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Survey: Occoquan Bay NWR Butterfly and Dragonfly, July 3rd

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Photo credit: Ana Ka’ahanui, Halloween pennant dragonfly

Friday, July 3, 2026
8:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Occoquan Bay NWR
13950 Dawson Beach Road
Woodbridge, VA, 22191

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.

Note: The usual 8:30 AM start time may be changed to 8:00 AM during hot weather (typically July and August). Check the website for time changes.

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.

Participation is limited. Email Jim Waggoner at jwagge3093@aol.com to RSVP or for more information.

Additional details can be found on the Northern Virginia Bird Alliance website.

 

 

Butterfly and Dragonfly Survey, April – October

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Photo: Courtesy of Plant NOVA Natives, Mourning Cloak Butterfly
Every Friday, April-October, 2022
8:30am-12:00pm

Various locations:
Meadowood Recreation Area10406 Gunston Road
Lorton, VA, 22079

Occoquan Bay NWR13950 Dawson Beach Road
Woodbridge, VA, 22191

Metz Wetlands15875 Neabsco Road
Woodbridge, VA, 22191

Occoquan Regional Park9751 Ox Road
Lorton, VA, 22079

Registration is required, to learn more and to register, click here.

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.