This morning 15 people braved the heat and humidity to participate in the
weekly walk at Dyke Marsh. The challenge this morning was terrible lighting
condition over the water, which made the identification of over 100 gulls (sp)
that were sitting on the sandbar practically impossible. I only listed the
gulls that we could ID. After the walk I went to the bridge at Hunting Creek
in hopes of a better view of the sandbar, but no luck. Below is the total
list of birds for the walk, followed by a list of what I saw in the Hunting
Creek mudflats.
DC Cormorant 6
Great Blue Heron 9
Great Egret 7
Canada Goose 10
Mallards 35
Lesser Scaup 1
Osprey 10
RB Gull 10
Greater BB Gull 6
Laughing Gull 4
Caspian Tern 8
Rock Pigeon 8
Mourning Dove 6
YB Cuckoo 2
RT Hummingbird 4
RB Woodpecker 4
Downy Woodpecker 2
E. Wood-Pewee 2
Purple Martin 3
Barn Swallow 13
Carolina Wren 4
Marsh Wren 3
Gray Catbird 4
No. Mockingbird 2
American Robin 10
BG Gnatcatcher 6
Carolina Chickadee 2
WB Nuthatch 2
Blue Jay 3
European Starling 15
Warbling Vireo 2
Yellow Warbler 5
Common Y. Throat 2
Song Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 10
RW Blackbird 20
Common Grackle 25
BH Cowbird 1
Baltimore Oriole 7
Orchard Oriole 2
House Finch 3
American Goldfinch 8
House Sparrow 30
I then went to Hunting Creek and got the following:
Great Blue Heron 2
Great Egret 5
Canada Goose 15
Wood Duck 6
Mallard 10
Osprey 1
Killdeer 8
Greater Yellowlegs 4
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Least Sandpiper 1
RB Gull 5
Greater BB Gull 3
Mourning Dove 3
Chimney Swift 2
Carolina Wren 1
N. Mockingbird 1
European Starling 6
Song Sparrow 1
RW Blackbird 6
Orchard Oriole 1
Kim Peacock
Alexandria
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