VA BIRDers,
Ed Eder, Leader for the Friends of Dyke Marsh Sunday Field Trip that is =
free
to all, reports a good day despite tough conditions for early March in =
the
Alexandria, VA area. His report is below. Next week's Field Trip will
start at 8am daylight savings time!
Kurt Gaskill
March 4 Dyke Marsh
Conditions: Partly cloudy and breezy. Temperature 33 degrees at the =20
start of observations. Highlights : 3 Osprey and 4 Bald Eagles,
Five birders participated in the sightings. 44 Species
Blue Jay 5
American Crow 4
Fish Crow 19
Carolina Chickadee 5
Tufted Titmouse 5
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 5
Golden-crowned Kinglet 3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Eastern Bluebird 1
American Robin 5
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 22
Song Sparrow 11
White-throated Sparrow 8
Dark-eyed Junco 2
Northern Cardinal 16
Red-winged Blackbird 34
Common Grackle 15
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 4
House Sparrow 6
Pied-billed Grebe 1
Horned Grebe 1
Great Blue Heron 4
Canada Goose 250
Wood Duck 2
Mallard 34
Lesser Scaup 55
Bufflehead 15
Common Merganser 8
Osprey 3
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Bald Eagle 4
Ring-billed Gull 300
Herring Gull 4
Greater Black-backed Gull 9
Kildeer 1
Rock Dove 6=20
Mourning Dove 11
Belted Kingfisher 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 2
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