BUTTERFLY AND DRAGONFLY SURVEYS
Photo: Variegated Fritillary, Rusty Moran
To join an upcoming survey, send an email to Jim Waggoner at jwagge3093@aol.com. Please include the date and location of the survey you would like to join in your note.
Butterfly and dragonfly surveys are carried out in temperate months (April-October), normally on Friday mornings, at one of four sites around Occoquan Bay, all within the 15-mile diameter circle established for the North American Butterfly Association's Annual Count. In addition, butterflies and dragonflies are counted as part of regular, general surveys conducted at Occoquan Bay NWR and Meadowood SRMA generally once each month, usually on Wednesdays.
The results of these surveys are made available to the participants and other interested individuals and agencies, including the Fairfax County Park Authority, the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority, and agencies of the U.S. Interior Department. The results of the butterfly-dragonfly surveys are summarized, along with the results of the general surveys, in an annual report.
When: April through October, see schedule below
Locations: In rotation at Occoquan Bay NWR, Meadowood SRMA , Metz Wetlands, and Occoquan Regional Park;
Upcoming Surveys
Surveys run from April through October. Check back here for upcoming surveys!
Butterfly and dragonfly surveys are carried out in temperate months (April-October), normally on Friday mornings, at one of four sites around Occoquan Bay, all within the 15-mile diameter circle established for the annual North American Butterfly Association's Annual Count.
Butterfly and dragonfly surveys are carried out in temperate months (April-October), normally on Friday mornings, at one of four sites around Occoquan Bay, all within the 15-mile diameter circle established for the annual North American Butterfly Association's Annual Count.
Butterfly and dragonfly surveys are carried out in temperate months (April-October), normally on Friday mornings, at one of four sites around Occoquan Bay, all within the 15-mile diameter circle established for the annual North American Butterfly Association's Annual Count.
Join us to count butterflies and dragonflies during temperate months (April-October) at one of four sites around Occoquan Bay, all within the 15-mile diameter circle established for the annual North American Butterfly Association's Annual Count.
Join us to count butterflies and dragonflies during temperate months (April-October) at one of four sites around Occoquan Bay, all within the 15-mile diameter circle established for the annual North American Butterfly Association's Annual Count.
Join us to count butterflies and dragonflies during temperate months (April-October) at one of four sites around Occoquan Bay, all within the 15-mile diameter circle established for the annual North American Butterfly Association's Annual Count.
Join us to count butterflies and dragonflies during temperate months (April-October) at one of four sites around Occoquan Bay, all within the 15-mile diameter circle established for the annual North American Butterfly Association's Annual Count.
Join us to count butterflies and dragonflies during temperate months (April-October) at one of four sites around Occoquan Bay, all within the 15-mile diameter circle established for the annual North American Butterfly Association's Annual Count.
A Closer Look: Nature Around Us
(formerly Observations from Meadowood)
NVBA board member Judy Gallagher has been collecting photos from her personal trips to Meadowood Recreation Area and beyond and sharing them in her column published monthly in the Potomac Flier.
Judy Gallagher is an NVBA board member and a regular surveyor of local wildlife who also captures photos of what she sees, in particular the less common species.
Judy Gallagher is an NVBA board member and a regular surveyor of local wildlife who also captures photos of what she sees, in particular the less common species.
Judy Gallagher is an NVBA board member and a regular surveyor of local wildlife who also captures photos of what she sees, in particular the less common species.
Judy Gallagher is an NVBA board member and a regular surveyor of local wildlife who also captures photos of what she sees, in particular the less common species.
Judy Gallagher is an NVBA board member and a regular surveyor of local wildlife who also captures photos of what she sees, in particular the less common species.
Judy Gallagher is an NVBA board member and a regular surveyor of local wildlife who also captures photos of what she sees, in particular the less common species.
Judy Gallagher is an NVBA board member and a regular surveyor of local wildlife who also captures photos of what she sees, in particular the less common species.
Judy Gallagher is an NVBA board member and a regular surveyor of local wildlife who also captures photos of what she sees, in particular the less common species.
Read more of Judy’s articles here.