FreeLists / va-bird / [va-bird] Gunston Cove and Accotink Bay

[Rick Jones <rgjones23@xxxxxxx>]

We birded Accotink Bay and Gunston Cove from the Ft. Belvoir (east) side for 
about one hour this morning.

Observation point:  at the edge of Gunston Cove, south of the dilapidated pier 
near the Fuel Cell Research facility.
Osprey (2, one being attacked by American Crows)
American Crow 
American Robin
Dark-eyed Junco
Great Blue Heron
Lesser Scaup (many)
American Coot (at least 100)
Ring-necked Duck 
Bald Eagle (5)
Common Merganser (4)
Canvasback Duck (2)
Canada Goose
Killdeer (1)
Blue Jay
Northern Flicker

Observation point:  the south end of Accotink Bay.
A large raft of Lesser Scaup, perhaps 1000, mostly in Gunston Cove.  Mixed in 
were American Coots, Bufflehead, Ruddy Ducks, Common Mergansers, and gulls.

Observation points:  along the east edge of Accotink Bay.
White-throated Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
European Starling
Common Grackle
American Crow
Canada Goose
Lesser Scaup
Ruddy Duck (90)
Common Merganser (48)
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Osprey (6)
Black Ducks (72)
Great Blue Heron
Bald Eagle (4)
Tundra Swan (111)
Black Vulture (2)
Wood Duck (6)
Mallard (2)
Song Sparrow

We also saw three Red-tailed Hawks on the periphery of Ft. Belvoir.

Rick and Karen Jones
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