FreeLists / va-bird / [va-bird] Dyke Marsh report for 12 October

["Larry" <prowarbler@xxxxxxxxx>]

Six birders showed up to participate in the weekly Dyke Marsh walk today.  The 
highlights were migrating warblers and sparrows.  Pine Warblers must be pushing 
through in big numbers.  We had 7 today.  Late migrants included 2 
Black-throated Greens and a Magnolia.  We also had 3 young White-crowned 
Sparrows foraging with a flock of Song Sparrows.  A lone migrant Field Sparrow 
provided great views at the Dogleg.  Finally, White-throated Sparrows were 
present along Haul Road.
Ducks and raptors were virtually nonexistent, with a young Cooper's being the 
only representative of the latter group.  No House Sparrows!  Maybe they all 
got nailed with Isabel?  Of course, we were denied access to the marina, so 
that could account for it. The report for the records appears below.

Pied-billed Grebe  1
DC Cormorant       8
Great Blue Heron  5
Great Egret          3
Turkey Vulture    1

Canada Goose    10
Wood Duck  2
Mallard      15
Cooper's Hawk  1
American Coot  14

Laughing Gull   1
Ring-billed Gull    20
Herring Gull      3
Great Blk-backed Gull  17
Rock Pigeon (Feral pigeon, whatever)  1

Mourning Dove    14
Red-bellied Woodpecker    3
Downy Woodpecker   12
Northern Flicker  6
Blue Jay    15

American Crow  2
Carolina Chickadee  16
Tufted Titmouse   8
Carolina Wren  12
American Robin   10

European Starling  20
Magnolia Warbler  1
Yellow-rumped Warbler  1
Blk-thr. Green Warbler  2
Pine Warbler   7

Field Sparrow  1
Song Sparrow  22
White-throated Sparrow  2
White-crowned Sparrow  3 
Northern Cardinal  18

Red-winged Blackbird   25
Common Grackle   1
House Finch  16
American Goldfinch  3

Larry Cartwright
prowarbler@xxxxxxxxx

    



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