Nothwithstanding the closure of the Geo. Washington Parkway for a race, a total
of 15 people turned out on a beautiful sunny morning for the weekly Sunday bird
walk at Dyke Marsh. A total of 47 species were seen. The highlights were a
Horned Grebe which flew in and landed right in front of us as we were beginning
the walk, nice lingering flocks of Ruddy Ducks and Red-breasted Mergansers, and
a sole Yellow-throated Warbler showing off in the sunlight. A pair of Hermit
Thrush kept leapfrogging each other as we moved down the path. Yellow-rumped
Warblers and Blue-grey Gnatcatchers made themselves conspicuous -- a pair of
Gnatcatchers have a nest underway right where the path makes a dogleg to the
left. The complete list appears below.
The weekly Sunday (8 am) walks at Dyke Marsh are sponsored by the Friends of
Dyke Marsh and are free to all. Beginning birders are welcomed.
Robert Klarquist
Arlington, VA
clarquis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Location: Dyke Marsh
Observation date: 4/22/07
Number of species: 47
Canada Goose 18
Wood Duck 1
Mallard 22
Red-breasted Merganser 13
Ruddy Duck 14
Horned Grebe 1
Double-crested Cormorant 18
Great Blue Heron 9
Osprey 11
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Killdeer 1
Lesser Yellowlegs 2
Laughing Gull 8
Ring-billed Gull 30
Great Black-backed Gull 1
Caspian Tern 3
Mourning Dove 6
Red-bellied Woodpecker 4
Northern Flicker 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
White-eyed Vireo 2
Blue Jay 11
American Crow 2
Fish Crow 6
Tree Swallow 18
Barn Swallow 10
Carolina Chickadee 7
Tufted Titmouse 5
Carolina Wren 8
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 7
Hermit Thrush 2
Northern Mockingbird 4
European Starling 21
Northern Parula 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 12
Yellow-throated Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 1
Chipping Sparrow 3
Song Sparrow 8
White-throated Sparrow 14
Dark-eyed Junco 4
Northern Cardinal 25
Red-winged Blackbird 35
Common Grackle 8
American Goldfinch 14
House Sparrow 12
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