Winter Birds in West Virginia

Percent of complete checklists in West Virginia that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (44,103 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Northern Cardinal54%
2. 2American Crow49%
3. 3Tufted Titmouse44%
4. 4Song Sparrow44%
5. 5Blue Jay41%
6. 6Carolina Wren38%
7. 7Downy Woodpecker38%
8. 8White-breasted Nuthatch37%
9. 9Red-bellied Woodpecker34%
10. 10Dark-eyed Junco33%
11. 11Mourning Dove33%
12. 12Carolina Chickadee32%
13. 13European Starling32%
14. 14American Goldfinch29%
15. 15White-throated Sparrow29%
16. 16Canada Goose27%
17. 17House Finch27%
18. 18Mallard23%
19. 19House Sparrow22%
20. 20American Robin22%
21. 21Eastern Bluebird18%
22. 22Northern Mockingbird17%
23. 23Pileated Woodpecker15%
24. 24Black-capped Chickadee14%
25. 25Turkey Vulture14%
26. 26Common Raven13%
27. 27Hairy Woodpecker13%
28. 28Northern Flicker12%
29. 29Red-tailed Hawk12%

• Red-winged Blackbirdfirst arrivals early February, peaks mid April
• Canada Goosefirst arrivals late January, peaks mid March
• Eastern Phoebefirst arrivals late February, peaks late September
• Common Gracklefirst arrivals the second week of February, peaks mid May
• Brown-headed Cowbirdfirst arrivals late February, peaks mid April
• Killdeerfirst arrivals the second week of February, peaks the second week of March
• Wood Duckfirst arrivals early February, peaks early April
• Eastern Meadowlarkfirst arrivals late January, peaks late May
• Fish Crowfirst arrivals mid February, peaks the second week of April
• Common Goldeneyefirst arrivals early January, peaks early February
• Canvasbackfirst arrivals early January, peaks early February

• Belted Kingfishermost gone by late December
• Bald Eaglemost gone by late February
• Red-breasted Nuthatchmost gone by late February
• Tundra Swanmost gone by mid December

30. 30Rock Pigeon9.7%
31. 31Red-shouldered Hawk9.5%
32. 32Hooded Merganser9.5%
33. 33Common Merganser8.7%
34. 34Belted Kingfisher8.2%
35. 35Bald Eagle7.7%
36. 36Golden-crowned Kinglet7.7%
37. 37Eastern Towhee7.4%
38. 38Great Blue Heron7.3%
39. 39Bufflehead6.5%
40. 40American Kestrel5.9%
41. 41Yellow-rumped Warbler5.9%
42. 42Yellow-bellied Sapsucker5.8%
43. 43Red-winged Blackbird5.7%
44. 44Ring-necked Duck5.3%
45. 45Ring-billed Gull4.9%
46. 46American Black Duck4.9%
47. 47Black Vulture4.8%
48. 48Brown Creeper4.2%
49. 49Pied-billed Grebe4.1%
50. 50Gadwall3.8%
51. 51Killdeer3.6%
52. 52White-crowned Sparrow3.6%
53. 53Field Sparrow3.4%
54. 54Cooper's Hawk3.2%
55. 55Purple Finch3.1%
56. 56Lesser Scaup3.1%

57. 57Ruddy Duck2.9%
58. 58Common Grackle2.8%
59. 59Cedar Waxwing2.8%
60. 60Hermit Thrush2.7%