VA BIRDers,
Yes, I know its raining. Sure, we can quibble about whether its rain or
showers or mist but whatever the case, its water from the sky into our eyes and
optics. Yet, the birding show must go on! Today, the regular Sunday Field
Trip at Dyke Marsh was merged with a special trip for the Maryland
Ornithological
Society. About 10 of us birded the picnic area and down Haul Road into the
marsh. Today's highlight was likely the Bobolink which flew over the picnic
area early. Participants also got good looks at American Coots, Forster's
Tern,
White-eyed Vireo, Warbling Vireo, Purple Martin, Yellow Warblers, Blackpoll
Warblers (migration peak at this location), American Redstart, and both oriole
species.
Before the Field Trip started, I visited a few areas where the hike-bike
trail crosses the Big Gut. I noted some Acadian Flycatchers, Swainson's
Thrush,
and a Prothonotary calling from the bit of woods between the bridges (noted
last week).
After walking Haul Rd, we visited the Hunting Creek mudflats where we
encountered Wood Ducks, Semipalmated Plover, Least Sandpiper, Caspian Tern, and
our
only Gray Catbird of the day.
Today's statistics follow.
Kurt Gaskill
DC Cormorant 25
Great Blue Heron 17
Great Egret 1
Canada Goose 42
Wood Duck 3
Mallard 13, with young (1-2 wks)
Osprey 5
Am. Coot 2 (pair? nestmates?)
Semipalmated Plover 5
Spotted Sandpiper 2
Least Sandpiper 4
Ring-billed Gull 2
Great Black-backed Gull 3
Caspian Tern 2
Forster's Tern 1
Rock Dove 5
Mourning Dove 5
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1
Chimney Swift 65
Red-bellied WP 4
Downy WP 6, FY in cavity about 3/4 of the way down Haul Rd
No. Flicker 2, CF just south of the bridge over the big gut
Pileated WP 1, a female spotted near the bridge over the big gut, the
islands, and the picnic area
Acadian Flycatcher 2
E. Kingbird 5
White-eyed V 1
Warbling V 4
Red-eyed V 6
Blue Jay 1
Am. Crow 1
crow sp. 2 (no Fish Crow!)
Purple Martin 2
Tree Swallow 7
No. Rough-winged Swallow 1
Barn Swallow 6
C. Chickadee 11
T. Titmouse 7, FY and FL two locations south of the bridge over the big gut
C. Wren 12
M. Wren 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 6
Swainson's Thrush 1
Am. Robin 5
Gray Catbird 1, mudflats
No. Mockingbird 1
E. Starling 10
Cedar Waxwing 64, two largish flocks and a few smaller ones
No. Parula 2
Yellow Warbler 9
Magnolia Warbler 1
Blackpoll Warbler 23
Am. Redstart 5
Prothonotary Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 3
Song Sparrow 3
No. Cardinal 31, several locations with FL
Indigo Bunting 1
Bobolink 1
Red-winged Blackbird 25
Com. Grackle 7
Brown-headed Cowbird 8
Orchard Oriole 7, NB near the beginning of Haul Rd
Baltimore Oriole 4
House Finch 5
Am. Goldfinch 12
House Sparrow 6
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