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Birding spot · Prince William County, Virginia

Birding at Rippon Landing Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Rippon Landing Park are Great Blue Heron (90%), Northern Cardinal (90%), and Red-winged Blackbird (88%). It is busiest in spring, when 78 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid September (80 species). 156 species have been reported here across 959 complete checklists from 289 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJan 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Jan 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJan 22-31: 50 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsFeb 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsFeb 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsFeb 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsFeb 22-28: 64 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMar 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsMar 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMar 15-21: 70 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsMar 22-31: 67 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsApr 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsApr 8-14: 72 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsApr 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsApr 22-30: 71 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsMay 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsMay 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsMay 15-21: 74 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMay 22-31: 67 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsJun 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJun 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJun 15-21: 68 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJun 22-30: 61 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJul 1-7: 70 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJul 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJul 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJul 22-31: 63 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsAug 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsAug 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsAug 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsAug 22-31: 64 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsSep 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsSep 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Sep 15-21: 80 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsSep 22-30: 62 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsOct 1-7: 74 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsOct 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsOct 15-21: 69 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsOct 22-31: 58 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsNov 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsNov 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsNov 15-21: 69 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsNov 22-30: 62 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsDec 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Dec 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 36 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. 1Great Blue Heron90%
  2. 2Northern Cardinal90%
  3. 3Red-winged Blackbird88%
  4. 4White-throated Sparrow88%
  5. 5Canada Goose80%
  6. 6Carolina Wren78%
  7. 7Song Sparrow75%
  8. 8Eastern Bluebird73%
  9. 9Mallard73%
  10. 10American Crow60%
  11. 11Bald Eagle58%
  12. 12Swamp Sparrow58%
  13. 13Downy Woodpecker50%
  14. 14Red-bellied Woodpecker50%
  15. 15Turkey Vulture50%

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. Great Blue Heron96%
  2. Mallard91%
  3. Canada Goose89%
  4. Northern Cardinal85%
  5. Song Sparrow83%

Spring 78 species

  1. Red-winged Blackbird92%
  2. Northern Cardinal89%
  3. Great Blue Heron86%
  4. Osprey84%
  5. Canada Goose82%

Summer 66 species

  1. Red-winged Blackbird91%
  2. Northern Cardinal88%
  3. Mourning Dove79%
  4. Carolina Wren77%
  5. Great Blue Heron73%

Fall 68 species

  1. Red-winged Blackbird88%
  2. Great Blue Heron84%
  3. Northern Cardinal84%
  4. Carolina Wren77%
  5. American Crow60%

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.