VA BIRDers,
Please accept my apologies for this tardy note. The regular Sunday morning
Field Trip at Dyke Marsh, sponsored by the Friends of Dyke Marsh and free to
all, had a delightful day this past Sunday and spotted a few migrants. Best
were the oriole displays with many Orchards and Baltimores well seen by the
group of about 12 observers. The next most abundant species was Eastern
Kingbird, also clearly moving south. We also tallied a Yellow Warbler, a
couple of E. Wood Pewees, an Eastern Phoebe (migrant), many gnatcatchers,
several Gray Catbirds, and a Brown Thrasher. We noted at least 10
southbound Barn Swallows overhead.
Species missed this time around compared to last week (14 Aug) were singing
Marsh Wrens, a small group of Cedar Waxwings, Common Yellowthroat and Indigo
Bunting.
Kurt Gaskill
Here is this past Sunday's numbers.
C. Goose 4
Wood Duck 4
Am. Black Duck 1
Mallard 20
DC Cormorant 12
Great Blue Heron 3
Great Egret 3
Osprey 7
Bald Eagle 1
Killdeer 3
Greater Yellowlegs 4
Lesser Yellowlegs 1
Semipalmated Sandpiper 4
Least Sandpiper 6
L. Gull 142
RB Gull 76
Caspian Tern 6
Forster's Tern 3
Rock Pigeon 18
Mourning Dove 28
Chimney Swift 15
Ruby-thr Hummer 3
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied WP 3
Downy WP 1
No. Flicker 1
E. Wood Pewee 2
E. Phoebe 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
E. Kingbird 7
Red-eyed V 1
Blue Jay 3
Fish Cr 2
Barn Sw 10
C. Chickadee 3
T. Titmouse 7
C. Wren 7
H. Wren 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 8
Am. Robin 5
Gray Catbird 6
No. Mockingbird 3
Brown Thrasher 1
E. Starling 25
Yellow Warbler 1
Song Sp 1
No. Cardinal 17
Red-winged BB 22
Com. Grackle 7
Orchard O 9
Baltimore O 12
House Finch 2
Am. Goldfinch 24
House Sparrow 10
