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Birding spot · Fairfax County, Virginia

Birding at Huntley Meadows County Park (Hybla Valley): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Huntley Meadows County Park (Hybla Valley) are Mallard (92%), Canada Goose (90%), and Great Blue Heron (84%). It is busiest in fall, when 75 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid September (79 species). 158 species have been reported here across 955 complete checklists from 421 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJan 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJan 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJan 22-31: 51 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsFeb 1-7: 47 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsFeb 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsFeb 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsFeb 22-28: 61 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMar 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMar 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsMar 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsMar 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsApr 1-7: 72 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsApr 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsApr 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsApr 22-30: 58 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMay 1-7: 76 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMay 8-14: 68 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsMay 15-21: 70 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMay 22-31: 54 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJun 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJun 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJun 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJun 22-30: 53 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsJul 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJul 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJul 15-21: 74 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJul 22-31: 76 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsAug 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsAug 8-14: 77 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsAug 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsAug 22-31: 61 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsSep 1-7: 76 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsSep 8-14: 74 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsSep 15-21: 79 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsSep 22-30: 48 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsOct 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsOct 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsOct 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Oct 22-31: 61 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsNov 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Nov 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsNov 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Nov 22-30: 50 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsDec 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsDec 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Dec 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsDec 22-31: 58 species on 5%+ of 39 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. 1Mallard92%
  2. 2Canada Goose90%
  3. 3Great Blue Heron84%
  4. 4Song Sparrow82%
  5. 5White-throated Sparrow82%
  6. 6American Crow76%
  7. 7Carolina Wren76%
  8. 8Northern Cardinal76%
  9. 9Red-winged Blackbird74%
  10. 10Swamp Sparrow72%
  11. 11Red-bellied Woodpecker68%
  12. 12Belted Kingfisher64%
  13. 13Downy Woodpecker62%
  14. 14American Goldfinch60%
  15. 15Tufted Titmouse58%

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 53 species

  1. Mallard92%
  2. Canada Goose90%
  3. Great Blue Heron76%
  4. Song Sparrow74%
  5. American Crow69%

Spring 73 species

  1. Canada Goose92%
  2. Red-winged Blackbird85%
  3. Mallard81%
  4. Northern Cardinal76%
  5. Carolina Wren65%

Summer 67 species

  1. Great Blue Heron95%
  2. Red-winged Blackbird78%
  3. Canada Goose75%
  4. Barn Swallow72%
  5. Northern Cardinal66%

Fall 75 species

  1. Great Blue Heron91%
  2. Carolina Wren72%
  3. Canada Goose68%
  4. Northern Cardinal67%
  5. American Crow63%

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.