VA-Birders,
Perfect weather and a nice assortment of birds--some on their way
south, some on their way north, and some here to stay-- were enjoyed by
10 of us this morning on the regular Sunday AM walk at Dyke Marsh.
Prior to the 8 AM starting time, I stopped at the stone bridge over the
GW Parkway and saw the skies filled with Laughing Gulls flying from the
river to the only exposed mud flat in Hunting Creek. Ring-bills are
enjoying the new piers in place there for the new Rt. 1 interchange,
but they'll be disappointed when a road is placed on top. The Northern
Shovelers may have been new arrivals, while the BG Gnatcatcher will
have to step it up and grab the next northerly breeze south. The little
smattering of warblers, except for the Yellow-rumps will be out of here
soon too. Enjoy these beauties while you can!
Paula Sullivan
Alexandria
DC Cormorant 20
GB Heron 8
Great Egret 10
Canada Goose 18
Wood Duck 3
Mallard 23
No Shoveler 3
Bald Eagle 3
Cooper's Hawk 1
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Laughing Gull 1200+
Ring-billed Gull 77
Herring Gull 2
Caspian Tern 2
Forster's Tern 3
Mourning Dove 18
Belted Kingfisher 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 5
No Flicker 12
Blue Jay 22
Amer Crow 3
Fish Crow 2
crow, sp. 2
C Chickadee 7
T Titmouse 2
WB Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 15
RC Kinglet 1
BG Gnatcatcher 1
Amer Robin 13
Gray Catbird 3
No Mockingbird 1
Euro Starling 20
Magnolia Warbler 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
BT Green Warbler 2
Black-and-white Warbler 1
Amer Redstart 1
C Yellowthroat 1
Song Sparrow 8
White-throated Sparrow 2
No Cardinal 27
RW Blackbird 20
C. Grackle 1
House Finch 21
Amer Goldfinch 1
House Sparrow 14
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