[va-bird] Breeding Parulas at Dyke Marsh, Fairfax Co.

Va-Birders,

As often as I've seen and heard Northern Parulas, I've never had the privilege of watching an adult feed young. This species must be the James Brown of the avian world--the hardest working parent in the forest. The insects it was catching almost non-stop were so small that I really couldn't see them, but the mom kept stuffing 'em in the little one's mouth. This enjoyable sighting was along Haul Road at Dyke Marsh this morning.

Other highlights were a persistently vocalizing Least Bittern and a Spotted Sandpiper which flew across an inlet in the marsh.

Paula Sullivan
Alexandria





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