VA-Birders,
Fifteen birders joined the Dyke Marsh Preserve walk this chilly morning and
found only 34 avian species. The walk meets at the South end of the Belle Haven
picnic area and the edge of the river at 8 each Sunday morning. It is sponsored
by the Friends of Dyke Marsh and is free and open to all. Besides Canada Geese,
only a few waterfowl species were seen and they were in low numbers. This may
be attributable to the shortage of sub-aquatic vegetation which was partly
caused by the much higher levels of rainfall we experienced in the past several
months. The Bald Eagles are actively nesting at 2 sites that were easily
visible. The complete eBird list follows:
Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve, Fairfax, Virginia, US
Feb 17, 2019 7:47 AM - 10:22 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)
33 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose 300
Mallard 4
Lesser Scaup 5
Common Merganser 3
Pied-billed Grebe 1
Mourning Dove 7
Ring-billed Gull 120
Great Black-backed Gull 1
Double-crested Cormorant 6
Great Blue Heron 3
Black Vulture 2
Turkey Vulture 2
Bald Eagle 7
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 4
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 2
Blue Jay 3
American Crow 6
Fish Crow 8
crow sp. 20
Carolina Chickadee 3
Tufted Titmouse 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 4
American Robin 14
European Starling 120
White-throated Sparrow 14
Song Sparrow 4
Swamp Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird 9
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
Common Grackle 56
Northern Cardinal 5
Phil Silas
Woodbridge, VA
