Marc,
I was also out at Occoquan this morning and saw the night heron. Wow, you saw
a lot of birds. I spent about 4 hours walking around. The only things I saw
that weren't on your list were a late nashville warbler, and a great horned owl
heard first thing in the morning.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/73831614@N00/6315013413/in/photostream
Bill
Occoquan Bay NWR - CPW02, Prince William, US-VA
Nov 5, 2011 7:00 AM - 11:20 AM
Protocol: Traveling
4.0 mile(s)
54 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose 31
Gadwall 20
Mallard 13
Green-winged Teal 8
Ruddy Duck 32
Pied-billed Grebe 5
Horned Grebe 7
Double-crested Cormorant 36
Great Blue Heron 4
Black-crowned Night-Heron 1 end of deep hole rd immature
Black Vulture 2
Turkey Vulture 2
Bald Eagle 3
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Laughing Gull 16
Ring-billed Gull 42
Great Black-backed Gull 2
Mourning Dove 3
Great Horned Owl 1 heard only at 7:10 am. along deephole road
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 5
Downy Woodpecker 6
Northern Flicker 5
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 9
American Crow 4
Fish Crow 5
crow sp. 30
Carolina Chickadee 7
Tufted Titmouse 2
Carolina Wren 8
Winter Wren 3
Eastern Bluebird 12
American Robin 79
Northern Mockingbird 4
European Starling 44
Cedar Waxwing 4
Nashville Warbler 1
http://www.flickr.com/photos/73831614@N00/6315013413/in/photostream
Seen along river
Northern Parula 1 from gazebo. wing bars greenish grey above. white belly.
Palm Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 23
Field Sparrow 2
Savannah Sparrow 3
Song Sparrow 19
Swamp Sparrow 4
White-throated Sparrow 32
Northern Cardinal 8
Red-winged Blackbird 150
Eastern Meadowlark 1
Common Grackle 11
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
House Finch 1
American Goldfinch 5
From: moribaudo@xxxxxxxxxxx
To: va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Sat, 5 Nov 2011 15:13:16 -0400
Subject: [Va-bird] Occoquan Bay NWR - late warblers, night heron
The Northern Virginia Bird Club visited Occoquan Bay NWR in Woodbridge this
morning. The 23 attendees enjoyed gorgeous weather and some really nice
birds. Top finds were: a northern parula along Deephole Point Rd. near the
intersection with Delta Rd; a female black-throated blue warbler along
Deephole Point Rd. between Deephole Point and the gazebo; an immature
black-crowned night heron near the intersection of Deephole Point Rd. and
Charlie Rd. Other goodies were a common loon in Belmont Bay, rusty blackbird
along the Wildlife Drive at the marsh, and 7 horned grebes off the gazebo.
The complete list of the 69 species is below.
Canada goose
wood duck
gadwall
black duck
mallard
lesser scaup
red-breasted merganser
ruddy duck
common loon
pied-billed grebe
horned grebe
double-crested cormorant
great blue heron
black-crowned night heron
turkey vulture
bald eagle
sharp-shinned hawk
red-shouldered hawk
red-tailed hawk
American coot
laughing gull
ring-billed gull
herring gull
great black-backed gull
Forster's tern
mourning dove
belted kingfisher
red-bellied woodpecker
downy woodpecker
northern flicker
pileated woodpecker
blue jay
American crow
fish crow
Carolina chickadee
tufted titmouse
white-breasted nuthatch
brown creeper
Carolina wren
winter wren
golden-crowned kinglet
ruby-crowned kinglet
eastern bluebird
hermit thrush
American robin
northern mockingbird
brown thrasher
european starling
cedar waxwing
northern parula
black-throated blue warbler
yellow-rumped warbler
palm warbler
eastern towhee
field sparrow
savannah sparrow
song sparrow
swamp sparrow
white-throated sparrow
whtie-crowned sparrow
dark-eyed junco
northern cardinal
red-winged blackbird
eastern meadowlark
rusty blackbird
common grackle
house finch
American goldfinch
house sparrow
Marc Ribaudo
Woodbridge
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