It was a fine morning weather wise for the first Sunday morning walk at Dyke
Marsh, Alexandria. Temps in the low 70's, some mid morning cloud cover and a
slight breeze made walking comfortable for our large group. Happy to have help
leading from Larry Cartwright, Phil Silas and Ray Smith as it's easy for a
large group to fragment, moving at different paces and focusing on different
aspects of marsh life.
We managed to pick up 47 species, not a bad tally for the first weekend in
August. Lots of Foresters Terns about along w. a few Caspians. Gulls included
Laughing, Ringbilled and Great Black Backs. Great Egret numbers are pushing 80
(77 counted today) as they stage for their southbound push. One of each Oriole
species was found w. a male Baltimore highlighting our inbound trip. The temp
and humidity had gone up by the time we reached the last platform on the Haul
Road, but the remaining walkers were rewarded w. quick looks at two Least
Bitterns (M&F) flying around the island across the channel from the platform.
Ray Smith reported seeing a Snowy Egret and Greater Yellowlegs off the Stone
Bridge before the walk started.
Complete list follows -
Rich Rieger
Alexandria
Begin forwarded message:
From: ebird-checklist@xxxxxxxxxxx
Date: August 2, 2015 2:45:48 PM EDT
To: zelig88@xxxxxxx
Subject: eBird Report - Dyke Marsh - CMN02, Aug 2, 2015
Dyke Marsh - CMN02, Fairfax, Virginia, US
Aug 2, 2015 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Comments: sunday morning at Dyke Marsh
47 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose 100
Mallard 100 some F's w. fledges
Double-crested Cormorant 14
Least Bittern 2
Great Blue Heron 12
Great Egret 77
Green Heron 2
Osprey 12
Laughing Gull 4
Ring-billed Gull 14
Great Black-backed Gull 2
Caspian Tern 4
Forster's Tern 25
Mourning Dove 2
Chimney Swift 6
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Belted Kingfisher 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 1
Acadian Flycatcher 1
Eastern Kingbird 6
Red-eyed Vireo 2
Blue Jay 5
Fish Crow 2
crow sp. 1
Tree Swallow 4
Barn Swallow 8
Carolina Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 2
Carolina Wren 4
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2
American Robin 8
Gray Catbird 1
Brown Thrasher 1
Northern Mockingbird 3
European Starling 6
Cedar Waxwing 6
Common Yellowthroat 4
Song Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 6
Red-winged Blackbird 24
Common Grackle 7
Orchard Oriole 1
Baltimore Oriole 1
House Finch 1
American Goldfinch 7
House Sparrow 5
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This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
