Thirteen birders participated in a rather slow walk at Dyke Marsh today.
The wind suppressed land birds quite effectively. The normal convention of
two dozen or more Mourning Doves at the marina failed to materialize. There
were no Winter Wrens to be found.. or Tufted Titmice even! Nobody seemed to
complain about the absence of European Starlings however. Waterfowl
consisted of Canada Geese, Gadwall, Mallards, two Green-winged Teal, a
single Northern Shoveler, and I believe our first Northern Pintail of the
season. A Bald Eagle circled the marina several times at low altitude,
permitting great views.
Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve, Fairfax, Virginia, US Nov 19, 2017 7:32 AM -
10:20 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.45 mile(s)
41 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose 600
Northern Shoveler 1
Gadwall 30
Mallard 70
Northern Pintail 1
Green-winged Teal 2
Pied-billed Grebe 8
Double-crested Cormorant 3
Great Blue Heron (Blue form) 6
Great Egret 17 Ed Eder and I observed these after the walk. White
plumaged birds roughly size of Great Blue Heron with yellow bills and black
legs and feet near the shoreline at Hunting Creek. An accumulation of this
species at this time of year at this location is not all that unusual
Black Vulture 4
Turkey Vulture 6
Cooper's Hawk 1
Bald Eagle 6
American Coot 23 Ed Eder and I observed these after the walk.
Laughing Gull 200
Ring-billed Gull 310
Herring Gull 15
Great Black-backed Gull 14
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 8
Mourning Dove 4
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 6
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 3
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 1
Fish Crow 11
crow sp. 6
Carolina Chickadee 6
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Carolina Wren 6
American Robin 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 14
White-throated Sparrow 15
Song Sparrow 20
Swamp Sparrow 4
Northern Cardinal 5
Red-winged Blackbird 2
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 10
House Sparrow 3
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Larry Cartwright
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