15 people came out for the weekly walk at Dyke Marsh sponsored by the Friends
of Dyke Marsh and free and open to all. Special thanks to Ed Eder and Larry
Cartwright for helping out today. We had excellent weather and also some
pretty good birds with 50 species tallied. A Merlin dogfighting with crows
provided us with a memorable highlight for the morning. We watched the show
from the platform at the end of the boardwalk as the Merlin sometimes chased
the crows and the crows sometimes returned the favor and pursued the Merlin. A
Belted Kingfisher caught out in the open frantically scuttled across the water
into cover. Other highlights included a Rusty Blackbird at the marina, a
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker at the dogleg turn, a Winter Wren near the beginning
of Haul Road, Bald Eagles, and a variety of waterfowl on the river. A male
Canvasback was especially well seen by the group. List follows.
Larry Meade
Vienna, VA
Dyke Marsh, Fairfax, US-VA
Nov 13, 2011 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.3 mile(s)
50 species
Canada Goose 200
Tundra Swan 2
Gadwall 2
American Black Duck 2
Mallard 40
Northern Shoveler 1
Green-winged Teal 3
Canvasback 1
Bufflehead 23
Double-crested Cormorant 20
Great Blue Heron 8
Turkey Vulture 2
Bald Eagle 5
Red-shouldered Hawk 2
Red-tailed Hawk 3
Merlin 1
American Coot 22
Greater Yellowlegs 1 (heard by Larry C.)
Laughing Gull 6
Ring-billed Gull 300
Herring Gull 15
Great Black-backed Gull 20
Mourning Dove 4
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Downy Woodpecker 5
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Blue Jay 4
American Crow 35
Fish Crow 2
Carolina Chickadee 14
Tufted Titmouse 7
Carolina Wren 8
Winter Wren 1
Eastern Bluebird 5
American Robin 40
European Starling 35
Cedar Waxwing 25
Yellow-rumped Warbler 9
Song Sparrow 3
Swamp Sparrow 2
White-throated Sparrow 10
Northern Cardinal 12
Red-winged Blackbird 16
Rusty Blackbird 1
Common Grackle 24
American Goldfinch 18
House Sparrow 6
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org/VA)
