Winter Birds in Virginia

Percent of complete checklists in Virginia that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (345,141 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Northern Cardinal59%
2. 2Carolina Wren51%
3. 3American Crow49%
4. 4White-throated Sparrow48%
5. 5Carolina Chickadee48%
6. 6Tufted Titmouse43%
7. 7Red-bellied Woodpecker41%
8. 8Blue Jay40%
9. 9Song Sparrow39%
10. 10Downy Woodpecker37%
11. 11Mourning Dove36%
12. 12Dark-eyed Junco35%
13. 13Canada Goose32%
14. 14American Robin32%
15. 15White-breasted Nuthatch32%
16. 16Eastern Bluebird32%
17. 17House Finch31%
18. 18Turkey Vulture29%
19. 19American Goldfinch28%
20. 20Northern Mockingbird26%
21. 21European Starling26%
22. 22Mallard24%
23. 23Yellow-rumped Warbler22%
24. 24Ring-billed Gull20%
25. 25Northern Flicker20%
26. 26Great Blue Heron18%
27. 27Bufflehead15%
28. 28Red-winged Blackbird15%
29. 29Bald Eagle15%
30. 30House Sparrow14%
31. 31Red-shouldered Hawk14%
32. 32Pileated Woodpecker14%
33. 33Black Vulture13%
34. 34Hooded Merganser13%
35. 35Double-crested Cormorant13%
36. 36Yellow-bellied Sapsucker13%
37. 37Belted Kingfisher12%
38. 38Ruby-crowned Kinglet11%
39. 39Fish Crow10%

• Red-winged Blackbirdfirst arrivals mid February, peaks mid April
• Tree Swallowfirst arrivals late February, peaks late April
• Ospreyfirst arrivals late February, peaks the second week of August
• Wood Duckfirst arrivals early February, peaks early April
• Wild Turkeyfirst arrivals early February, peaks mid April
• Common Merganserfirst arrivals early December, peaks early February
• Barred Owlfirst arrivals the second week of December, peaks mid April
• Redheadfirst arrivals the second week of December, peaks late January

• Northern Flickermost gone by mid December
• Belted Kingfishermost gone by early February
• Laughing Gullmost gone by early December
• Palm Warblermost gone by early February
• Forster's Ternmost gone by the second week of January
• Wild Turkeymost gone by the second week of January

40. 40Golden-crowned Kinglet9.8%
41. 41Red-tailed Hawk9.5%
42. 42Hermit Thrush9.3%
43. 43Eastern Towhee9.3%
44. 44Hairy Woodpecker8.5%
45. 45American Herring Gull7.9%
46. 46Gadwall7.8%
47. 47Rock Pigeon7.2%
48. 48Swamp Sparrow7.2%
49. 49Ring-necked Duck6.7%
50. 50Common Grackle6.7%
51. 51Pied-billed Grebe6.3%
52. 52Ruddy Duck6.3%
53. 53Brown Creeper6.1%
54. 54Cedar Waxwing5.8%
55. 55Eastern Phoebe5.3%
56. 56American Black Duck5.3%
57. 57Winter Wren5.2%
58. 58Great Black-backed Gull5.2%
59. 59Pine Warbler4.9%
60. 60Field Sparrow4.7%