I visited Occoquan NWR in Woodbridge on Suday morning, October 20. I
ran into several large mixed flocks of yellow-rumped warblers and
associates. There were also good numbers of sparrows, many of which
were too far away to i.d. with binoculars. I did find song, swamp,
savannah, chipping, field, white-throat and junco. Here is a list of
what I saw.
pied-billed grebe - 1
Canada goose - 20
ruddy duck - 100
bald eagle - 1
red-shouldered hawk - 1
sharp-shinned hawk - 2
kestrel - 2
herring gull - 1
laughing gull - 3
rock dove - 4
mourning dove - 12
belted kingfisher - 2
red-bellied woodpecker - 1
downy woodpecker - 4
northern flicker - 12
pileated woodpecker - 1
eastern phoebe - 3
tree swallow - 2
golden-crowned kinglet - 4
ruby-crowned kinglet - 6
carolina wren - 2
northern mockingbird - 2
eastern bluebird - 12
american robin - 20
carolina chickadee - 2
tufted nuthatch - 2
blue jay - 4
american crow - 10
european starling - 75
yellow-rumped warbler - 50
palm warbler - 4
eastern towhee - 1
chipping sparrow - 7
field sparrow - 8
savannah sparrow - 4
song sparrow - 16
swamp sparrow - 1
white-crwoned sparrow - 2
dark-eyed junco - 6
northern cardinal - 3
red-winged blackbird - 100
common grackle - 4
brown-headed cowbird - 20
house finch - 3
american goldfinch - 2
Marc Ribaudo
Woodbridge, VA
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