[va-bird] NVBC at Occoquan NWR -- Bobolinks

Posted for Bob Klarquist:

A total of 9 persons, including co-leaders Paul Mocko & myself, braved sultry conditions at Occoquan Bay Nat'l Wildlife Refuge, at Woodbridge, VA, for the scheduled bird walk sponsored by the Northern Virginia Bird Club. A total of 45 species were seen. Most notable were two flocks of Bobolinks, totalling about 37 birds. The start of the fall migration season was also marked by two Black & White Warblers & an Am. Redstart. A lingering Least Bittern put in a brief appearance. A pair of cooperative Yellow-billed Cuckoos provided good looks for everyone.


Start: 8:00 am; Finish 11:00 am. Route: Lake Road to Deephole Pt. Road to Easy Road to Bayview Road to culvert, then back on Bayview to parking lot.

Butterfly species included Cloudless Sulfur & Black Swt., as well as many Tiger Swt., Common Buckeye & Monarch.

 Complete bird list below.



D-C Corm                        8
Gt. Blue Heron                4
Gt. Egret                            5
Green Heron                    3
Least Bittern                        1
Canada Goose                    12
Wood Duck                         7
Mallard                                  3
Osprey                                   8
Bald Eagle                            4
Cooper's Hawk                    1
R-B Gull                                5
Caspian Tern                        2
MODO                                    15
Y-B Cuckoo                            2
C. Swift                                        15
R-T Hummer                            5
R-B Wp                                    2
D Wp                                        1
N. Flicker                                    4
E. Phoebe                                12
E. Kingbird                                15
B. Jay                                            2
Am Crow                                        4
F. Crow                                            3
T. Swallow                                    6
N. R-winged Swallow                30
C. Wren                                            6
B-G Gnat                                        3
Am Robin                                        1
G. Catbert                                        1
N. Mocker                                        4
C. Wax                                                2
B&W Warbler                                2
Am Redstart                                    1
C. Y-throat                                        3
R-S Towhee                                    1'
Field Sp                                            10
N. Card.                                            2
Blue Grosbeak                              2
I. Bunting                                            2
Bobolink                                            37
RW BB                                                1
House Finch                                        2
Am G-finch                                            40+






Robert Klarquist
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