Birders who participated in this morning's walk at Belle Haven/Dyke
Marsh enjoyed watching Tree Swallows swirling and swooping over the
Potomac River and Ospreys bringing in large sticks to refurbish their
nest in the snag off the picnic area. Three Horned Grebes in
transitional plumage, a Pine Warbler, an Eastern Towhee, and an Eastern
Phoebe were other signs of early spring. It came as a surprise to
many of us that not only birds occupy bird nests. Jon Little spotted a
raccoon taking a snooze high in a tree in what was probably an old
crow's nest.
The list of 65 species includes a few birds I found at Hunting Creek
between 6:30 and 7:00 am.
Common Loon 1
Pied-billed Grebe 12
Horned Grebe 3
DC Cormorant 20
GB Heron 20
Turkey Vulture 4
Canada Goose 30
Wood Duck 10
Gadwall 6
Amer Bl Duck 2, plus 5 at Hunting Creek
Mallard 15, plus 17 at Hunting Creek
No Shoveler 2
Green-winged Teal 180
Ring-necked Duck 30
Greater Scaup 7
Lesser Scaup 10
Bufflehead 8
Common Merganser 20
Red-breasted Merganser 12
Ruddy Duck 1
Osprey 6
Bald Eagle 3
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Amer Coot 400
Killdeer 12, at Hunting Creek
Common Snipe 5, at Hunting Creek
Ring-billed Gull 150
Herring Gull 6
Great BB Gull 12
Rock Dove 1
Mourning Dove 4
Red-bellied Woodpecker 7
Downy Woodpecker 3
Hairy Woodpecker 1
No Flicker 5
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 2
Amer Crow 12
Fish Crow 3
Tree Swallow 150
Carolina Chickadee 15
Tufted Titmouse 5
Br Creeper 3
Carolina Wren 20
GC Kinglet 2
RC Kinglet 2
Amer Robin 60
Gray Catbird 1
No Mockingbird 1
Euro Starling 30
Yellow-rumped Warbler 15
Pine Warbler 1
Eastern Towhee 1
Field Sparrow 1
Fox Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 30
Swamp Sparrow 3
White-throated Sparrow 20
No Cardinal 12
Red-winged Blackbird 75
Co Grackle 6
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
House Finch 3
Amer Goldfinch 18
House Sparrow 12
Paula Sullivan
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