NVBA News Blog
American Robin. Photo: Mick Thompson/Audubon Photography Awards
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Report on the 2025 Occoquan Bay Area Annual Butterfly Count
Not the best of mornings for finding butterflies; sunless, oppressively humid, just the slightest of breezes, downright uncomfortable. But more than two dozen volunteers were ready for the challenge.