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Birding spot · Accomack County, Virginia

Birding at Shelly Bay: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Shelly Bay are American Oystercatcher (85%), American Herring Gull (68%), and Common Loon (57%). It is busiest in spring, when 44 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (47 species). 118 species have been reported here across 1,348 complete checklists from 629 birders.

Species by week

01020304050Jan 1-7: 27 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsJan 8-14: 39 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJan 15-21: 40 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsJan 22-31: 24 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsFeb 1-7: 37 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsFeb 8-14: 34 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsFeb 15-21: 33 species on 5%+ of 86 checklistsFeb 22-28: 37 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsMar 1-7: 39 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsMar 8-14: 31 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsMar 15-21: 37 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsMar 22-31: 36 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsApr 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsApr 8-14: 27 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsApr 15-21: 35 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsApr 22-30: 40 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsMay 1-7: 38 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsMay 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsMay 15-21: 37 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsMay 22-31: 44 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsJun 1-7: 36 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJun 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJun 15-21: 32 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJun 22-30: 36 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJul 1-7: 35 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJul 8-14: 37 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJul 15-21: 32 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJul 22-31: 35 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsAug 1-7: 39 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 8-14: 30 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsAug 15-21: 38 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsAug 22-31: 39 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsSep 1-7: 35 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsSep 8-14: 33 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsSep 15-21: 30 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsSep 22-30: 30 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsOct 1-7: 31 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsOct 8-14: 29 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsOct 15-21: 32 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsOct 22-31: 31 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsNov 1-7: 42 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsNov 8-14: 28 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsNov 15-21: 31 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsNov 22-30: 29 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsDec 1-7: 23 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsDec 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsDec 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Dec 22-31: 24 species on 5%+ of 31 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. 1American Oystercatcher85%
  2. 2American Herring Gull68%
  3. 3Common Loon57%
  4. 4Double-crested Cormorant56%
  5. 5Bufflehead50%
  6. 6Boat-tailed Grackle49%
  7. 7Forster's Tern47%
  8. 8Great Blue Heron45%
  9. 9Rock Pigeon41%
  10. 10Song Sparrow40%
  11. 11Ring-billed Gull30%
  12. 12Brant25%
  13. 13Laughing Gull22%
  14. 14Belted Kingfisher20%
  15. 15Bald Eagle18%

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 33 species

  1. Bufflehead89%
  2. American Oystercatcher85%
  3. American Herring Gull69%
  4. Horned Grebe61%
  5. Common Loon54%

Spring 44 species

  1. American Herring Gull73%
  2. American Oystercatcher68%
  3. Laughing Gull64%
  4. Double-crested Cormorant61%
  5. Rock Pigeon61%

Summer 34 species

  1. Laughing Gull93%
  2. American Oystercatcher72%
  3. American Herring Gull68%
  4. Forster's Tern68%
  5. Double-crested Cormorant61%

Fall 39 species

  1. American Oystercatcher78%
  2. American Herring Gull67%
  3. Double-crested Cormorant67%
  4. Boat-tailed Grackle52%
  5. Forster's Tern51%

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.