Birds in Virginia
Birds in Virginia in May
The most likely birds in Virginia in May are Northern Cardinal (73%), Carolina Wren (57%), and American Robin (54%). 148 species show up on at least 1 in 100 checklists.
Percent of complete checklists in Virginia that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (173,519 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.
Common now
Share of checklists- 1
Northern Cardinal73% - 2
Carolina Wren57% - 3
American Robin54% - 4
American Crow50% - 5
Mourning Dove49% - 6
Tufted Titmouse48% - 7
Blue Jay46% - 8
Red-bellied Woodpecker45% - 9
Red-eyed Vireo42% - 10
Carolina Chickadee41% - 11
American Goldfinch40% - 12
Gray Catbird39% - 13
Common Grackle38% - 14
Eastern Bluebird35% - 15
European Starling33% - 16
Great Crested Flycatcher33% - 17
Red-winged Blackbird32% - 18
Northern Mockingbird31% - 19
House Finch31% - 20
Indigo Bunting30% - 21
Downy Woodpecker30% - 22
Chipping Sparrow30% - 23
Song Sparrow29% - 24
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher28% - 25
Turkey Vulture27% - 26
Brown-headed Cowbird27% - 27
Canada Goose26% - 28
Eastern Towhee26% - 29
Eastern Wood-Pewee25% - 30
White-breasted Nuthatch24% - 31
Chimney Swift23% - 32
Common Yellowthroat22% - 33
Tree Swallow22% - 34
Barn Swallow22% - 35
House Sparrow20% - 36
Pileated Woodpecker19% - 37
Fish Crow19% - 38
Wood Thrush18% - 39
American Redstart18% - 40
Northern Parula18% - 41
Scarlet Tanager18% - 42
Eastern Phoebe17% - 43
Ovenbird17% - 44
Brown Thrasher17% - 45
Great Blue Heron17% - 46Northern House Wren17%
- 47
Mallard16% - 48
Cedar Waxwing16% - 49
Eastern Kingbird16% - 50
Osprey14% - 51
Orchard Oriole14% - 52
Black-and-white Warbler13% - 53
Yellow-rumped Warbler12% - 54
Northern Flicker12% - 55
Pine Warbler12% - 56
Acadian Flycatcher12% - 57
Red-shouldered Hawk12% - 58
Black Vulture12% - 59
Ruby-throated Hummingbird11% - 60
White-eyed Vireo11%