The weekly walk at Dyke Marsh in Alexandria, sponsored by the Friends of Dyke
Marsh and open to all, started off in very frosty conditions (9 degrees) that
greatly limited attendance, but fortunately not the birds. Despite a lack of
open water and waterfowl, we had a productive walk. Lots of sparrows were
encountered throughout the walk, including fox sparrow. A phoebe in the picnic
area was a nice surprise, and a peregrine was sunning itself on the Wilson
bridge. The little guys were well represented, with both kinglets,
yellow-rumped warbler, winter wren, and brown creeper. The complete list is
presented below.
Marc Ribaudo
Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve, Fairfax, Virginia, US
Jan 7, 2018 7:39 AM - 10:05 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Comments: Very cold start at 9 degrees. River mostly frozen.
46 species
Canada Goose 2
Mallard X
American Black Duck X
Lesser Scaup 5
Bufflehead 4
Common Merganser 1
Red-breasted Merganser 1
Double-crested Cormorant 3
Great Blue Heron 2
Bald Eagle 5
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull X
Great Black-backed Gull 1
Mourning Dove 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 5
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 2
Peregrine Falcon 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 6
American Crow 1
Fish Crow 6
Carolina Chickadee 6
Tufted Titmouse 4
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Brown Creeper 1
Winter Wren 3
Carolina Wren 8
Golden-crowned Kinglet 4
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2
Eastern Bluebird 1
American Robin 6
Northern Mockingbird 2
European Starling 6
Yellow-rumped Warbler 3
Fox Sparrow 2
Dark-eyed Junco 3
White-throated Sparrow 80
Song Sparrow 20
Swamp Sparrow 8
Northern Cardinal 16
House Finch 3
American Goldfinch 1
House Sparrow 2
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S41705268
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