Only 2 folks joined me for this Sunday's version of the Dyke Marsh walk. The
highlight was an adult basic-plumaged Lesser Black-backed Gull sitting on the
pilings along the shoreline. The smaller size and smudgy markings around the
eyes were in sharp contrast to the larger, "cleaner" Great Black-backed sitting
beside it.
However, some of the misses were almost embarrassing, no crows and few
waterfowl, but we did get a small flury of warbler activity near the Dogleg.
The list for our records follows:
Canada Goose- 2
Mallard- 6
Pied-billed Grebe- 3
Double-crested Cormorant- 28
Laughing Gull- 2
Ring-billed Gull- 400
Herring Gull- 10
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL- 1
Great Black-backed Gull- 15
Mourning Dove- 50
Chimney Swift- 5
Red-bellied Woodpecker- 7
Downy Woodpecker- 4
Northern Flicker- 5
Blue Jay- 16
Carolina Chickadee- 5
Tufted Titmouse- 3
White-breasted Nuthatch- 1
Carolina Wren- 14
American Robin- 2
Northern Mockingbird- 1
European Starling- 15
Cedar Waxwing- 7
Magnolia Warbler- 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler- 2
Pine Warbler- 1
Song Sparrow- 2
White-throated Sparrow- 2
Northern Cardinal- 10
Red-winged Blackbird- 70
Common Grackle- 20
House Sparrow- 10
Larry Cartwright
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