[va-bird] Wigeons, Redheads and more at Riverside Park 1/27/07

I stopped at Riverside Park (about 100 yards from my house) around 11:00am
after visiting Belmont Bay, the Great Marsh and Pohick Bay-none of which
were especially productive except for large numbers of black ducks at the
Great Marsh.  Larry Meade and I searched the marsh for greater yellowlegs
with no success, but as we were leaving Kurt Gaskill was coming in, and
greater yellowlegs began to call.  I guess they were just waiting for Kurt
to arrive.  

 

Anyway, I was surprised to see quite a lot of dabblers in the Potomac at
Riverside in addition to the more usual diving ducks.  A list of waterbirds
seen at Riverside and from the pullout at the end of Vernon View Drive
follows.  I didn't have time to continue up the Potomac to see if the
bonanza continued, but perhaps someone else will do that.

 

 

Location:     Riverside Park

Observation date:     1/27/07

Notes:     Includes birds seen from end of Vernon View Drive 

Number of species:     14

 

Canada Goose     100

Gadwall     300

American Wigeon     200

Mallard     10

Northern Pintail     4

Redhead     7

Ring-necked Duck     10

Greater Scaup     2

Lesser Scaup     300

Bufflehead     30

Hooded Merganser     10

Common Merganser     8

Ruddy Duck     2

Pied-billed Grebe     2

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