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Birding spot · Accomack County, Virginia

Birding at Chincoteague Island: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Chincoteague Island are Yellow-rumped Warbler (94%), White-throated Sparrow (85%), and Carolina Wren (77%). It is busiest in spring, when 72 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early May (81 species). 186 species have been reported here across 1,588 complete checklists from 500 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 47 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsJan 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJan 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJan 22-31: 46 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsFeb 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsFeb 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsFeb 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsFeb 22-28: 59 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMar 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsMar 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMar 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMar 22-31: 60 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsApr 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsApr 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsApr 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsApr 22-30: 67 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsMay 1-7: 81 species on 5%+ of 77 checklistsMay 8-14: 71 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsMay 15-21: 73 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsMay 22-31: 71 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsJun 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJun 8-14: 81 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJun 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJun 22-30: 52 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJul 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsJul 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJul 15-21: 69 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJul 22-31: 70 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsAug 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsAug 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsAug 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsAug 22-31: 64 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsSep 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsSep 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 116 checklistsSep 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsSep 22-30: 63 species on 5%+ of 80 checklistsOct 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsOct 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsOct 15-21: 69 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsOct 22-31: 50 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsNov 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsNov 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsNov 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsNov 22-30: 57 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsDec 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsDec 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsDec 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Dec 22-31: 42 species on 5%+ of 21 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. 1Yellow-rumped Warbler94%
  2. 2White-throated Sparrow85%
  3. 3Carolina Wren77%
  4. 4Northern Cardinal72%
  5. 5Mallard69%
  6. 6Northern Flicker69%
  7. 7Brown-headed Nuthatch68%
  8. 8Carolina Chickadee68%
  9. 9Great Blue Heron66%
  10. 10American Robin63%
  11. 11Red-winged Blackbird59%
  12. 12Song Sparrow55%
  13. 13Swamp Sparrow55%
  14. 14Mourning Dove54%
  15. 15Gray Catbird54%

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 51 species

  1. Yellow-rumped Warbler85%
  2. Northern Cardinal82%
  3. White-throated Sparrow75%
  4. Great Blue Heron74%
  5. Mallard73%

Spring 72 species

  1. Northern Cardinal95%
  2. Carolina Wren87%
  3. Brown-headed Nuthatch84%
  4. Carolina Chickadee79%
  5. Common Grackle73%

Summer 60 species

  1. Northern Cardinal92%
  2. Carolina Wren87%
  3. Mourning Dove78%
  4. American Robin71%
  5. Laughing Gull71%

Fall 66 species

  1. Carolina Wren85%
  2. Northern Cardinal84%
  3. Brown-headed Nuthatch78%
  4. American Robin75%
  5. Carolina Chickadee73%

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.