VA BIRDers,
I started out near Dyke Marsh, then south to the Virginia portion of
Riverside Park, then Jackson Abbott Wildlife Refuge (not near the Potomac,
but close by and adjacent to Huntley Meadows), Pohick Bay Regional Park
(also viewing Accotink Bay at Ft Belvoir), Mason Neck SP, Mason Neck NWR
Great Marsh Trail, Hallowing Point and Occoquan Marina (looking towards
Fairfax Co from Pr William Co). Total time was about 5 hours along these
points. Nothing really unusual but a fine mix of waterfowl - the next 2-3
weeks should be best as the diving ducks are heading north and the dabblers
wintering to the south come through. The only Osprey was at Dyke Marsh.
Tree Swallows at Dyke and Occoquan Marina. Large groups of Tundra Swans
were noted in Accotink Bay, Belmont Bay (Mason Neck SP) and the Great Marsh.
Missed Common Goldeneye; 18 species of ducks overall. Canada Geese and
Mallard numbers down by a factor of 3 or more; no American Coots noted.
Over a thousand scaup plus others noted in Pr William Co south of Occoquan
Bay NWR. Today's numbers follow.
Kurt Gaskill
C. Goose 355
Tundra Swan 323
Wood Duck 3
Gadwall 28
American Wigeon 2
American Black Duck 303
Mallard 76
Northern Shoveler 7
Northern Pintail 13
Green-winged Teal 40
Canvasback 31
Redhead 10, all in Accotink Bay
Ring-necked Duck 3
Greater Scaup 3
Lesser Scaup 1931
Bufflehead 60
Hooded Merganser 13
Common Merganser 131
Red-breasted Merganser 4
Ruddy Duck 537
Pied-billed Grebe 11
Osprey 1
Bald Eagle 21, migration should be about finished for this species, ON at
the Great Marsh
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 3
Red-tailed Hawk 7
Killdeer 3
Greater Yellowlegs 10
Tree Swallow 5
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