Birds in West Virginia
Birds in West Virginia in May
The most likely birds in West Virginia in May are American Robin (68%), Northern Cardinal (59%), and Blue Jay (50%). 140 species show up on at least 1 in 100 checklists.
Percent of complete checklists in West Virginia that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (26,811 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.
Common now
Share of checklists- 1
American Robin68% - 2
Northern Cardinal59% - 3
Blue Jay50% - 4
Song Sparrow47% - 5
Red-eyed Vireo46% - 6
Eastern Towhee46% - 7
American Crow45% - 8
Tufted Titmouse44% - 9
Mourning Dove44% - 10
American Goldfinch42% - 11
Red-winged Blackbird40% - 12
Red-bellied Woodpecker39% - 13
Gray Catbird39% - 14
Carolina Wren38% - 15
European Starling35% - 16
Chipping Sparrow34% - 17
Turkey Vulture33% - 18
Wood Thrush31% - 19
Common Grackle31% - 20
Indigo Bunting29% - 21
Scarlet Tanager27% - 22
Carolina Chickadee27% - 23
Brown-headed Cowbird26% - 24
Canada Goose25% - 25
Eastern Phoebe25% - 26
Eastern Bluebird24% - 27
White-breasted Nuthatch24% - 28
Baltimore Oriole24% - 29
Downy Woodpecker23% - 30Northern Yellow Warbler23%
- 31
Barn Swallow23% - 32
American Redstart23% - 33
Tree Swallow22% - 34
Common Yellowthroat22% - 35
House Finch22% - 36
Pileated Woodpecker21% - 37
Eastern Wood-Pewee21% - 38
Brown Thrasher20% - 39
House Sparrow20% - 40
Ovenbird20% - 41
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher19% - 42
Northern Flicker19% - 43
Northern Mockingbird19% - 44Northern House Wren19%
- 45
Field Sparrow18% - 46
Great Crested Flycatcher18% - 47
Chimney Swift17% - 48
Cedar Waxwing16% - 49
Hooded Warbler15% - 50
Black-and-white Warbler15% - 51
Ruby-throated Hummingbird15% - 52
Black-throated Green Warbler15% - 53
Orchard Oriole14% - 54
Northern Parula13% - 55
Common Raven13% - 56
Eastern Kingbird13% - 57
Yellow-throated Warbler13% - 58
Blue-headed Vireo12% - 59
Yellow-throated Vireo12% - 60
Northern Rough-winged Swallow12%