Spring Birds in West Virginia

Percent of complete checklists in West Virginia that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (66,926 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1American Robin66%
2. 2Northern Cardinal63%
3. 3Song Sparrow51%
4. 4American Crow50%
5. 5Blue Jay48%
6. 6Tufted Titmouse48%
7. 7Mourning Dove45%
8. 8Red-winged Blackbird41%
9. 9Carolina Wren40%
10. 10Eastern Towhee39%
11. 11Red-bellied Woodpecker39%
12. 12American Goldfinch38%
13. 13European Starling37%
14. 14Turkey Vulture35%
15. 15Canada Goose33%
16. 16Carolina Chickadee32%
17. 17Downy Woodpecker29%
18. 18White-breasted Nuthatch28%
19. 19Common Grackle27%
20. 20Chipping Sparrow27%
21. 21Eastern Bluebird25%
22. 22House Finch24%
23. 23Eastern Phoebe24%
24. 24Brown-headed Cowbird23%
25. 25House Sparrow22%
26. 26Northern Flicker21%
27. 27Pileated Woodpecker21%
28. 28Red-eyed Vireo20%
29. 29Northern Mockingbird20%
30. 30Tree Swallow19%
31. 31Gray Catbird18%
32. 32White-throated Sparrow18%
33. 33Field Sparrow17%
34. 34Brown Thrasher16%
35. 35Mallard16%
36. 36Wood Thrush16%
37. 37Common Raven14%
38. 38Dark-eyed Junco14%
39. 39Blue-gray Gnatcatcher14%
40. 40Barn Swallow13%
41. 41Indigo Bunting12%
42. 42Scarlet Tanager12%
43. 43Killdeer12%
44. 44Northern Yellow Warbler12%
45. 45Black-capped Chickadee11%
46. 46Baltimore Oriole11%
47. 47American Redstart11%
48. 48Ovenbird11%
49. 49Common Yellowthroat10%
50. 50Northern House Wren10%
51. 51Red-tailed Hawk10%
52. 52Yellow-throated Warbler10%

• American Robinfirst arrivals early March, peaks mid April
• Red-eyed Vireofirst arrivals mid April, peaks late May
• Eastern Towheefirst arrivals late March, peaks late April
• Gray Catbirdfirst arrivals mid April, peaks mid May
• Chipping Sparrowfirst arrivals mid March, peaks late April
• Ruby-throated Hummingbirdfirst arrivals mid April, peaks late August
• Indigo Buntingfirst arrivals mid April, peaks the second week of July
• Wood Thrushfirst arrivals mid April, peaks the second week of May
• Cedar Waxwingfirst arrivals early May, peaks mid August
• Barn Swallowfirst arrivals early April, peaks late July
• Eastern Wood-Peweefirst arrivals late April, peaks late May
• Scarlet Tanagerfirst arrivals mid April, peaks the second week of May

• Canada Goosemost gone by the second week of May
• Dark-eyed Juncomost gone by early April
• White-throated Sparrowmost gone by early May
• Mallardmost gone by the second week of April
• Yellow-rumped Warblermost gone by late May
• Ruby-crowned Kingletmost gone by the second week of May
• Golden-crowned Kingletmost gone by the second week of April
• Hooded Mergansermost gone by mid March
• Pied-billed Grebemost gone by the second week of April
• Common Mergansermost gone by the second week of April
• Ring-necked Duckmost gone by early April
• Buffleheadmost gone by early April

53. 53Hairy Woodpecker9.7%
54. 54Eastern Meadowlark9.6%
55. 55Red-shouldered Hawk9.3%
56. 56Black-and-white Warbler8.9%
57. 57Northern Rough-winged Swallow8.9%
58. 58Wood Duck8.9%
59. 59Blue-headed Vireo8.8%
60. 60Chimney Swift8.5%