Eleven people came out for the weekly walk at Dyke Marsh in Fairfax County.
Walks are sponsored by the Friends of Dyke Marsh and start every Sunday morning
at 8:00 AM. They are free and open to all.
This morning we were treated to wonderful weather and also to some nice birds
with a total of 41 species tallied. Warblers were a highlight with two
Northern Parulas spotted in the picnic area, and an American Redstart, Magnolia
Warbler, Yellow Warbler and a Common Yellowthroat seen along Haul Road. A few
Ospreys and Bald Eagles were in the area along with Caspian and Forster's
Terns. Greater Yellowlegs were the only shorebirds that we could find.
Butterfly highlights included two monarchs, two Viceroys and a few Black
Swallowtails.
Larry Meade
Vienna, VA
Dyke Marsh, Fairfax, US-VA
Sep 8, 2013 8:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
40 species
Canada Goose 150
Mallard 40
Double-crested Cormorant 9
Great Blue Heron 4
Great Egret 10
Osprey 3
Bald Eagle 4
Greater Yellowlegs 4
Laughing Gull 3
Ring-billed Gull 7
Caspian Tern 10
Forster's Tern 4
Rock Pigeon 6
Mourning Dove 5
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Eastern Phoebe 2
Warbling Vireo 1
Blue Jay 5
Fish Crow 8
Carolina Chickadee 8
Tufted Titmouse 5
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Carolina Wren 7
American Robin 12
Gray Catbird 6
European Starling 20
Common Yellowthroat 1
American Redstart 1
Northern Parula 2
Magnolia Warbler 1
Yellow Warbler 1
Song Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 10
Red-winged Blackbird 8
Common Grackle 1
American Goldfinch 1
House Sparrow 15
View this checklist online at
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S15121490
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org/VA)
