VA BIRDers,
Adding to Larry's great report, I visited the picnic area late this
afternoon (1630) and added 50 Laughing Gulls to the day list, plus 3 Great
Egrets and a Merlin posted up in a tree along GW Parkway.
Kurt Gaskill
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Sent: Sunday, December 13, 2015 12:41 PM
To: 'VABIRDS POST'
Subject: [Va-bird] Waterfowl and Bald Eagle Nest Building at Dyke Marsh
Ten people joined me for the last regular Friends of Dyke Marsh sponsored
Sunday morning bird walks for 2015. Our next scheduled walk is January 10
after the Christmas Bird Count season ends. Our group started at High tide
today and the numbers of waterfowl were fairly sparse. At the conclusion of
the walk, numbers were gradually increasing and I was able to add Northern
Shoveler and Ruddy Duck to the species list. An adult Red-tailed Hawk
perched in the picnic area gave our group nice views. Some of the group
were treated to a Red-shouldered Hawk that was perched near the inlet across
from the marina. I was delighted to find a Fox Sparrow near Dead Beaver
Beach, but few others were able to see it.
Finally, the Bald Eagle breeding pair were busy repairing the Tulane Drive
nest. This nest was constructed last winter and fledged one youngster
during the 2015 breeding season.
Dyke Marsh - CMN02, Fairfax, Virginia, US Dec 13, 2015 7:51 AM - 11:01 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
Comments: <br />Submitted from eBird for iOS, version 1.1.3 Build 30
42 species
Canada Goose 300
Gadwall 31
American Black Duck 1
Mallard 80
Northern Shoveler 8
Lesser Scaup 1
Bufflehead 22
Ruddy Duck 2
Double-crested Cormorant 20
Great Blue Heron 4
Bald Eagle 2 The breeding pair are repairing the Tulane Drive nest.
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Ring-billed Gull 150
Herring Gull (American) 4
Great Black-backed Gull 9
Mourning Dove 24
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 8
Downy Woodpecker 7
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 3
Blue Jay 26
American Crow 3
Fish Crow 15
Carolina Chickadee 7
Tufted Titmouse 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Winter Wren 2
Carolina Wren 11
American Robin 3
European Starling 15
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 5
Fox Sparrow (Red) 1
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 10
White-throated Sparrow 30
Song Sparrow 15
Swamp Sparrow 2
Eastern Towhee 1
Northern Cardinal 15
House Finch 1
American Goldfinch 4
House Sparrow 2
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Larry Cartwright
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