A beautiful morning. I spent several hours hiking around the refuge -- not
overwhelmingly birdy, but not bad, either. Highlights included Am. Pipit,
Am. Kestrel, Rusty Blackbird, and Hooded Mergansers.
The list:
Pied-billed Grebe 2
Double-crested Cormorant ~ 50
Great Blue Heron 4
Canada Goose ~ 60
Wood Duck 2
Am. Black Duck 2
Ring-necked Duck 27
Hooded Merganser 6
Bufflehead 3
Ruddy Duck ~ 100
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Bald Eagle 3
Am. Kestrel
Am. Coot 3
Killdeer
Laughing Gull ~ 50
Ring-billed Gull ~ 30
Herring Gull 12
Great Black-backed Gull 2
Mourning Dove ~ 75
Red-bellied Woodpecker 5
Downy Woodpecker 3
N. Flicker 7
Blue Jay 12
Fish Crow 5
Tufted Titmouse 2
Carolina Chickadee 2
Carolina Wren 6
Eastern Bluebird 2
Am. Robin 2
N. Mockingbird
Eur. Starling ~ 50
Am. Pipit 2 (flyovers)
Cedar Waxwing 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler ~ 25
N. Cardinal 6
Field Sparrow 4
Savannah Sparrow 10
White-throated Sparrow ~ 20
Song Sparrow ~ 50
Swamp Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco 4
Red-winged Blackbird ~ 40
Rusty Blackbird
Am. Goldfinch 8
Cheers,
Dan Kluza
Springfield, VA
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