The weekly 8 AM Dyke Marsh bird walk sponsored by Friends of Dyke Marsh and
open to all was fairly birdy this morning. Our group of eight found 47 species
and managed to get good views of most of them. We started by looking at the
waterfowl and gulls on the river. At the marina we saw a young Cooper's Hawk
perched in a tree and surveying the area. Once on Haul Road, we found several
mixed flocks of birds made up of Chickadees, Titmice, Yellow-rumoped Warblers
and Ruby-crowned Kinglets. A few Golden-crowned Kinglets a Gray Catbird, and a
Pine Warbler were also found. After the turn, we found a couple of Belted
Kingfishers and a good number of Yellowlegs of both species. After the walk, I
went down to check the river again and I found some American Wigeon and some
Ruddy Ducks, I also saw an unusual goose. It had a Canada Goose body and a
fairly dark contrasting neck, Its head, however, resembled that of a Greater
White-fronted Goose with a pink blll and white front. Cleaqrly a hybrid.
Larry Meade
Vienna, VA
Location: Dyke Marsh
Observation date: 10/25/09
Number of species: 47
Canada Goose 350
Gadwall 2
American Wigeon 2
Mallard 120
Northern Shoveler 1
Green-winged Teal 5
Ruddy Duck 4
Pied-billed Grebe 18
Double-crested Cormorant 25
Great Blue Heron 6
Great Egret 20
Bald Eagle 1
Cooper's Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
American Coot 16
Greater Yellowlegs 6
Lesser Yellowlegs 15
Laughing Gull 50
Ring-billed Gull 200
Herring Gull 30
Great Black-backed Gull 5
Forster's Tern 10
Belted Kingfisher 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 8
Downy Woodpecker 5
Northern Flicker 2
Blue Jay 6
Fish Crow 10
Carolina Chickadee 14
Tufted Titmouse 6
Carolina Wren 7
Golden-crowned Kinglet 3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 14
American Robin 1
Gray Catbird 1
European Starling 60
Cedar Waxwing 6
Yellow-rumped Warbler 20
Pine Warbler 1
Song Sparrow 22
Swamp Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 14
Northern Cardinal 18
Red-winged Blackbird 8
Common Grackle 30
American Goldfinch 15
House Sparrow 10
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org/VA)
