The weekly Friends of Dyke Marsh bird walk that starts at Bell Haven picnic
area in Alexandria was attended by a robust 32 people this morning.
Migrants were scarce, however. We found only 2 warbler species on the walk
(a few yellow-rumps and 2 common yellowthroats) and Larry Cartwright heard a
palm warbler before the walk started. Other notables were an eastern
kingbird, a pair of gnatcatchers working on a nest near the boardwalk in a
spot that enabled close, unobstructed views, and 2 common snipe that circled
over the marsh looking for a dry spot to land (the tide was quite high).
Shockingly, we did not see a great blue heron. The complete list of 48
species is below.
Marc Ribaudo
Dyke Marsh - CMN02, Fairfax, US-VA
Apr 19, 2015 6:45 AM - 10:45 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Comments: Submitted from BirdLog NA for Android v1.9.6
48 species
Canada Goose 10
Wood Duck 2
Mallard 14
Lesser Scaup 10
Red-breasted Merganser 11
Double-crested Cormorant 75
Turkey Vulture 2
Osprey 16
Bald Eagle 6
Wilson's Snipe 2
Ring-billed Gull 10
Herring Gull 2
Great Black-backed Gull 1
Caspian Tern 2
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 1
Mourning Dove 5
Chimney Swift 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 8
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 1
Peregrine Falcon 1
Eastern Kingbird 1
Blue Jay 3
American Crow 1
Fish Crow 10
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2
Purple Martin 2
Tree Swallow 14
Barn Swallow 4
Carolina Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 4
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 5
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 8
American Robin 6
European Starling 5
Common Yellowthroat 2
Palm Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 5
Eastern Towhee 1
Swamp Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 10
Northern Cardinal 4
Red-winged Blackbird 50
Common Grackle 6
Brown-headed Cowbird 9
American Goldfinch 10
House Sparrow 3
View this checklist online at
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S22942538
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