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Birding spot · Accomack County, Virginia

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

In November, the birds most often reported at Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge (north) are Great Egret (86%), Great Blue Heron (84%), and Mallard (81%). It is busiest in spring, when 114 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (115 species). 248 species have been reported here across 2,019 complete checklists from 881 birders.

Species by week

0255075100125Jan 1-7: 91 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsJan 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsJan 15-21: 88 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsJan 22-31: 87 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsFeb 1-7: 93 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsFeb 8-14: 81 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsFeb 15-21: 82 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsFeb 22-28: 90 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsMar 1-7: 88 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMar 8-14: 83 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsMar 15-21: 74 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsMar 22-31: 88 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsApr 1-7: 96 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsApr 8-14: 93 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsApr 15-21: 104 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsApr 22-30: 111 species on 5%+ of 69 checklistsMay 1-7: 114 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsMay 8-14: 115 species on 5%+ of 80 checklistsMay 15-21: 99 species on 5%+ of 105 checklistsMay 22-31: 103 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsJun 1-7: 107 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsJun 8-14: 101 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsJun 15-21: 90 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsJun 22-30: 72 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJul 1-7: 89 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJul 8-14: 92 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJul 15-21: 93 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsJul 22-31: 91 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsAug 1-7: 84 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsAug 8-14: 90 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsAug 15-21: 103 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsAug 22-31: 93 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsSep 1-7: 71 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsSep 8-14: 104 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsSep 15-21: 85 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsSep 22-30: 86 species on 5%+ of 87 checklistsOct 1-7: 94 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsOct 8-14: 98 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsOct 15-21: 98 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsOct 22-31: 102 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsNov 1-7: 106 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsNov 8-14: 109 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsNov 15-21: 90 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsNov 22-30: 97 species on 5%+ of 75 checklistsDec 1-7: 82 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsDec 8-14: 79 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsDec 15-21: 109 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsDec 22-31: 94 species on 5%+ of 62 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. 1Great Egret86%
  2. 2Great Blue Heron84%
  3. 3Mallard81%
  4. 4American Black Duck69%
  5. 5Yellow-rumped Warbler69%
  6. 6Double-crested Cormorant65%
  7. 7Canada Goose64%
  8. 8Ring-billed Gull62%
  9. 9American Herring Gull60%
  10. 10Turkey Vulture56%
  11. 11Bald Eagle51%
  12. 12Belted Kingfisher51%
  13. 13Bufflehead48%
  14. 14Red-winged Blackbird48%
  15. 15Greater Yellowlegs47%

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 88 species

  1. Mallard79%
  2. Great Blue Heron78%
  3. Great Egret76%
  4. Bufflehead76%
  5. American Black Duck76%

Spring 114 species

  1. Great Egret72%
  2. Northern Cardinal64%
  3. Laughing Gull60%
  4. Red-winged Blackbird60%
  5. American Herring Gull58%

Summer 96 species

  1. Laughing Gull88%
  2. Great Egret76%
  3. Snowy Egret71%
  4. American Herring Gull67%
  5. Barn Swallow63%

Fall 104 species

  1. Great Egret82%
  2. Double-crested Cormorant66%
  3. Great Blue Heron66%
  4. Snowy Egret62%
  5. American Herring Gull56%

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.