Birds in Virginia in July

Percent of complete checklists in Virginia that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (88,665 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Northern Cardinal69%
2. 2Carolina Wren58%
3. 3Mourning Dove53%
4. 4American Goldfinch50%
5. 5American Crow46%
6. 6American Robin45%
7. 7Tufted Titmouse38%
8. 8Blue Jay37%
9. 9Carolina Chickadee35%
10. 10Northern Mockingbird33%
11. 11Indigo Bunting32%
12. 12Eastern Bluebird32%
13. 13House Finch30%
14. 14Red-bellied Woodpecker28%
15. 15Gray Catbird28%
16. 16Song Sparrow28%
17. 17Chipping Sparrow28%
18. 18Downy Woodpecker28%
19. 19Red-eyed Vireo27%
20. 20Eastern Wood-Pewee26%
21. 21Red-winged Blackbird24%
22. 22Barn Swallow24%
23. 23White-breasted Nuthatch23%
24. 24European Starling23%
25. 25Common Grackle23%
26. 26Turkey Vulture22%
27. 27Eastern Towhee22%
28. 28Great Blue Heron22%
29. 29Chimney Swift21%
30. 30Ruby-throated Hummingbird20%
31. 31House Sparrow20%
32. 32Fish Crow19%
33. 33Blue-gray Gnatcatcher18%
34. 34Osprey17%
35. 35Canada Goose17%
36. 36Eastern Kingbird16%
37. 37Common Yellowthroat15%
38. 38Great Crested Flycatcher14%
39. 39Yellow-billed Cuckoo14%
40. 40Acadian Flycatcher13%
41. 41Green Heron13%
42. 42Great Egret12%
43. 43Wood Thrush12%
44. 44Northern House Wren12%
45. 45Mallard12%
46. 46Brown Thrasher12%
47. 47Pileated Woodpecker12%
48. 48Eastern Phoebe11%
49. 49Field Sparrow11%
50. 50Northern Flicker11%
51. 51Brown-headed Cowbird11%
52. 52Purple Martin10%

• Ring-billed Gullfirst arrivals early July, peaks late January
• Great Egretfirst arrivals the second week of July, peaks mid August
• Cooper's Hawkfirst arrivals early July, peaks the second week of October
• Least Sandpiperfirst arrivals the second week of July, peaks mid August
• Caspian Ternfirst arrivals the second week of July, peaks early September
• Semipalmated Ploverfirst arrivals late July, peaks mid August
• American Kestrelfirst arrivals late July, peaks late September
• Semipalmated Sandpiperfirst arrivals mid July, peaks mid August
• Lesser Yellowlegsfirst arrivals the second week of July, peaks late August
• Little Blue Heronfirst arrivals early July, peaks late July

• Common Gracklemost gone by mid July
• Red-winged Blackbirdmost gone by mid July
• Eastern Towheemost gone by mid July
• Brown-headed Cowbirdmost gone by early July
• Fish Crowmost gone by mid July
• Northern Parulamost gone by early July
• Wood Thrushmost gone by late July
• Ovenbirdmost gone by early July
• Brown Thrashermost gone by mid July
• Orchard Oriolemost gone by early July
• Yellow-throated Warblermost gone by early July
• Yellow-breasted Chatmost gone by the second week of July

53. 53Blue Grosbeak9.6%
54. 54Tree Swallow9.4%
55. 55Laughing Gull9.3%
56. 56Red-shouldered Hawk8.7%
57. 57Black Vulture8.5%
58. 58Killdeer8.5%
59. 59Scarlet Tanager8.0%
60. 60Double-crested Cormorant8.0%