Six birders braved the midsummer heat and turned out for the Dyke Marsh bird
walk, sponsored by the Friends of Dyke Marsh. These walks are held each week
on Sunday at 8:00 am and leave from the south parking lot at the Belle Haven
Picnic Area, on the George Washington Parkway just south of Alexandria.
Today's walk yielded 41 species. The "top birds" were a pair of Warbling
Vireos at the south end of the picnic area. This spot has been a reliable
location for Warbling Vireos for several years now. The list follows:
DC Cormorant 5
Gt. Blue Heron 14
Gt. Egret 8
Canada Goose 4 (plus an additonal 40 at the stone bridge)
Mallard 35
Osprey 14
Ring-billed Gull 7 (plus an estimated 100+ at the stone bridge)
Rock Dove 12
Mourning Dove 8
Red-bellied WP 6
Downy WP 2
N. Flicker 3
E. Kingbird 1
Warbling Vireo 2
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 4
Am Crow 8
Fish Crow 2
Tree Swallow 4
Barn Sawllow 6
C. Chickadee 4
T. Titmouse 3
W-B Nuthatch 3
Carolina Wren 12
Marsh Wren 1
B-G Gnatcatcher 3
Am. Robin 4
Gray Catbird 5
Brown Thrasher 1
E. Starling 22
Yellow Warbler 1
C. Yellowthroat 3
Song Sparrow 2
N. Cardinal 23
Indigo Bunting 2
Red-wing BB 40
Common Grackle 15
B-H Cowbird 1
Baltimore Oriole 1
Am Goldfinch 15
House Sparrow 12
Bob Klarquist
Arlington, VA
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