The weekly Sunday walk at Dyke Marsh sponsored by the Friends of Dyke Marsh
and free and open to all, was moderately birdy with 41 species tallied. The
waterfowl shortage continued with only four duck species encountered, We did
see both commonly seen grebes, however. Other highlights included the return of
the Ospreys and Tree Swallows, an Eastern Phoebe and good looks at Brown
Creepers. Bald Eagles put on a nice show. An adult eagle was perched on the
Haul Road nest and appeared to be tearing up a fish and leaning in to the
interior of the nest periodically. We were fairly certain that the bird was
feeding young.
Larry MeadeMerrifield, VA
Dyke Marsh, Fairfax, Virginia, US
Mar 24, 2019 8:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
41 species
Canada Goose 40
Wood Duck 2
Mallard 15
Lesser Scaup 14
Common Merganser 2
Pied-billed Grebe 7
Horned Grebe 1
Mourning Dove 10
Ring-billed Gull 100
Herring Gull 4
Double-crested Cormorant 14
Great Blue Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 2
Osprey 8
Bald Eagle 7
Red-shouldered Hawk 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 7
Downy Woodpecker 5
Northern Flicker 6
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 25
Fish Crow 60
Tree Swallow 10
Carolina Chickadee 8
Tufted Titmouse 5
Brown Creeper 5
Carolina Wren 12
American Robin 20
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 5
House Finch 1
American Goldfinch 1
White-throated Sparrow 30
Song Sparrow 4
Swamp Sparrow 2
Eastern Towhee 1
Red-winged Blackbird 14
Brown-headed Cowbird 4
Common Grackle 12
Northern Cardinal 22
House Sparrow 1
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