A sizable group of birders came out this morning to enjoy a beautiful and
interesting morning of birding. It was the Friends of Dyke Marsh sponsored
Sunday morning Dyke Marsh walk held every Sunday morning at 8:00 AM which is
free and open to all. Our group had nice diversity in terms of age and birding
experience and was fun showing birds to people whicb they had not seen before,
Some highlights included active Bald Eagles and Ospreys throughout the morning.
One pair of Bald Eagles perched closely together not too far from the deck at
the end of the boardwalk. The female kept vocalizing loudly right in the ear of
the male. We can only imagine what she was complaining about. We also spotted
four species of swallows including a pair of Purple Martins flying over the
picnic area and a Barn Swallow at the end of the boardwalk. Grebes were
agreeable as both species swam close for good views. Also, a Red-tailed Hawk
flew in and landed just over our heads and then took off with a Blue Jay in
pursuit. A Brown Creeper, Winter Wren and Yellow-bellied Sapsucker put in
appearances and represented wintering birds well.
Larry Meade
Merrifield, VA
Dyke Marsh, Fairfax, Virginia, US
Apr 2, 2017 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)
56 species
Canada Goose 30
Wood Duck 2
American Black Duck 5
Mallard 12
Lesser Scaup 50
Bufflehead 7
Hooded Merganser 1
Common Merganser 3
Red-breasted Merganser 3
Common Loon 3 Flyover
Pied-billed Grebe 4
Horned Grebe 6
Double-crested Cormorant 10
Great Blue Heron 2
Osprey 9
Bald Eagle 6
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Ring-billed Gull 40
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 3
Mourning Dove 8
Red-bellied Woodpecker 5
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Downy Woodpecker 8
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Eastern Phoebe 3
Blue Jay 4
American Crow 2
Fish Crow 6
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 4
Purple Martin 2
Tree Swallow 15
Barn Swallow 1
Carolina Chickadee 10
Tufted Titmouse 4
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Brown Creeper 1
Winter Wren 1
Carolina Wren 7
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
American Robin 12
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler 2
White-throated Sparrow 8
Song Sparrow 6
Swamp Sparrow 1
Eastern Towhee 2
Northern Cardinal 14
Red-winged Blackbird 20
Common Grackle 4
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
House Finch 4
American Goldfinch 8
House Sparrow 3
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S35643318
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org/VA)
