This morning I spent 3 1/2 hours at Occoquan, with a nice list of 50 species
of birds. Highlights were the aforementioned lone CANVASBACK, a FOX
SPARROW along Deephole Point Road on the South side of the refuge, 2 KING
RAILS, 3 WILD TURKEYS, and 5 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS. I also managed to get
RUSTY BLACKBIRDS for the first time (thanks for those who previously
answered my question).
The complete species list is below
~Mike Webster
Canada Goose 25
American Black Duck 20
Canvasback 1
Ruddy Duck 7
Wild Turkey 3
Pied-billed Grebe 3
Double-crested Cormorant 6
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 1
Turkey Vulture 3
Bald Eagle 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk 3
King Rail 2
Killdeer 2
Laughing Gull 3
Ring-billed Gull 2
Mourning Dove 5
Belted Kingfisher 4
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 4
Northern Flicker 3
Eastern Phoebe 1
American Crow 2
Carolina Chickadee 4
Tufted Titmouse 2
Brown Creeper 1
Carolina Wren 5
Golden-crowned Kinglet 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2
Eastern Bluebird 5
American Robin 30
Gray Catbird 2
Northern Mockingbird 5
European Starling 30
Yellow-rumped Warbler 150
Palm Warbler 10
Common Yellowthroat 1
Field Sparrow 6
Savannah Sparrow 8
Fox Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 50
Swamp Sparrow 15
White-throated Sparrow 20
White-crowned Sparrow 5
Northern Cardinal 4
Red-winged Blackbird 80
Rusty Blackbird 4
Common Grackle 15
House Finch 8
American Goldfinch 12
