Spent a relaxing, albeit a bit chilly, morning at Occoquan Bay NWR. Greeted by
a pair of N. Harrier at the parking lot when I arrived, the female perched in
the snags at the pond. A little after 8 AM, 32 Wood Ducks fly overhead from the
marsh by the banding station toward the marsh in the middle of the refuge. Ran
across a lone Kildeer poking about the spit where the drainage pipe comes out
of the marsh north of Easy Rd. I saw far more E. Bluebirds this morning than
I've seen here before. One group of 15-20 in the field west of the parking lot,
and 20-30 in the large field along Charlie Rd. Complete list follows.
Scott Priebe
Springfield, VA
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Mallard
Bufflehead
Ruddy Duck
Pied-billed Grebe
Horned Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Bald Eagle
Northern Harrier
Red-tailed Hawk
American Coot
Killdeer
Laughing Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Mourning Dove
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Blue Jay
American Crow
Fish Crow
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Carolina Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Eastern Bluebird
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
American Goldfinch
