I led a small group for the weekly Friends of Dyke Marsh walk. The
highlight of the walk were close up looks of a very cooperative pied-billed
grebe at the Marina. We had a quick walk because the Haul Road is closed
for construction before the left turn out into the Marsh. In addition to
the complete list, below, a black-throated blue was reported:
PB grebe 1
Cormorant 30
Wood duck 2
Mallard 8
Great blue heron 3
Great egret 4
Osprey 2
Bald eagle 1 (adult)
RB gull 10+
GBB gull 1
Laughing gull 4
Caspian tern 6
MoDo 8
Swift 20 (hard to count, small numbers flying around all morning)
Red-bellied WP 3
Downy 3
Flicker 5
Unidentified flycatcher 2 (one probable empid, one pewee/phoebe)
Jay 5
American crow 1
Robin 5
Catbird 5
Mocker 2
Starling 10
Carolina wren 4
Chickadee 2
Titmouse 4
House sparrow 6
Goldfinch 4
House finch 2
Yellow-rump 1
Cardinal 8
RWBB 2
Grackle 10
Cowbird 5
Ben Jesup
Alexandria
