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Birding spot · Augusta County, Virginia

Birding at George Washington National Forest: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at George Washington National Forest are Northern Cardinal (84%), White-throated Sparrow (82%), and Blue Jay (80%). It is busiest in spring, when 85 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (87 species). 148 species have been reported here across 814 complete checklists from 213 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Jan 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Jan 22-31: 43 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsFeb 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Feb 22-28: 53 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMar 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsMar 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMar 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMar 22-31: 67 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsApr 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsApr 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsApr 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsApr 22-30: 85 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsMay 1-7: 86 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsMay 8-14: 87 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsMay 15-21: 69 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsMay 22-31: 64 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJun 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Jun 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJun 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (9 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Jul 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJul 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Jul 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsAug 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Aug 22-31: 53 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsSep 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsSep 8-14: 71 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsSep 15-21: 75 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsSep 22-30: 73 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsOct 1-7: 78 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsOct 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsOct 15-21: 69 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsOct 22-31: 51 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsNov 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Nov 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsNov 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsNov 22-30: 48 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsDec 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Dec 22-31: 43 species on 5%+ of 13 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. 1Northern Cardinal84%
  2. 2White-throated Sparrow82%
  3. 3Blue Jay80%
  4. 4Carolina Wren77%
  5. 5American Crow75%
  6. 6Song Sparrow75%
  7. 7Carolina Chickadee68%
  8. 8American Goldfinch66%
  9. 9Mallard59%
  10. 10White-breasted Nuthatch59%
  11. 11Pileated Woodpecker50%
  12. 12Downy Woodpecker48%
  13. 13Red-bellied Woodpecker45%
  14. 14Tufted Titmouse43%
  15. 15Winter Wren43%

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 47 species

  1. American Crow74%
  2. Northern Cardinal72%
  3. Carolina Wren67%
  4. Song Sparrow67%
  5. White-breasted Nuthatch62%

Spring 85 species

  1. Red-winged Blackbird91%
  2. Northern Cardinal90%
  3. Carolina Wren82%
  4. Canada Goose81%
  5. American Robin78%

Summer 58 species

  1. Northern Cardinal86%
  2. Carolina Wren82%
  3. American Goldfinch76%
  4. Indigo Bunting74%
  5. American Crow69%

Fall 83 species

  1. Northern Cardinal89%
  2. Blue Jay86%
  3. Carolina Wren83%
  4. American Crow82%
  5. American Goldfinch81%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Virginia.

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.