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Birding spot · Fairfax County, Virginia

Birding at Pohick Bay Regional Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Pohick Bay Regional Park are Ring-billed Gull (85%), American Crow (79%), and Bald Eagle (79%). It is busiest in spring, when 93 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of April (85 species). 156 species have been reported here across 813 complete checklists from 267 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsJan 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsJan 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsJan 22-31: 57 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsFeb 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsFeb 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsFeb 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsFeb 22-28: 54 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsMar 1-7: 73 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMar 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsMar 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMar 22-31: 65 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsApr 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Apr 8-14: 85 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsApr 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsApr 22-30: 74 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMay 1-7: 81 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMay 8-14: low data (6 checklists)May 15-21: 73 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMay 22-31: low data (1 checklists)Jun 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Jun 15-21: 68 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJun 22-30: low data (4 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Jul 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJul 22-31: 59 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsAug 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Aug 22-31: 67 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsSep 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Sep 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Sep 15-21: 76 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsSep 22-30: 63 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsOct 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Oct 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Oct 15-21: 75 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsOct 22-31: 59 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsNov 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Nov 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsNov 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsNov 22-30: low data (9 checklists)Dec 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsDec 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsDec 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Dec 22-31: 70 species on 5%+ of 37 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 Gull85%
  2. 2American Crow79%
  3. 3Bald Eagle79%
  4. 4Carolina Wren77%
  5. 5Double-crested Cormorant72%
  6. 6Canada Goose64%
  7. 7Carolina Chickadee64%
  8. 8Great Blue Heron62%
  9. 9Red-bellied Woodpecker60%
  10. 10Turkey Vulture60%
  11. 11White-throated Sparrow55%
  12. 12White-breasted Nuthatch53%
  13. 13American Goldfinch51%
  14. 14Black Vulture47%
  15. 15Tufted Titmouse47%

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 64 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull90%
  2. Bald Eagle86%
  3. American Crow73%
  4. Great Blue Heron63%
  5. Canada Goose60%

Spring 93 species

  1. Osprey76%
  2. American Crow71%
  3. Bald Eagle71%
  4. Tufted Titmouse69%
  5. Double-crested Cormorant66%

Summer 64 species

  1. Osprey67%
  2. Carolina Wren64%
  3. Northern Cardinal64%
  4. American Crow62%
  5. Carolina Chickadee58%

Fall 69 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull89%
  2. American Crow78%
  3. Carolina Wren78%
  4. Double-crested Cormorant78%
  5. Bald Eagle72%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Virginia.

  • Canvasback17% of checklists here vs 0.5% statewide: 30.4×
  • Redhead17% of checklists here vs 0.7% statewide: 26.0×
  • Lesser Scaup34% of checklists here vs 1.4% statewide: 23.4×
  • Greater Scaup8.6% of checklists here vs 0.4% statewide: 21.4×
  • American Coot26% of checklists here vs 1.4% statewide: 18.0×
  • Tundra Swan18% of checklists here vs 1.0% statewide: 17.9×
  • Ruddy Duck34% of checklists here vs 2.7% statewide: 12.7×
  • Common Merganser15% of checklists here vs 1.4% statewide: 10.9×

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.