Fifteen birders joined the NVBC walk at OBNWR this morning. The walk
started well with excellent views of a cooperative willow flycatcher near
the pond. Every tree seemed to have its own singing yellow warbler and
every grassy area a handful of common yellowthroats. The marshes were full
with red-wing blackbirds and the sky with great blue herons, ospreys and
tree swallows. Enough other species were present in smaller numbers to bring
the total to 57. All in all a very pleasant morning.
Location: Occoquan Bay NWR
Observation date: 5/31/08
Notes: NVBC walk led by Steve Williams. Temp at 8am about 72, light
breeze. Walk cut slightly short by threatening rain clouds and rising wind.
Number of species: 57
Canada Goose 12
Wood Duck 4
Mallard 6
Lesser Scaup 5
Northern Bobwhite 1
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Great Blue Heron 20
Great Egret 2
Turkey Vulture 4
Osprey 20
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Ring-billed Gull 2
Mourning Dove 15
Chimney Swift 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 2
Acadian Flycatcher 2
Willow Flycatcher 1
Eastern Phoebe 2
Great Crested Flycatcher 2
Eastern Kingbird 4
White-eyed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 3
American Crow 6
Fish Crow 24
Purple Martin 8
Tree Swallow 30
Carolina Chickadee 3
Tufted Titmouse 5
Carolina Wren 12
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2
Eastern Bluebird 4
Wood Thrush 1
American Robin 6
Gray Catbird 2
Northern Mockingbird 1
Brown Thrasher 2
European Starling 60
Cedar Waxwing 50
Yellow Warbler 40
Prothonotary Warbler 3
Common Yellowthroat 40
Yellow-breasted Chat 3
Eastern Towhee 5
Field Sparrow 8
Song Sparrow 8
Northern Cardinal 12
Indigo Bunting 4
Red-winged Blackbird 100
Eastern Meadowlark 1
Common Grackle 50
Brown-headed Cowbird 3
Orchard Oriole 2
Baltimore Oriole 1
American Goldfinch 24
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
