Summer Birds in Virginia

Percent of complete checklists in Virginia that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (280,949 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Northern Cardinal67%
2. 2Carolina Wren58%
3. 3Mourning Dove52%
4. 4American Crow48%
5. 5American Goldfinch48%
6. 6American Robin43%
7. 7Tufted Titmouse40%
8. 8Blue Jay39%
9. 9Carolina Chickadee37%
10. 10Eastern Bluebird32%
11. 11Red-bellied Woodpecker31%
12. 12Northern Mockingbird30%
13. 13House Finch29%
14. 14Indigo Bunting29%
15. 15Red-eyed Vireo28%
16. 16Eastern Wood-Pewee28%
17. 17Downy Woodpecker28%
18. 18Gray Catbird28%
19. 19Chipping Sparrow26%
20. 20Song Sparrow25%
21. 21White-breasted Nuthatch25%
22. 22Common Grackle25%
23. 23European Starling25%
24. 24Turkey Vulture24%
25. 25Red-winged Blackbird22%
26. 26Barn Swallow21%
27. 27Great Blue Heron21%
28. 28Ruby-throated Hummingbird20%
29. 29Eastern Towhee20%
30. 30Chimney Swift20%
31. 31Blue-gray Gnatcatcher19%
32. 32House Sparrow18%
33. 33Fish Crow18%
34. 34Osprey17%
35. 35Canada Goose16%
36. 36Great Crested Flycatcher16%
37. 37Eastern Kingbird14%
38. 38Pileated Woodpecker14%
39. 39Yellow-billed Cuckoo13%
40. 40Eastern Phoebe13%
41. 41Common Yellowthroat13%
42. 42Brown-headed Cowbird13%
43. 43Mallard12%
44. 44Acadian Flycatcher12%
45. 45Brown Thrasher12%
46. 46Tree Swallow12%
47. 47Great Egret11%
48. 48Green Heron11%
49. 49Northern House Wren11%
50. 50Northern Flicker11%
51. 51Wood Thrush11%
52. 52Field Sparrow10%

• Ring-billed Gullfirst arrivals early July, peaks late January
• Belted Kingfisherfirst arrivals the second week of August, peaks late October
• Great Egretfirst arrivals the second week of July, peaks mid August
• Magnolia Warblerfirst arrivals late August, peaks late September
• Killdeerfirst arrivals mid June, peaks late August
• Cape May Warblerfirst arrivals the second week of August, peaks late September
• Cooper's Hawkfirst arrivals early July, peaks the second week of October
• Black-throated Green Warblerfirst arrivals late August, peaks late September
• 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
• Tennessee Warblerfirst arrivals late August, peaks mid September

• Common Gracklemost gone by mid July
• Chipping Sparrowmost gone by early August
• Red-winged Blackbirdmost gone by mid July
• Indigo Buntingmost gone by the second week of August
• Great Crested Flycatchermost gone by late August
• Eastern Towheemost gone by mid July
• Brown-headed Cowbirdmost gone by early July
• Fish Crowmost gone by mid July
• Barn Swallowmost gone by mid August
• Northern Parulamost gone by early July
• Wood Thrushmost gone by late July
• Ovenbirdmost gone by early July

53. 53Black Vulture9.6%
54. 54Red-shouldered Hawk9.6%
55. 55Cedar Waxwing9.5%
56. 56Laughing Gull9.4%
57. 57Blue Grosbeak9.1%
58. 58Double-crested Cormorant8.6%
59. 59Killdeer8.3%
60. 60Scarlet Tanager8.2%