Bob Klarquist and I led a group of 17 birders at Occoquan this morning. It
was a very pleasant morning for birding, at least until the wind starting
rising about 10:30. We found 53 species overall, despite some surprising
misses, and ended the walk about 11:15 due to predicted traffic problems on
I-95. Lots of waterfowl on Occoquan and Belmont Bays included 10 Common
Goldeneye (4 flying and the rest scattered through the large flock of Lesser
Scaup) and 2 horned grebes. Tree swallows and Osprey have returned.
Number of species: 53
Canada Goose 75
Wood Duck 5
American Wigeon 2
Mallard 12
Green-winged Teal 15
Canvasback 6
Greater Scaup 8
Lesser Scaup 1500
Bufflehead 40
Common Goldeneye 10
Hooded Merganser 1
Common Merganser 12
Red-breasted Merganser 1
Ruddy Duck 75
Horned Grebe 2
Great Blue Heron 6
Black Vulture 1
Turkey Vulture 8
Osprey 4
Bald Eagle 9
Northern Harrier 1
Cooper's Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 2
American Kestrel 1
Wilson's Snipe 3
Ring-billed Gull 200
Herring Gull 30
Great Black-backed Gull 8
Mourning Dove 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 4
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 2
Blue Jay 5
American Crow 100
Fish Crow 50
Tree Swallow 3
Carolina Chickadee 4
Tufted Titmouse 8
Carolina Wren 10
Winter Wren 2
Eastern Bluebird 11
American Robin 2
Northern Mockingbird 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler 2
Savannah Sparrow 4
Fox Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 50
Swamp Sparrow 2
White-throated Sparrow 25
Northern Cardinal 20
Red-winged Blackbird 75
Common Grackle 25
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