Ten birders joined me today for a rather slow edition of the Sunday morning
Dyke Marsh bird walk, with one participant jokingly pelting the leader with
small green fruit to express his displeasure at the lack of activity. Many
of the Dyke Marsh breeders have left and there were few migrants. I spent a
good deal of time even finding titmice. Fledged Orchard Orioles were in the
picnic area. There were a handful of terns along the river and a Traill's
(Willow/Alder) Flycatcher on Haul Road. An American Goldfinch fed a fledged
youngster at the Haul Road dogleg. The injured Tundra Swan and the coot duo
are still present. The highlight was a couple from the UK who racked up two
dozen life birds for their North American list.
The list for our records is below:
Canada Goose 10
Tundra Swan 1
Mallard 100
Osprey 8
American Coot 2
Double-crested Cormorant 15
Great Blue Heron 15
Great Egret 16
Laughing Gull 30
Ring-billed Gull 600
Herring Gull 15
Caspian Tern 2
Forster's Tern 2
Mourning Dove 5 (including adults with fledged young)
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 7
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1
Traill's (Willow/Alder) Flycatcher 1
Eastern Phoebe 2
Eastern Kingbird 12
Blue Jay 2
Fish Crow 9
crow sp 3
Tree Swallow 2
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 8
Barn Swallow 3
Carolina Chickadee 3
Tufted Titmouse 2
Carolina Wren 11
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
American Robin 25
Gray Catbird 2 (adult with fledged young)
European Starling 30
Common Yellowthroat 2
Song Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 6
Indigo Bunting 1
Red-winged Blackbird 52
Common Grackle 4
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
Orchard Oriole 3 (independent young)
American Goldfinch 9 (including adult feeding fledged young)
House Sparrow 2
Larry Cartwright
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