FreeLists / va-bird / [va-bird] Dyke Marsh Field Trip, Frfx Co, 5/1/05

["Kurt Gaskill" <KurtCapt87@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

VA BIRDers,
 

Roger Miller lead yesterday's Field Trip at Dyke Marsh, sponsored by the
Friends of Dyke Marsh and free to all.  On behalf of the FODM, let me thank
Roger for leading an outstanding trip!

 

Kurt Gaskill

 

 

This morning's bird walk was super.

6 participants.

Weather cool, overcast and clearing;

tide full low shortly past 0900.

The list:

 

P.B.Grebe              1

D.C. Cormorant       15

Am.Bittern                1, flying E. so. of li'l gut

G.B.Heron               6

Grt.Egret                  1

Can.Goose               20+

Wood Ducks           3

Mallard                      7 adults, 5 juvs.

Osprey                      3 minimum

Bald Eagle               1 imm. being harassed by a lone crow

Spotted Sandpiper   3

Gulls sp.                    15+ imm. 

                                   2 Herring Gulls ?

                                  13 Ringbill ?

Caspian Tern            6

Rock Dove                3

MODO                       9

Chim.Swift                 22+

Belted Kingfisher      1

Red-bellied WP        3

Downey WP              1

Flicker                        3

Acadian Flycatcher   2

Phoebe                      1

E.Kingbird                  4

Tree Swallow             20+

Rough-winged Sw.    3 min.

Cliff Swallow              small number 5-8 seen at Marina by Wendle Cox

                                    who was not traveling with the Dyke
group

 

(note from Kurt - the Cliff Swallows were still present late today and were
joined by a few Bank Swallows)

 

Barn Swallow             28+

Blue Jay                     6

Am.Crow                    1

Fish Crow                   5

Crow sp.                     4

Car.Chickadee           4

TUTI                           3

Car.Wren                    5

R.C.Kinglet                 1

B-g Gnatcatcher         5, 1 of which on nest at dogleg

Robin                          10

Catbird                        1

Mocker                        2

Brn.Thrasher              1

Starling                        10

Red-eyed vireo          2

Yellow Warbler           3

Y-rumped Warb.         8

Redstart                      1

Ovenbird                     1

Com.Yellowthroat       4

Cardinal                       14

Towhee                       1

Field Sparrow             1

Song Sparrow             2

White-throated Sprw.  12+

Wht-crowned Sprw.     3

Red-winged BB           12+

C.Grackle                     6

Cowbird                        2

Orchard Oriole             1

Goldfinch                      11

House Sparrow            10

 



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