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Birding spot · Northampton County, Virginia

Birding at Magothy Bay State Natural Area Preserve: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Magothy Bay State Natural Area Preserve are Yellow-rumped Warbler (89%), American Crow (80%), and Song Sparrow (76%). It is busiest in fall, when 115 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late April (118 species). 214 species have been reported here across 855 complete checklists from 398 birders.

Species by week

0255075100125Jan 1-7: 78 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJan 8-14: 94 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJan 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJan 22-31: 89 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsFeb 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Feb 15-21: 74 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsFeb 22-28: low data (7 checklists)Mar 1-7: 77 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsMar 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMar 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Mar 22-31: 106 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsApr 1-7: 100 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsApr 8-14: 87 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsApr 15-21: 83 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsApr 22-30: 118 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMay 1-7: 92 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMay 8-14: 106 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsMay 15-21: 86 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMay 22-31: 97 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsJun 1-7: 86 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJun 8-14: 86 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJun 15-21: 75 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJun 22-30: low data (9 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Jul 15-21: 93 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 22-31: 97 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsAug 1-7: 100 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 8-14: 84 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsAug 15-21: 111 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsAug 22-31: 89 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsSep 1-7: 109 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsSep 8-14: 92 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsSep 15-21: 87 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsSep 22-30: 68 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsOct 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsOct 8-14: 95 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsOct 15-21: 115 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsOct 22-31: 112 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsNov 1-7: 108 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsNov 8-14: 110 species on 5%+ of 68 checklistsNov 15-21: 112 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsNov 22-30: 94 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsDec 1-7: 97 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsDec 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Dec 22-31: 90 species on 5%+ of 27 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 Warbler89%
  2. 2American Crow80%
  3. 3Song Sparrow76%
  4. 4Black Vulture72%
  5. 5Turkey Vulture72%
  6. 6Carolina Wren66%
  7. 7Bald Eagle64%
  8. 8American Robin59%
  9. 9Northern Cardinal59%
  10. 10Northern Flicker59%
  11. 11Red-winged Blackbird59%
  12. 12Swamp Sparrow59%
  13. 13White-throated Sparrow59%
  14. 14Northern Harrier51%
  15. 15Northern Mockingbird51%

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 84 species

  1. Yellow-rumped Warbler84%
  2. American Crow67%
  3. Turkey Vulture65%
  4. Song Sparrow64%
  5. Canada Goose63%

Spring 114 species

  1. Northern Cardinal72%
  2. Turkey Vulture71%
  3. American Crow69%
  4. Carolina Wren65%
  5. Black Vulture60%

Summer 102 species

  1. Barn Swallow79%
  2. American Crow71%
  3. Blue Grosbeak70%
  4. Grasshopper Sparrow70%
  5. Indigo Bunting70%

Fall 115 species

  1. American Crow75%
  2. Turkey Vulture69%
  3. Carolina Wren66%
  4. Yellow-rumped Warbler66%
  5. Black Vulture63%

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.