The Audubon Society of Northern Virginia sponsored a field trip to Occoquan Bay
NWR this morning. It was very humid and quite warm, with little evidence of
migrants. (We need another cold front). Nevertheless, we had an enjoyable
walk and saw 54 species (including several seen just before and after the
walk). Highlights were numerous white-eyed vireos, warbling vireo, blue
grosbeak, phoebe, Traill's-type flycatcher, great-crested flycatcher, magnolia
warbler, palm warbler, and merlin (seen as I was leaving). Catbirds and
mockingbirds were notably common.
Here is a list of what we saw:
double-crested cormorant
great blue heron
great egret
canada goose
wood duck
mallard
turkey vulture
osprey
red-tailed hawk
merlin
ring-billed gull
laughing gull
mourning dove
chimney swift
ruby-throated hummingbird
red-bellied woodpecker
downy woodpecker
northern flicker
eastern wood pewee
Traill's flycatcher
eastern phoebe
great crested flycatcher
northern rough-winged swallow
barn swallow
cedar waxwing
carolina wren
gray catbird
northern mockingbird
brown thrasher
eastern bluebird
American robin
blue-gray gnatcatcher
carolina chickadee
tufted titmouse
blue jay
American crow
fish crow
european starling
white-eyed vireo
warbling vireo
red-eyed vireo
American goldfinch
magnolia warbler
palm warbler
American redstart
common yellowthroat
eastern towhee
field sparrow
song sparrow
northern cardinal
blue grosbeak
indigo bunting
red-winged blackbird
common grackle
Marc Ribaudo
Woodbridge, VA
Marc Ribaudo
Woodbridge, VA
