All,
Twelve persons joined me this morning for the weekly walk at Dyke Marsh WP
sponsored by The Friends of Dyke Marsh, which starts at 8 a.m. each Sunday
morning at the south end of the parking lot for the Belle Haven picnic area
and is open to all. Highlights on this cloudy but birdy morning included a
well seen and heard BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO, an influx of YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOOS,
a late LESSER SCAUP and NORTHERN SHOVELER, two SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS in
flight over the Potomac River, two SPOTTED SANDPIPERS, a LEAST FLYCATCHER, a
briefly singing MARSH WREN, several OSPREYS, including a female with two
young in a nearby nest, several BALD EAGLES, four swallow species, including
a single PURPLE MARTIN, five warbler species, several BALTIMORE and ORCHARD
ORIOLES, several highly vocal WARBLING VIREOS, several conspicuous EASTERN
KINGBIRDS, including an individual on a nest, and numerous CEDAR WAXWINGS.
For those interested, a complete list of the 56 species encountered on the
walk may be viewed at the following link:
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S37041212
Thanks to all who joined me on this field trip.
Gerry Hawkins
Arlington, VA
