Despite diligent searching by 7 birders, it was rather slow at Dyke today. The
lack of Pied-billed Grebes and most passerines was disappointing. Perhaps
kinglets and creepers will show up tomorrow since the cold front has passed
through. Ducks and yellowlegs were plentiful though, with both species of the
latter all over the aquatic vegetation. An immature Red-shouldered Hawk in the
picnic area added a moment of excitement and three probably newly arrived Swamp
Sparrows were quite nice. The complete list of 44 species follows:
DC Cormorant - 17
Great Blue Heron- 10
Great Egret- 16
Canada Goose- 60
American Wigeon- 2
Mallard- 225
Blue-winged Teal- 60
N. Shoveler- 250
N. Pintail- 12
Green-winged Teal- 15
Ruddy Duck- 1
Red-shouldered Hawk- 1
American Coot- 48
Greater Yellowlegs- 20
Lesser Yellowlegs- 45
Laughing Gull- 8
Ringers- 125
Great Blk-backed Gull- 2
Caspian Tern- 2
Forster's Tern- 14
Rock Dove- 4 (flyovers)
Mourning Dove- 1
Belted Kingfisher- 5 (good number!)
Red- bellied Woodpecker- 3
Downy Woodpecker- 2
N. Flicker- 3
Blue Jay- 16
Am. Crow- 10
Fish Crow- 1
Carolina Chickadee- 25
Tufted Titmouse- 8
White-breasted Nuthatch- 1
Car. Wren- 18
Am. Robin- 30
Gray Catbird- 1
N. Mockingbird- 1
Euro. Starling- 130
Swamp Sparrow- 3
N. Cardinal- 12
Red-winged Blackbirds- 80
Common grackle- 10
House Finch- 6
Am. Goldfinch- 2
House Sparrow- 2
I'm sure it will be better tomorrow when I'm at work.
Larry Cartwright
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