Birds in West Virginia in March

Percent of complete checklists in West Virginia that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (17,207 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Northern Cardinal61%
2. 2American Robin61%
3. 3American Crow56%
4. 4Song Sparrow56%
5. 5Tufted Titmouse47%
6. 6Mourning Dove45%
7. 7Blue Jay43%
8. 8Canada Goose39%
9. 9Red-winged Blackbird39%
10. 10Carolina Wren38%
11. 11European Starling38%
12. 12Red-bellied Woodpecker36%
13. 13Turkey Vulture35%
14. 14Downy Woodpecker35%
15. 15Carolina Chickadee33%
16. 16White-breasted Nuthatch32%
17. 17Dark-eyed Junco30%
18. 18House Finch28%
19. 19American Goldfinch25%
20. 20Eastern Bluebird25%
21. 21House Sparrow24%
22. 22Common Grackle24%
23. 23White-throated Sparrow23%
24. 24Mallard22%
25. 25Eastern Towhee20%
26. 26Eastern Phoebe19%
27. 27Northern Mockingbird19%
28. 28Pileated Woodpecker17%
29. 29Northern Flicker17%
30. 30Common Raven14%
31. 31Killdeer14%
32. 32Red-tailed Hawk12%
33. 33Black-capped Chickadee12%
34. 34Red-shouldered Hawk11%
35. 35Hairy Woodpecker10%
36. 36Field Sparrow10%

• American Robinfirst arrivals early March, peaks mid April
• Eastern Towheefirst arrivals late March, peaks late April
• Chipping Sparrowfirst arrivals mid March, peaks late April
• Tree Swallowfirst arrivals early March, peaks late April
• Blue-gray Gnatcatcherfirst arrivals late March, peaks late April
• Brown Thrasherfirst arrivals mid March, peaks mid April
• Field Sparrowfirst arrivals late March, peaks mid April
• Ruby-crowned Kingletfirst arrivals the second week of March, peaks mid April
• Yellow-throated Warblerfirst arrivals late March, peaks mid April
• Northern Rough-winged Swallowfirst arrivals late March, peaks early May
• Blue-headed Vireofirst arrivals mid March, peaks early June
• Louisiana Waterthrushfirst arrivals mid March, peaks mid April

• Hooded Mergansermost gone by mid March
• Ring-billed Gullmost gone by the second week of March
• American Black Duckmost gone by the second week of March
• Gadwallmost gone by late March
• Redheadmost gone by the second week of March
• Common Goldeneyemost gone by early March
• Canvasbackmost gone by the second week of March

37. 37Wood Duck9.7%
38. 38Ring-necked Duck8.9%
39. 39Brown-headed Cowbird8.9%
40. 40Rock Pigeon8.5%
41. 41Tree Swallow8.1%
42. 42Belted Kingfisher7.5%
43. 43Common Merganser7.4%
44. 44Golden-crowned Kinglet7.3%
45. 45Eastern Meadowlark7.1%
46. 46Great Blue Heron6.9%
47. 47Chipping Sparrow6.1%
48. 48Yellow-rumped Warbler6.0%
49. 49Bufflehead6.0%
50. 50Hooded Merganser5.8%
51. 51Bald Eagle5.4%
52. 52American Kestrel5.2%
53. 53Black Vulture5.1%
54. 54Lesser Scaup4.9%
55. 55Brown Creeper4.3%
56. 56Yellow-bellied Sapsucker4.0%
57. 57Pied-billed Grebe3.7%
58. 58Wild Turkey3.6%
59. 59Brown Thrasher3.6%
60. 60Fox Sparrow3.4%