Save the date for the Migratory Bird Count on Saturday, May 9 at Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge. Over this count’s history, final tallies have averaged over 100 species.
Why I Keep Coming Back: Birding and Photography Along Marumsco Creek
Report on the 2025 Occoquan Bay Area Annual Butterfly Count
Bird Banding at Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge
The Prairie Warbler
Stretch Our Parks Is Working with Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge
The Northern Virginia Bird Alliance (NVBA, formerly Audubon Society of Northern Virginia) has been associated with Occoquan Bay for over 30 years, conducting regular bird, insect, and plant surveys on the Refuge grounds and providing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) staff with valuable data for making decisions about Refuge management.