This morning we leisurely birded at Occoquan Bay NWR. The wind kept many of the
birds down, but in sheltered areas the birding was pretty good. Most noticeable
were Gray Catbird, Eastern Towhee, Brown Thrasher. On the water, a couple large
rafts of ducks were seen with a few American Coots, American Wigeons, Northern
Shovelers being ID-ed. Several Horned Grebes were seen as well. Ducks did well
with an appearance of three Buffleheads and a single Common Goldeneye. All were
females. Along Deephole point road not far from Charlie Rd, mixed in with the
many Ruby-crowned Kinglet we found a big surprise White-eyed Vireo. Several
photos were taken and the white eye was clearly visible. The complete list of
the 53 species seen is below.
Happy birding,
Gerco
Occoquan Bay NWR, Prince William, Virginia, US Nov 26, 2017 8:10 AM - 10:37 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.9 mile(s)
53 species
Canada Goose 50
Northern Shoveler 3
Gadwall 12
American Wigeon 5
Mallard 3
Bufflehead 3 All females
Common Goldeneye 1
Pied-billed Grebe 8
Horned Grebe 6
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 1
Turkey Vulture 5
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Bald Eagle 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 2
Red-tailed Hawk 1
American Coot 17
Ring-billed Gull 5
Herring Gull 40
Mourning Dove 20
Barred Owl 1
Belted Kingfisher 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 10
White-eyed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 4
American Crow 5
Fish Crow 51
Carolina Chickadee 3
Winter Wren 1
Carolina Wren 3
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 8
Eastern Bluebird 25
American Robin 3
Gray Catbird 1
Brown Thrasher 1
Northern Mockingbird 3
European Starling 8
Cedar Waxwing 12
Yellow-rumped Warbler 46
Field Sparrow 1
Dark-eyed Junco 5
White-throated Sparrow 68
Song Sparrow 34
Swamp Sparrow 2
Eastern Towhee 2
Northern Cardinal 6
Red-winged Blackbird 60
Common Grackle 1
House Finch 9
American Goldfinch 5
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S40753406
