Besides the previously posted Red-necked Grebe, which was still present as
of noon, 3 Marsh Wrens were singing back and forth in the swamp below the
dam breast. We got a couple of brief looks, but no pics. I actually saw one
on Monday, but it was a quick look with no vocalization, so I wasn't 100%
sure and therefore didn't post. There were 3 Common Loons on the lake, a
Ruddy Duck, and a female Red-breasted Merganser. There were Pine Siskins at
a neighborhood feeder, along with Purple Finches.
Pictures (pretty distant, so cropped quite a bit) can be seen attached to my
ebird list at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S36290038 .
Dave Boltz
Lake Frederick, Frederick, Virginia, US
Apr 26, 2017 7:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
2.5 mile(s)
58 species
Canada Goose 20
Mallard 1
Red-breasted Merganser 1
Ruddy Duck 1
Common Loon 3
Red-necked Grebe 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 1
Osprey 3
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Killdeer 2
Spotted Sandpiper 4
Mourning Dove 3
Chimney Swift 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 1
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Warbling Vireo 1
Blue Jay 12
American Crow 6
Tree Swallow 11
Barn Swallow 2
Carolina Chickadee 5
Tufted Titmouse 8
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Marsh Wren 3
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 5
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Eastern Bluebird 6
American Robin 14
Gray Catbird 1
Brown Thrasher 4
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 3
Louisiana Waterthrush 1
Palm Warbler 5
Yellow-rumped Warbler 4
Prairie Warbler 2
Chipping Sparrow 8
Field Sparrow 7
White-throated Sparrow 4
Song Sparrow 4
Eastern Towhee 3
Scarlet Tanager 1
Northern Cardinal 4
Red-winged Blackbird 6
Rusty Blackbird 1
Common Grackle 5
Brown-headed Cowbird 8
Baltimore Oriole 2
House Finch 10
Purple Finch 4
Pine Siskin 2
American Goldfinch 20
House Sparrow 1
