Birds in West Virginia in July

Percent of complete checklists in West Virginia that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (13,750 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1American Robin61%
2. 2Northern Cardinal57%
3. 3American Goldfinch54%
4. 4Song Sparrow52%
5. 5Mourning Dove48%
6. 6American Crow45%
7. 7Blue Jay43%
8. 8Eastern Towhee42%
9. 9Carolina Wren42%
10. 10Gray Catbird37%
11. 11Indigo Bunting33%
12. 12Red-eyed Vireo33%
13. 13Tufted Titmouse32%
14. 14Turkey Vulture31%
15. 15Chipping Sparrow28%
16. 16Red-winged Blackbird28%
17. 17Barn Swallow28%
18. 18European Starling26%
19. 19Cedar Waxwing25%
20. 20Eastern Wood-Pewee24%
21. 21Eastern Bluebird24%
22. 22Ruby-throated Hummingbird23%
23. 23White-breasted Nuthatch23%
24. 24Red-bellied Woodpecker23%
25. 25House Sparrow23%
26. 26House Finch22%
27. 27Downy Woodpecker22%
28. 28Northern Mockingbird22%
29. 29Wood Thrush21%
30. 30Common Yellowthroat21%
31. 31Carolina Chickadee20%
32. 32Common Grackle20%
33. 33Eastern Phoebe19%
34. 34Northern House Wren19%
35. 35Chimney Swift19%
36. 36Field Sparrow18%
37. 37Northern Flicker17%
38. 38Canada Goose16%
39. 39Scarlet Tanager16%
40. 40Eastern Kingbird15%
41. 41Brown Thrasher14%
42. 42Common Raven14%
43. 43Killdeer12%
44. 44Black-capped Chickadee11%
45. 45Pileated Woodpecker11%
46. 46Tree Swallow10%
47. 47Great Blue Heron10%

• Great Blue Heronfirst arrivals mid July, peaks mid August
• Belted Kingfisherfirst arrivals late July, peaks early November
• Double-crested Cormorantfirst arrivals early July, peaks the second week of April
• Great Egretfirst arrivals the second week of July, peaks mid August
• Sharp-shinned Hawkfirst arrivals early July, peaks late September

• Wood Thrushmost gone by late July
• Brown-headed Cowbirdmost gone by early July
• Tree Swallowmost gone by mid July
• Ovenbirdmost gone by early July
• Great Crested Flycatchermost gone by mid July
• Yellow-throated Warblermost gone by the second week of July
• Orchard Oriolemost gone by the second week of July
• Northern Parulamost gone by the second week of July
• Northern Rough-winged Swallowmost gone by late July
• Louisiana Waterthrushmost gone by mid July
• Veerymost gone by the second week of July
• Worm-eating Warblermost gone by early July

48. 48Green Heron9.4%
49. 49Mallard9.3%
50. 50Acadian Flycatcher9.2%
51. 51Blue-gray Gnatcatcher9.2%
52. 52Red-tailed Hawk9.2%
53. 53Rock Pigeon9.1%
54. 54Blue-headed Vireo8.5%
55. 55Belted Kingfisher8.3%
56. 56Yellow-billed Cuckoo8.2%
57. 57Wood Duck7.3%
58. 58American Redstart7.2%
59. 59Eastern Meadowlark6.9%
60. 60Great Crested Flycatcher6.7%