VA-Birders,
The Sunday at 8, free and open to all Bird Walk at the Dyke Marsh Wildlife
Preserve had a chilly and breezy morning with 15 birders tallying 45 avian
species. A non-avian highlight was the Black Snake in the men's room at the
boat launch. No falcons were observed, but much discussion was about the
amazing Prairie Falcon being seen just over 2 miles upstream. The Osprey and
Bald Eagles were entertaining, especially when an Osprey with a fish objected
to the perch of an eagle on one of the islands. The Osprey vocalized
repeatedly, and flew close above the eagle, and the eagle held it's perch, and
the Osprey moved on without the eagle being displaced or chasing to steal the
fish. Four female Mergansers were along the island across from the end of the
boardwalk. Nice enlarged photo images on Diane's camera and some discussion led
to the conclusion that one who eventually separated from the group was a
Common, and the other 3 were Red-breasted. Complete list below.
Phil Silas
Woodbridge, VA
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Subject: eBird Report - Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve, Mar 26, 2017
Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve, Fairfax, Virginia, US
Mar 26, 2017 7:43 AM - 10:54 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
Comments: Chilly and breezy
45 species
Canada Goose 44
Mallard 16
Lesser Scaup 110
Bufflehead 4
Common Merganser 1 Female, solo until merging with 3 F RBME for a few
minutes while at end of boardwalk, nice chance to study the sharp straight neck
color change from rufous to white.
Red-breasted Merganser 7 3 F at end of boardwalk, 2 pairs near picnic area
at walk's end
Pied-billed Grebe 2
Horned Grebe 5
Double-crested Cormorant 17
Great Blue Heron 1
Osprey 10
Cooper's Hawk 1
Bald Eagle 7
Ring-billed Gull 36
Herring Gull 3
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 8 flyovers between Hunting Creek and picnic area
Mourning Dove 10
Red-bellied Woodpecker 5
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 4
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Eastern Phoebe 3
Blue Jay 3
Fish Crow 12
Tree Swallow 10
Carolina Chickadee 4
Tufted Titmouse 3
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Brown Creeper 2
Winter Wren 1
Carolina Wren 6
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
American Robin 20
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 6
White-throated Sparrow 5
Song Sparrow 12
Northern Cardinal 13
Red-winged Blackbird 60
Common Grackle 2
Brown-headed Cowbird 5
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 3
House Sparrow 1
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S35439476
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
