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Birding spot · Stafford County, Virginia

Birding at Aquia Landing Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Aquia Landing Park are Double-crested Cormorant (94%), Ring-billed Gull (90%), and Pied-billed Grebe (88%). It is busiest in spring, when 94 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (115 species). 187 species have been reported here across 1,076 complete checklists from 329 birders.

Species by week

0255075100125Jan 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsJan 8-14: 67 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsJan 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsJan 22-31: 67 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsFeb 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsFeb 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsFeb 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsFeb 22-28: 74 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsMar 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsMar 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsMar 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsMar 22-31: 71 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsApr 1-7: 70 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsApr 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsApr 15-21: 96 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsApr 22-30: 85 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsMay 1-7: 85 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsMay 8-14: 115 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMay 15-21: 84 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMay 22-31: 71 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJun 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Jun 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJun 22-30: low data (5 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (6 checklists)Aug 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Aug 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsAug 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsSep 1-7: 73 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsSep 8-14: 82 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsSep 15-21: 94 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsSep 22-30: 81 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsOct 1-7: 81 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsOct 8-14: 82 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsOct 15-21: 84 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsOct 22-31: 76 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsNov 1-7: 82 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsNov 8-14: 73 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsNov 15-21: 73 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsNov 22-30: 70 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsDec 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsDec 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsDec 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsDec 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 43 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. 1Double-crested Cormorant94%
  2. 2Ring-billed Gull90%
  3. 3Pied-billed Grebe88%
  4. 4Song Sparrow87%
  5. 5Canada Goose77%
  6. 6Mute Swan76%
  7. 7White-throated Sparrow75%
  8. 8Carolina Wren74%
  9. 9Bufflehead71%
  10. 10Laughing Gull71%
  11. 11Bald Eagle69%
  12. 12American Crow68%
  13. 13Great Blue Heron67%
  14. 14Red-winged Blackbird64%
  15. 15Northern Cardinal63%

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 67 species

  1. Bufflehead94%
  2. Ring-billed Gull82%
  3. Double-crested Cormorant82%
  4. Song Sparrow77%
  5. Bald Eagle71%

Spring 94 species

  1. Red-winged Blackbird95%
  2. Double-crested Cormorant89%
  3. Common Grackle84%
  4. Osprey82%
  5. Bald Eagle79%

Summer 64 species

  1. Osprey98%
  2. Red-winged Blackbird80%
  3. Carolina Wren73%
  4. Northern Cardinal70%
  5. Great Blue Heron61%

Fall 87 species

  1. Double-crested Cormorant93%
  2. Ring-billed Gull85%
  3. Carolina Wren78%
  4. Bald Eagle77%
  5. American Crow76%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Virginia.

  • King Rail20% of checklists here vs 0.2% statewide: 110.2×
  • Mute Swan41% of checklists here vs 0.5% statewide: 91.0×
  • Virginia Rail10% of checklists here vs 0.2% statewide: 53.1×
  • Sora5.7% of checklists here vs 0.2% statewide: 32.8×
  • Canvasback16% of checklists here vs 0.5% statewide: 29.3×
  • Common Goldeneye9.7% of checklists here vs 0.3% statewide: 29.2×
  • Greater Scaup12% of checklists here vs 0.4% statewide: 28.8×
  • Lesser Scaup35% of checklists here vs 1.4% statewide: 24.5×

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.