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Birding spot · Hampton County, Virginia

Birding at Fort Monroe National Monument: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Fort Monroe National Monument are Double-crested Cormorant (87%), Brown Pelican (78%), and Ring-billed Gull (67%). It is busiest in spring, when 77 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early May (85 species). 171 species have been reported here across 1,551 complete checklists from 571 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsJan 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJan 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsJan 22-31: 64 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsFeb 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsFeb 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsFeb 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsFeb 22-28: 50 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsMar 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsMar 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsMar 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 69 checklistsMar 22-31: 65 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsApr 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsApr 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 91 checklistsApr 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsApr 22-30: 79 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsMay 1-7: 85 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsMay 8-14: 67 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsMay 15-21: 68 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsMay 22-31: 70 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsJun 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJun 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJun 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJun 22-30: 44 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJul 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJul 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJul 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJul 22-31: 49 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsAug 1-7: 47 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsAug 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsAug 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsAug 22-31: 50 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsSep 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsSep 8-14: 41 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsSep 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsSep 22-30: 60 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsOct 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsOct 8-14: 81 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsOct 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Oct 22-31: 76 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsNov 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsNov 8-14: 74 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsNov 15-21: 69 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsNov 22-30: 53 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsDec 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Dec 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsDec 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsDec 22-31: 53 species on 5%+ of 51 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 Cormorant87%
  2. 2Brown Pelican78%
  3. 3Ring-billed Gull67%
  4. 4Great Black-backed Gull61%
  5. 5Common Loon59%
  6. 6American Crow58%
  7. 7Bufflehead57%
  8. 8American Herring Gull54%
  9. 9Northern Mockingbird51%
  10. 10Yellow-rumped Warbler51%
  11. 11European Starling46%
  12. 12Great Blue Heron43%
  13. 13Song Sparrow42%
  14. 14Mourning Dove36%
  15. 15Eastern Bluebird35%

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 55 species

  1. Double-crested Cormorant91%
  2. Bufflehead89%
  3. Ring-billed Gull85%
  4. Brown Pelican70%
  5. American Herring Gull66%

Spring 77 species

  1. Double-crested Cormorant77%
  2. Laughing Gull70%
  3. Brown Pelican68%
  4. European Starling67%
  5. Osprey60%

Summer 60 species

  1. Laughing Gull87%
  2. Royal Tern79%
  3. Osprey76%
  4. European Starling68%
  5. Brown Pelican67%

Fall 75 species

  1. Double-crested Cormorant75%
  2. Brown Pelican74%
  3. Great Black-backed Gull66%
  4. American Herring Gull62%
  5. Ring-billed Gull62%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Virginia.

  • White Wagtail5.9% of checklists here vs 0.1% statewide: 715.9×
  • Razorbill11% of checklists here vs 0.1% statewide: 107.5×
  • Common Eider6.9% of checklists here vs 0.1% statewide: 97.0×
  • Gull-billed Tern5.4% of checklists here vs 0.1% statewide: 69.1×
  • Brant7.2% of checklists here vs 0.2% statewide: 37.8×
  • Common Tern19% of checklists here vs 0.5% statewide: 36.3×
  • Sandwich Tern11% of checklists here vs 0.3% statewide: 34.9×
  • Black Skimmer12% of checklists here vs 0.5% statewide: 26.6×

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.