The plan for the weekend was a road trip to Shenandoah, but that changed once we realized the weather was not that great and we already ran pretty late for it on Sunday. We still made it into Virginia but closer to home: the Occoquan NWR in Woodbridge. It's the closest NWR from the DC area and a prime birding spot with open meadows, marshes great for sparrows and rails, and the bay of the Potomac which is great for ducks, grebes, eagles, gulls etc. Since I promised the missus that I would not stop too often to look for birds and stick to the plan of making this a hike, I did not end up seeing too many birds. Also, the rain came down pretty heavy at the time. Still a few FOY highlights to be mentioned: At least 3 pairs of Ospreys were back on their nests. Also a couple of warblers were seen or heard: Yellow-rumped, Tennessee, Prothonatary Warbler (one each) and many Common Yellowthroats were out and about. When I looped back around the trail and passed the ponds to my left I heard a bird which I am now 80% sure was a King Rail (they have been reported from the site recently) but never got any visual. A good day out despite the miserable weather. I will be back with a report from the local patch next week.