Birds in Virginia in March

Percent of complete checklists in Virginia that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (119,318 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Northern Cardinal70%
2. 2American Crow55%
3. 3American Robin54%
4. 4Carolina Wren53%
5. 5Carolina Chickadee49%
6. 6Tufted Titmouse49%
7. 7Mourning Dove48%
8. 8Song Sparrow46%
9. 9White-throated Sparrow45%
10. 10Blue Jay44%
11. 11Red-bellied Woodpecker44%
12. 12Eastern Bluebird38%
13. 13Downy Woodpecker38%
14. 14Turkey Vulture38%
15. 15Canada Goose37%
16. 16Dark-eyed Junco34%
17. 17House Finch33%
18. 18European Starling32%
19. 19Red-winged Blackbird30%
20. 20White-breasted Nuthatch29%
21. 21Northern Mockingbird29%
22. 22American Goldfinch28%
23. 23Common Grackle25%
24. 24Mallard24%
25. 25Fish Crow23%
26. 26Yellow-rumped Warbler22%
27. 27Northern Flicker22%
28. 28Eastern Phoebe20%
29. 29House Sparrow17%
30. 30Great Blue Heron17%
31. 31Pileated Woodpecker17%
32. 32Eastern Towhee17%
33. 33Red-shouldered Hawk16%
34. 34Double-crested Cormorant16%
35. 35Pine Warbler16%
36. 36Ring-billed Gull14%
37. 37Black Vulture14%
38. 38Bald Eagle14%
39. 39Chipping Sparrow14%
40. 40Brown-headed Cowbird13%
41. 41Osprey13%
42. 42Tree Swallow12%
43. 43Ruby-crowned Kinglet10%
44. 44Bufflehead10%

• Common Gracklefirst arrivals early March, peaks mid May
• Chipping Sparrowfirst arrivals late March, peaks the second week of April
• Blue-gray Gnatcatcherfirst arrivals mid March, peaks late April
• Eastern Towheefirst arrivals late March, peaks mid April
• Brown-headed Cowbirdfirst arrivals late March, peaks late April
• Fish Crowfirst arrivals early March, peaks early April
• Common Yellowthroatfirst arrivals late March, peaks the second week of May
• Pine Warblerfirst arrivals early March, peaks early April
• Double-crested Cormorantfirst arrivals early March, peaks early April
• Brown Thrasherfirst arrivals late March, peaks mid April
• Black-and-white Warblerfirst arrivals late March, peaks early May
• Laughing Gullfirst arrivals early March, peaks the second week of August

• Buffleheadmost gone by late March
• Hooded Mergansermost gone by mid March
• Gadwallmost gone by mid March
• American Herring Gullmost gone by the second week of March
• Ring-necked Duckmost gone by late March
• Ruddy Duckmost gone by late March
• Great Black-backed Gullmost gone by late March
• American Black Duckmost gone by mid March
• Northern Shovelermost gone by late March
• Fox Sparrowmost gone by late March
• American Wigeonmost gone by mid March
• Tundra Swanmost gone by the second week of March

45. 45Belted Kingfisher9.6%
46. 46Golden-crowned Kinglet9.3%
47. 47Brown Thrasher8.7%
48. 48Red-tailed Hawk8.6%
49. 49Field Sparrow8.6%
50. 50Wood Duck8.6%
51. 51Yellow-bellied Sapsucker8.2%
52. 52Hairy Woodpecker8.2%
53. 53Hermit Thrush7.5%
54. 54Killdeer7.4%
55. 55Rock Pigeon6.8%
56. 56Swamp Sparrow6.7%
57. 57Hooded Merganser6.6%
58. 58Pied-billed Grebe6.2%
59. 59Eastern Meadowlark5.9%
60. 60American Herring Gull5.7%