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Birding spot · Fairfax County, Virginia

Birding at George Washington Memorial Parkway (New Alexandria): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at George Washington Memorial Parkway (New Alexandria) are Ring-billed Gull (82%), Mallard (78%), and Canada Goose (74%). It is busiest in spring, when 73 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of September (83 species). 159 species have been reported here across 843 complete checklists from 331 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsJan 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJan 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJan 22-31: 60 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsFeb 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsFeb 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsFeb 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsFeb 22-28: 57 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMar 1-7: 36 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsMar 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsMar 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsMar 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsApr 1-7: 74 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsApr 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsApr 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsApr 22-30: 73 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMay 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMay 8-14: 74 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMay 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsMay 22-31: 71 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJun 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Jun 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJun 22-30: 61 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Jul 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJul 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 22-31: 52 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsAug 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Aug 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsAug 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsAug 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsSep 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsSep 8-14: 83 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsSep 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsSep 22-30: 64 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsOct 1-7: 76 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsOct 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsOct 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsOct 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsNov 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsNov 8-14: 68 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsNov 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsNov 22-30: 75 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsDec 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsDec 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsDec 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsDec 22-31: 53 species on 5%+ of 33 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. 1Ring-billed Gull82%
  2. 2Mallard78%
  3. 3Canada Goose74%
  4. 4Carolina Wren65%
  5. 5Double-crested Cormorant62%
  6. 6Northern Cardinal62%
  7. 7Song Sparrow62%
  8. 8Blue Jay61%
  9. 9Great Blue Heron59%
  10. 10White-throated Sparrow58%
  11. 11Fish Crow57%
  12. 12Mourning Dove55%
  13. 13Red-bellied Woodpecker55%
  14. 14American Herring Gull53%
  15. 15American Robin53%

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 61 species

  1. Canada Goose89%
  2. Ring-billed Gull89%
  3. Mallard72%
  4. Carolina Wren69%
  5. Northern Cardinal69%

Spring 73 species

  1. Mallard89%
  2. American Robin87%
  3. Canada Goose85%
  4. Northern Cardinal81%
  5. Fish Crow77%

Summer 60 species

  1. Mallard86%
  2. Osprey81%
  3. Northern Cardinal76%
  4. Canada Goose74%
  5. European Starling67%

Fall 69 species

  1. Mallard80%
  2. Blue Jay71%
  3. Ring-billed Gull69%
  4. Double-crested Cormorant67%
  5. Carolina Wren66%

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.