Skeleton crew at Dyke Marsh, Alexandria, today due to closure of GW
Parkway for a race. The five of us that made it to the first platform
on Haul Road were rewarded by a quick glimpse of an AMERICAN BITTERN
as it flew over the south marsh and put down - probably in the Big Gut.
The tide was almost low when we started so we were treated to a nice
assortment of waterfowl, listed below. Egrets and GBH's must have
corralled some nice morsels as they were standing pretty much side by
side in a small pool for quite some time.
Three WINTER WRENS were seen not too far from the beginning of the
trail and one put on a nice show, chipping, singing and popping about
in the open affording good looks.
There might be an update on gulls and peeps from the splinter group
that went to the stone bridge after the "official" walk ended. I had
to go in the opposite direction.... Hope everyone is enjoying the
holiday weekend.
Rich Rieger
Alexandria
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From: do-not-reply@xxxxxxxxx
Date: November 10, 2013 4:32:26 PM EST
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Subject: eBird Report - Dyke Marsh - CMN02, Nov 10, 2013
Dyke Marsh - CMN02, Fairfax, US-VA
Nov 10, 2013 7:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 mile(s)
Comments: sunday FODM walk
55 species
Canada Goose 400
Tundra Swan 1
Gadwall 10
American Black Duck 2
Mallard 300
Northern Shoveler 40
Green-winged Teal 10
Ring-necked Duck 1
Lesser Scaup 3
Bufflehead 3
Ruddy Duck 300
Double-crested Cormorant 16
American Bittern 1
Great Blue Heron 23 Egrets and GBH side by side in a small pool at low tide. Easy scan count as bird were not scattered...
Great Egret 23 same as count for GBH, above - birds were all together, not scattered, very easy to tally
Turkey Vulture 2
Bald Eagle 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
American Coot 300
Killdeer 8
Wilson's Snipe 3
Ring-billed Gull 300
Rock Pigeon 7
Mourning Dove 5
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 4
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 3
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 6
Fish Crow 50
Carolina Chickadee 6
Tufted Titmouse 6
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Winter Wren 3
Carolina Wren 6
Golden-crowned Kinglet 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2
Eastern Bluebird 2
American Robin 6
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 12
Yellow-rumped Warbler 10
Song Sparrow 3
Swamp Sparrow 2
White-throated Sparrow 10
Dark-eyed Junco 3
Northern Cardinal 3
Red-winged Blackbird 10
Common Grackle 1
House Finch 6
American Goldfinch 2
House Sparrow 10
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This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
