VA-Birders,
Several participants showed this morning for the weekly Dyke Marsh bird walk,
and things were pleasant until we hit Haul Road. If you go to Dyke Marsh,
please prepare yourself with lots of insect repellant. Those that had it were
fine, while those of us that did not had a difficult time.
Few species of migrants were about, but there were several good birds to keep
it interesting. There were two PIED-BILLED GREBES - one off the picnic area,
the other off the end of the boardwalk, a continuing MARSH WREN chattering, a
returning SWAMP SPARROW, and five BALD EAGLES of varying ages perched on the
mudflats at low tide.
I heard a report of an American Golden Plover seen on the flats last evening,
but it was not present today. List follows - 51 species.
Jay Keller
Canada Goose 185
Wood Duck 11
Mallard 39
Pied-billed Grebe 2
Double-crested Cormorant 16
Great Blue Heron 5
Great Egret 10
Osprey 3
Bald Eagle 5
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Killdeer 9
Greater Yellowlegs 4
Laughing Gull 800
Ring-billed Gull 175
Herring Gull 2
Great Black-backed Gull 1
Caspian Tern 16
Forster's Tern 11
Rock Pigeon 18
Mourning Dove 14
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2
Belted Kingfisher 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 4
Downy Woodpecker 5
Hairy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 5
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Blue Jay 17
American Crow 22
Fish Crow 16
Carolina Chickadee 7
Tufted Titmouse 4
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 9
House Wren 2
Marsh Wren 1
American Robin 25
Gray Catbird 16
Northern Mockingbird 9
European Starling 35
Common Yellowthroat 1
Song Sparrow 2
Swamp Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 15
Indigo Bunting 2
Red-winged Blackbird 225
Common Grackle 2
Brown-headed Cowbird 35
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 12
House Sparrow 15
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