Visited three spots on Mason Neck this morning: Great Marsh Trail, Mason Neck
NWR; Mason Neck SP Visitor's Center; and Pohick By Regional Park.
Great Marsh held numerous Tundra Swans and Black Ducks, with three
Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers on the way back to the parking lot. The bay at Mason
Neck SP had a huge raft of 3000-4000 Am. Coots with many Gadwall, Am. Wigeon,
Redhead, and Ruddy Ducks mixed in. Not much at Pohick Bay except for a raft of
~500 Am. Coots and Bald Eagles.
Aggregate list for all three locations below; the breakdown can be found on the
eBird checklists.
Scott D. Priebe
Springfield, VA
Great Marsh Trail: http://ebird.org/ebird/va/view/checklist/S40706451
Mason Neck SP Visitor's Ctr: http://ebird.org/ebird/va/view/checklist/S40706774
Pohick Bay Reg. Pk.: http://ebird.org/ebird/va/view/checklist/S40706887
Species: 49
NAME MIN CNT
Canada Goose 63
Tundra Swan 242
Gadwall 565
American Wigeon 40
American Black Duck 301
Mallard 38
Northern Shoveler 2
Northern Pintail 49
Canvasback 11
Redhead 31
Lesser Scaup 2
Hooded Merganser 3
Ruddy Duck 228
Pied-billed Grebe 2
Horned Grebe 2
Mourning Dove 3
American Coot 3500
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Ring-billed Gull 9
Forster's Tern 1
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Great Blue Heron 2
Black Vulture 1
Turkey Vulture 2
Bald Eagle 4
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 4
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 3
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 7
Carolina Chickadee 5
Tufted Titmouse 4
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Brown Creeper 2
Carolina Wren 4
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2
Hermit Thrush 2
American Robin 4
