Sorry for the late post.
7 birders joined me for the weekly avian survey of Belle Haven and Dyke
Marsh. This walk, sponsored by Friends of Dyke Marsh, is held every Sunday
morning at 8:00 and is free to all.
We were blessed with gorgeous early autumn weather but very few passage
migrants. Here is the list:
Dyke Marsh - CMN02, Fairfax, US-VA
Sep 22, 2013 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)
38 species
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 30
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 20
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) 8
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) 4
Great Egret (Ardea alba) 4
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) 1
Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) 1
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) 3
Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla) 30
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 40
Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) 6
Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri) 16
Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) 1
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) 1
Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) 3
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 1
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) 1
Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) 1
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 8
Fish Crow (Corvus ossifragus) 6
Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) 2
Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) 1
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) 1
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) 6
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 4
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) 6
Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) 1
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 12
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 1
American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) 1
Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia) 1
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 2
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 8
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 40
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) 2
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) 6
View this checklist online at
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S15234614
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
(Yes, no American Goldfinch or Chimney Swift)
A brief stop at Hunting Creek added a dozen Greater Yellowlegs and a
half-dozen Killdeer.
Peter Ross
Arlington
