Hello Everyone,
Following Paula Sullivan's visit to Occoquan Bay NWR, I wanted to see what I
could find. It was my first visit there, and I am impressed with its diversity
of habitat and therefore avifauna. Highlights today were 8 Tree Swallows
(seems late), 3 White-crowned Sparrows (2 adults and 1 juv), and a Caspian Tern
fighting the wind. He wasn't the only one fighting the wind, as it was a cold
and blustery start, especially near the Bay, which caused the passerines to lay
low for a while. Also blowing by were flocks of DC Cormorants, Ring-billed and
Laughing Gulls. Inland on Easy Road and Charlie Road it was a bit better,
noting several species of sparrows. I started at 7 a.m. and finished before
10:30. The complete list follows:
Take Care,
Jay
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Double-crested Cormorant 34
Turkey Vulture 1
Canada Goose 85
Wood Duck 7
Mallard 2
Blue-winged Teal 2
Bald Eagle 3
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Cooper's Hawk 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 2
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Laughing Gull 16
Ring-billed Gull 61
Caspian Tern 1
Mourning Dove 15
Downy Woodpecker 1
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 2
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 9
American Crow 7
Fish Crow 6
Tree Swallow 8
Carolina Chickadee 5
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 3
Golden-crowned Kinglet 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Eastern Bluebird 14
American Robin 49
Gray Catbird 2
Northern Mockingbird 4
European Starling 24
Yellow-rumped Warbler 22
Common Yellowthroat 1
Eastern Towhee 2
Field Sparrow 10
Savannah Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 9
Swamp Sparrow 3
White-throated Sparrow 13
White-crowned Sparrow 3
Northern Cardinal 6
Indigo Bunting 3
Red-winged Blackbird 90
Eastern Meadowlark 1
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
American Goldfinch 6
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