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Birding spot · Fairfax County, Virginia

Birding at Accotink Bay: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Accotink Bay are White-throated Sparrow (88%), Ring-billed Gull (86%), and Carolina Wren (83%). It is busiest in spring, when 97 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early May (107 species). 185 species have been reported here across 877 complete checklists from 149 birders.

Species by week

0255075100125Jan 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Jan 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJan 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJan 22-31: 72 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsFeb 1-7: 79 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsFeb 8-14: 68 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsFeb 15-21: 70 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsFeb 22-28: 64 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsMar 1-7: 74 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMar 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Mar 15-21: 77 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMar 22-31: 76 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsApr 1-7: 74 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsApr 8-14: 75 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsApr 15-21: 88 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsApr 22-30: 80 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsMay 1-7: 107 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMay 8-14: 91 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMay 15-21: 91 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsMay 22-31: 71 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJun 1-7: 75 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJun 8-14: 73 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJun 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Jun 22-30: 68 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Jul 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJul 15-21: 69 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJul 22-31: 72 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsAug 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Aug 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsAug 15-21: 76 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsAug 22-31: 76 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsSep 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsSep 8-14: 87 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsSep 15-21: 75 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsSep 22-30: 85 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsOct 1-7: 82 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsOct 8-14: 93 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsOct 15-21: 68 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsOct 22-31: 73 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsNov 1-7: 70 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsNov 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsNov 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsNov 22-30: 60 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsDec 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Dec 22-31: 59 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Number of species reported on at least 5% of complete checklists, by week (4 per month). Grey bars: fewer than 10 checklists, not counted.

In November: what to expect

  1. 1White-throated Sparrow88%
  2. 2Ring-billed Gull86%
  3. 3Carolina Wren83%
  4. 4Northern Cardinal83%
  5. 5Blue Jay79%
  6. 6Song Sparrow77%
  7. 7Great Blue Heron76%
  8. 8Fish Crow75%
  9. 9Northern Mockingbird74%
  10. 10Bald Eagle73%
  11. 11Canada Goose68%
  12. 12House Finch61%
  13. 13Mourning Dove61%
  14. 14Tufted Titmouse61%
  15. 15American Herring Gull60%

Share of complete checklists at this spot that reported the bird in November. The sparkline is the whole year, with this month highlighted.

Season by season

Winter 62 species

  1. Northern Cardinal77%
  2. Canada Goose74%
  3. Ring-billed Gull73%
  4. White-throated Sparrow73%
  5. Song Sparrow68%

Spring 97 species

  1. Northern Cardinal91%
  2. Osprey84%
  3. Canada Goose82%
  4. Carolina Wren80%
  5. Tufted Titmouse72%

Summer 73 species

  1. Osprey89%
  2. Northern Cardinal84%
  3. Carolina Wren76%
  4. Great Blue Heron75%
  5. Great Egret73%

Fall 83 species

  1. Northern Cardinal82%
  2. Ring-billed Gull81%
  3. Great Blue Heron80%
  4. Carolina Wren76%
  5. Blue Jay74%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Virginia.

Nearby spots

Frequency is the share of complete checklists at this location that listed the bird, 2016–2025. Busy places report more of everything, and the weekly chart counts species on at least 5% of checklists so a few stray reports do not inflate it. How to read it.