Lot's of waterfowl today at Occoquan NWR. Several large rafts were
initially found in the bay off the gazebo. Mostly gadwall, there were also
many coot plus ring-necked duck, redhead, 2 canvasback, American wigeon,
bufflehead, ruddy ducks and lesser scaup. Off Deephole Pt. was a flock of
19 horned grebes, in all plumages from winter to breeding. Several
pied-billed grebese were also noted. Along Deephole Pt. Rd. many ducks were
in the waters of Belmont Bay, including greater scaup, red-breasted
merganser, common goldeneye, and tundra swan. Off Taylor Pt. I was amazed
by a flock of about 40 Bonaparte's gulls that had just lifted off from the
water. They soared in circles for a while, then came back down to the
river. There were also tons of ducks along the shore all the way back
towards Mason Neck State Park, but too far away to id. Other notables were
king rail, 5 rusty blackbirds, a brown thrasher, and 4 fox sparrows. The
complete list is below.
Marc Ribaudo
Woodbridge
Location: Occoquan Bay NWR
Observation date: 3/20/11
Number of species: 68
Canada Goose 100
Tundra Swan 3
Wood Duck 10
Gadwall 1000
American Wigeon 12
American Black Duck 6
Mallard 20
Canvasback 2
Redhead 10
Ring-necked Duck 25
Greater Scaup 2
Lesser Scaup 500
Bufflehead 30
Common Goldeneye 1
Red-breasted Merganser 10
Ruddy Duck 40
Wild Turkey 4
Pied-billed Grebe 10
Horned Grebe 25
Double-crested Cormorant 18
Great Blue Heron 14
Black Vulture 2
Turkey Vulture 6
Osprey 20
Bald Eagle 9
Red-tailed Hawk 2
King Rail 1
American Coot 250
Bonaparte's Gull 40
Ring-billed Gull 30
Herring Gull 3
Mourning Dove 8
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 4
Downy Woodpecker 3
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 11
Blue Jay 4
American Crow 1
Fish Crow 3
Tree Swallow 15
Carolina Chickadee 4
Tufted Titmouse 2
Brown Creeper 1
Carolina Wren 4
Winter Wren 3
Eastern Bluebird 18
American Robin 4
Northern Mockingbird 3
Brown Thrasher 1
European Starling 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 2
Eastern Towhee 6
Field Sparrow 8
Savannah Sparrow 1
Fox Sparrow 4
Song Sparrow 30
Swamp Sparrow 10
White-throated Sparrow 10
Dark-eyed Junco 8
Northern Cardinal 14
Red-winged Blackbird 70
Rusty Blackbird 5
Common Grackle 18
Brown-headed Cowbird 20
House Finch 4
American Goldfinch 10
House Sparrow 1
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