Dear VA birders,
Today, I went in search of the Rufous Hummingbird at Green Spring Gardens.
Despite the rain, I had nice looks. I found a handful of common passerines and
a Red-shouldered Hawk while I was there. After lunch the rain cleared up and I
went to Dyke Marsh. Many of the birds were singing and foraging, so there was
a lot of activity. I have included my list below. On the way home, I went by
Prince William County Landfill to check out the gulls. I found a lot of
Ring-billed Gulls and Herring Gulls, one Great Black-backed Gull and one Lesser
Black-backed Gull. I also found 5 Bald Eagles and the expected scavengers:
American & Fish Crow, European Starlings and Rock Pigeons. Not bad for a rainy
day!
Good birding!
Candice Lowther
Bristow, VA
Canada Goose 2
Wood Duck 4
Mallard 7
Bufflehead 1
Red-breasted Merganser 1
Pied-billed Grebe 1
Double-crested Cormorant 5
Osprey 1
Bald Eagle 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
gull sp. 50
Mourning Dove 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Blue Jay 7
American Crow 1
Fish Crow 2
Carolina Chickadee 8
Tufted Titmouse 6
Brown Creeper 1
Winter Wren 2
Carolina Wren 9
Golden-crowned Kinglet 3
American Robin 15
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 31
Cedar Waxwing 20
Eastern Towhee 1
Fox Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 28
White-throated Sparrow 22
Northern Cardinal 6
Red-winged Blackbird 5
Rusty Blackbird 5
Common Grackle 40
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
