Perhaps because of the early morning thunderstorms, only two people showed
up for the NVBC Dyke Marsh walk this morning. It was slow and humid, but we
did get a few good birds. A Least Bittern vocalized from the Spatterdock
near the Overlook path that permits viewing of the Little Gut from the Haul
Road peninsula. We found an Eastern Kingbird on nest along the boardwalk and
recently fledged Northern Rough-winged Swallows begging for food from
parents at "Dead Beaver Beach." A Warbling Vireo pair was briefly observed
where we heard the Least Bittern as well as an Orchard Oriole collecting
food for youngsters.
Dyke Marsh - CMN02, Fairfax, US-VA
Jun 11, 2014 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)
36 species
Canada Goose 120
Mallard 80
Least Bittern 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Osprey 10
Bald Eagle 1
Mourning Dove 4
Chimney Swift 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 2
Eastern Kingbird 5
Warbling Vireo 3
Red-eyed Vireo 2
Blue Jay 1
Fish Crow 4
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 4
Purple Martin 2
Tree Swallow 3
Barn Swallow 3
Carolina Chickadee 10
Tufted Titmouse 3
Carolina Wren 5
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 5
American Robin 5
European Starling 20
Cedar Waxwing 3
Common Yellowthroat 2
Song Sparrow 3
Northern Cardinal 15
Red-winged Blackbird 25
Common Grackle 30
Orchard Oriole 5
Baltimore Oriole 2
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 10
House Sparrow 15
View this checklist online at
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S18759099
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
Larry Cartwright
prowarbler@xxxxxxxxxxx
