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Birding spot · Accomack County, Virginia

Birding at Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge (Black Duck Marsh): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge (Black Duck Marsh) are Yellow-rumped Warbler (88%), White-throated Sparrow (71%), and Eastern Towhee (67%). It is busiest in spring, when 82 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (96 species). 206 species have been reported here across 1,793 complete checklists from 954 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJan 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJan 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJan 22-31: 51 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsFeb 1-7: 77 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsFeb 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsFeb 15-21: 70 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsFeb 22-28: 54 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsMar 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsMar 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsMar 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsMar 22-31: 67 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsApr 1-7: 72 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsApr 8-14: 78 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsApr 15-21: 81 species on 5%+ of 73 checklistsApr 22-30: 79 species on 5%+ of 81 checklistsMay 1-7: 77 species on 5%+ of 90 checklistsMay 8-14: 96 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsMay 15-21: 69 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsMay 22-31: 72 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsJun 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJun 8-14: 67 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJun 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJun 22-30: 53 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJul 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJul 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJul 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Jul 22-31: 58 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsAug 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsAug 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Aug 22-31: 58 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsSep 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsSep 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 76 checklistsSep 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsSep 22-30: 57 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsOct 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsOct 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsOct 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsOct 22-31: 60 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsNov 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsNov 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsNov 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsNov 22-30: 58 species on 5%+ of 88 checklistsDec 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsDec 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsDec 15-21: 75 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsDec 22-31: 53 species on 5%+ of 49 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 Warbler88%
  2. 2White-throated Sparrow71%
  3. 3Eastern Towhee67%
  4. 4Red-bellied Woodpecker63%
  5. 5Carolina Wren62%
  6. 6Turkey Vulture59%
  7. 7Brown-headed Nuthatch57%
  8. 8Northern Cardinal56%
  9. 9Black Vulture52%
  10. 10American Crow50%
  11. 11Carolina Chickadee50%
  12. 12Blue Jay44%
  13. 13Great Egret42%
  14. 14Northern Flicker41%
  15. 15Bald Eagle40%

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 54 species

  1. Yellow-rumped Warbler89%
  2. Northern Cardinal71%
  3. Eastern Towhee67%
  4. Brown-headed Nuthatch61%
  5. Carolina Chickadee59%

Spring 82 species

  1. Northern Cardinal84%
  2. Turkey Vulture69%
  3. Brown-headed Nuthatch68%
  4. Carolina Wren67%
  5. Pine Warbler66%

Summer 60 species

  1. Northern Cardinal84%
  2. Carolina Wren63%
  3. Indigo Bunting57%
  4. Laughing Gull56%
  5. Brown-headed Nuthatch53%

Fall 75 species

  1. Northern Cardinal73%
  2. Carolina Wren66%
  3. Brown-headed Nuthatch59%
  4. Carolina Chickadee59%
  5. Northern Flicker57%

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.