2013 Field Trip Reports
Delaware Shore – September 2013
Eleven FBC members had a great weekend on the Delaware shore looking for fall migrants! Check out a complete writeup of the trip here.
Snow Goose | Greater Yellowlegs | Tree Swallow |
Canada Goose | Willet | Northern Rough-winged Swallow |
Tundra Swan | Lesser Yellowlegs | Barn Swallow |
Gadwall | Sanderling | Carolina Chickadee |
American Black Duck | Semipalmated Sandpiper | Tufted Titmouse |
Mallard | Western Sandpiper | White-breasted Nuthatch |
Northern Shoveler | Dunlin | Brown-headed Nuthatch |
American White Pelican | Short-billed Dowitcher | Carolina Wren |
Double-crested Cormorant | Long-billed Dowitcher | Marsh Wren |
Great Blue Heron | Laughing Gull | Blue-gray Gnatcatcher |
Great Egret | Ring-billed Gull | Gray Catbird |
Snowy Egret | Herring Gull | Northern Mockingbird |
Tricolored Heron | Great Black-backed Gull | Brown Thrasher |
Green Heron | Caspian Tern | European Starling |
Glossy Ibis | Forster’s Tern | Pine Warbler |
Black Vulture | Royal Tern | Black and White Warbler |
Turkey Vulture | Black Skimmer | American Redstart |
Osprey | Rock Pigeon | Common Yellowthroat |
Bald Eagle | Morning Dove | Scarlet Tanager |
Northern Harrier | Ruby-throated Hummingbird | Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow |
Cooper’s Hawk | Belted Kingfisher | Seaside Sparrow |
Red-shouldered Hawk | Red-bellied Woodpecker | Northern Cardinal |
Red-tailed Hawk | Downy Woodpecker | Blue Grosbeak |
Peregrine Falcom | Northern Flicker | Bobolink |
Clapper Rail | Pileated Woodpecker | Red-winged Blackbird |
Black-bellied Plover | Eastern Wood Pewee | Common Grackle |
American Golden Plover | Eastern Phoebe | Boat-tailed Grackle |
Semipalmated Plover | White-eyed Vireo | Brown-headed Cowbird |
Killdeer | Red-eyed Vireo | House Finch |
American Oystercatcher | Blue Jay | American Goldfinch |
Black-necked Stilt | American Crow | House Sparrow |
American Avocet |
Government Island & Aquia Landing – March 2013
Ten FBC members braved the chilly, overcast morning for a good trip to some local parks. Below is the combined list for Government Island, Crow’s Nest Parking Lot, and Aquia Landing.
Common Loon | American Coot | Carolina Chickadee |
Pied-billed Grebe | Killdeer | Tufted Titmouse |
Double-crested Comorant | Common Snipe | White-breasted Nuthatch |
Great Blue Heron | Ring-billed Gull | Brown Creeper |
Mute Swan | Herring Gull | Carolina Wren |
Canada Goose | Great Black-backed Gull | Winter Wren |
Wood Duck | Mourning Dove | Golden-crowned Kinglet |
American Black Duck | Belted Kingfisher | Eastern Bluebird |
Mallard | Red-bellied Woodpecker | Hermit Thrush |
Gadwall | Downy Woodpecker | Brown Thrasher |
Ring-necked Duck | Hairy Woodpecker | European Starling |
Lesser Scaup | Pileated Woodpecker | Northern Cardinal |
Bufflehead | Eastern Phoebe | Rufous-sided Towhee |
Hooded Merganser | Tree Swallow | Field Sparrow |
Common Merganser | Blue Jay | Fox Sparrow |
Ruddy Duck | American Crow | Song Sparrow |
Black Vulture | Fish Crow | White-throated Sparrow |
Turkey Vulture | Dark-eyed Junco | |
Osprey | Red-winged Blackbird | |
Bald Eagle | Common Grackle | |
Red-shouldered Hawk | Brown-headed Cowbird |
North Carolina – February 2013
Click here for a write-up by bird club member, Sally.
Snow Goose | Turkey Vulture | Fish Crow |
Canada Goose | Black Vulture | Tree Swallow |
Tundra Swan | Osprey | Carolina Chickadee |
Wood Duck | Bald Eagle | Carolina Wren |
Gadwall | Norther Harrier | Ruby-crowned Kinglet |
American Wigeon | Red-tailed Hawk | Eastern Bluebird |
American Black Duck | Coopers Hawk | Hermit Thrush |
Mallard | American Kestrel | American Robin |
Blue-winged Teal | American Coot | Gray Catbird |
Northern Shoveler | Killdeer | Northern Mockingbird |
Northern Pintail | American Avocet | Brown Thrasher |
Geen-winged Teal | Willet | European Starling |
Greater Scaup | Ruddy Turnstone | Yellow-rumped Warbler |
Lesser Scaup | Sanderling | Yellow-throated Warbler |
Surf Scoter | Purple Sandpiper | Pine Warbler |
Long-tailed Duck | Wilson’s Snipe | Palm Warbler |
Bufflehead | Bonaparte’s Gull | Common Yellowthroat |
Hooded Merganser | Ring-billed Gull | Eastern Towhee |
Common Merganser | Herring Gull | Chipping Sparrow |
Red-breasted Merganser | Great Black-backed Gull | Savannah Sparrow |
Ruddy Duck | Forster’s Tern | Song Sparrow |
Red-throated Loon | Razorbill | Swamp Sparrow |
Common Loon | Rock Pigeon | White-throated Sparrow |
Pied-billed Grebe | Mourning Dove | Northern Cardinal |
Horned Grebe | Barred Owl | Red-winged Blackbird |
Northern Gannet | Belted Kingfisher | Eastern Meadowlark |
Double Crested Cormorant | Red-bellied Woodpecker | Boat-tailed Grackle |
Brown Pelican | Downy Woodpecker | Baltimore Oriole |
Great Blue Heron | Northern Flicker | House Finch |
Great Egret | Pileated Woodpecker | House Sparrow |
Green Heron | Eastern Phoebe | |
Black-crowned Night Heron | Blue Jay | |
White Ibis | American Crow |
Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel – January 2013
Ten members of FBC enjoyed a great, albeit foggy, day on the CBBT and on the lower eastern shore of Virginia. Highlights included Harlequin Duck, Red-necked Grebe, and 4 Harbor Seals.
Canada Goose | Bald Eagle | Red-bellied Woodpecker |
Mallard | Northern Harrier | Downy Woodpecker |
Lesser Scaup | Red-shouldered Hawk | Hairy Woodpecker |
Harlequin Duck | Red-tailed Hawk | Northern Flicker |
Surf Scoter | American Kestrel | Blue Jay |
Black Scoter | Peregrine Falcon | American Crow |
Long-tailed Duck | Clapper Rail | Carolina Chickadee |
Bufflehead | Black-bellied Plover | Carolina Wren |
Common Goldeneye | American Oystercatcher | Northern Mockingbird |
Hooded Merganser | Greater Yellowlegs | European Starling |
Red-breasted Merganser | Sanderling | Yellow-rumped Warbler |
Red-throated Loon | Purple Sandpiper | Eastern Bluebird |
Common Loon | Rock Pigeon | Hermit Thrush |
Pied-billed Grebe | Eurasian Collard-Dove | American Robin |
Horned Grebe | Mourning Dove | House Sparrow |
Red-necked Grebe | Ring-billed Gull | Song Sparrow |
Northern Gannet | Herring Gull | Swamp Sparrow |
Brown Pelican | Great Black-backed Gull | White-throated Sparrow |
Double-crested Comorant | Great Horned Owl | Dark-eyed Junco |
Turkey Vulture | Belted Kingfisher | Northern Cardinal |
House Finch |