Saw about 300 rusties from the Hike/Bike Trail today. Other items of note:
1. Still a good selection of ducks, and 4 pied-billed grebes in the
wetland.
2. Flyover loon.
3. Osprey fishing much of the time, catching small panfish several
times.
4. Lots of swallows passing through: at least 60 tree, in addition to a
handful of barn and rough-winged.
5. A couple of fox sparrows.
6. At least 3 gnatcatchers, and both kinglets.
7. No warblers other than yellow-rumps (including a flock of about 15)
8. Singing winter wren.
9. Two eagles perched in a tree, one adult, one immature.
Ben Jesup
Alexandria
