Kurt Gaskill and I birded Occoquan Bay NWR this morning. We tallied 64
species. I saw my first osprey at the refuge this year, and later saw 2 at
nearby Belmont marina. Other noteworthy sightings were 2 tundra swans, 9
savannah sparrows, a tree sparrow, yellow-bellied sapsucker, hermit thrush, 4
winter wrens, and 5000 lesser scaup in Marumsco Bay. We did not see the great
horned owl; the nest was empty. Not sure what of make of that.
Marc Ribaudo
