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Birding spot · Northampton County, Virginia

Birding at Kiptopeke State Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Kiptopeke State Park are Yellow-rumped Warbler (70%), American Crow (58%), and Double-crested Cormorant (57%). It is busiest in fall, when 101 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid November (97 species). 236 species have been reported here across 1,648 complete checklists from 693 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJan 8-14: 74 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJan 15-21: 80 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJan 22-31: 57 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsFeb 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsFeb 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsFeb 15-21: 81 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsFeb 22-28: 85 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMar 1-7: 78 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMar 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsMar 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMar 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsApr 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsApr 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsApr 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsApr 22-30: 71 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsMay 1-7: 78 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsMay 8-14: 75 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsMay 15-21: 74 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsMay 22-31: 76 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJun 1-7: 79 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJun 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Jun 22-30: 51 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (7 checklists)Aug 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Aug 8-14: 68 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsAug 15-21: 83 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsAug 22-31: 82 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsSep 1-7: 86 species on 5%+ of 81 checklistsSep 8-14: 86 species on 5%+ of 82 checklistsSep 15-21: 86 species on 5%+ of 84 checklistsSep 22-30: 81 species on 5%+ of 128 checklistsOct 1-7: 76 species on 5%+ of 111 checklistsOct 8-14: 85 species on 5%+ of 67 checklistsOct 15-21: 84 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsOct 22-31: 83 species on 5%+ of 84 checklistsNov 1-7: 88 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsNov 8-14: 81 species on 5%+ of 121 checklistsNov 15-21: 97 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsNov 22-30: 85 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsDec 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsDec 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Dec 15-21: 84 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsDec 22-31: 79 species on 5%+ of 42 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. 1Yellow-rumped Warbler70%
  2. 2American Crow58%
  3. 3Double-crested Cormorant57%
  4. 4Turkey Vulture57%
  5. 5Brown Pelican56%
  6. 6Carolina Wren55%
  7. 7Northern Cardinal51%
  8. 8White-throated Sparrow50%
  9. 9Song Sparrow47%
  10. 10Carolina Chickadee47%
  11. 11Common Loon47%
  12. 12Northern Mockingbird46%
  13. 13American Robin45%
  14. 14American Herring Gull44%
  15. 15Northern Flicker43%

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 79 species

  1. Bufflehead78%
  2. Yellow-rumped Warbler67%
  3. Double-crested Cormorant63%
  4. Great Black-backed Gull59%
  5. Ring-billed Gull59%

Spring 77 species

  1. Northern Cardinal75%
  2. Carolina Wren63%
  3. Brown Pelican57%
  4. Common Grackle52%
  5. Pine Warbler50%

Summer 77 species

  1. Carolina Wren81%
  2. Northern Cardinal79%
  3. Laughing Gull67%
  4. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher62%
  5. Brown Pelican61%

Fall 101 species

  1. Carolina Wren71%
  2. Northern Cardinal67%
  3. American Crow66%
  4. Turkey Vulture63%
  5. Carolina Chickadee62%

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.