the point at the end of
the boardwalk. One bittern was seen flying quickly across the water from one
island to another. Fortunately,soon after this, we saw two more Least Bitterns
fly out not too far from us. One of them perched up out in the open across the
water from us and provided excellent scope views. This was a life bird for two
people in the group.
Larry Meade
Merrifield,VA
Dyke Marsh, Fairfax, US-VA
Jun 22, 2014 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
46 species
Canada Goose 190
Mallard 30
Double-crested Cormorant 2
Least Bittern 3
Great Blue Heron 6
Osprey 19 including six young in nests,
Bald Eagle 2
Mourning Dove 10
Chimney Swift 20
Belted Kingfisher 4
Red-bellied Woodpecker 7
Downy Woodpecker 3
Northern Flicker 2
Great Crested Flycatcher 2
Eastern Kingbird 7
Warbling Vireo 1
Red-eyed Vireo 2
Blue Jay 12
Fish Crow 5
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 14
Tree Swallow 10
Barn Swallow 3
Carolina Chickadee 14
Tufted Titmouse 6
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Marsh Wren 2
Carolina Wren 10
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 9
American Robin 10
Gray Catbird 3
Brown Thrasher 2
European Starling 20
Common Yellowthroat 1
Northern Parula 2
Yellow Warbler 3
Song Sparrow 6
Northern Cardinal 18
Indigo Bunting 3
Red-winged Blackbird 20
Common Grackle 30
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
Orchard Oriole 8
Baltimore Oriole 2
House Finch 10
American Goldfinch 12
House Sparrow 20
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