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Birding spot · Tucker County, West Virginia

Birding at Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge are American Crow (69%), Common Yellowthroat (67%), and Song Sparrow (67%). It is busiest in spring, when 56 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late April (63 species). 128 species have been reported here across 872 complete checklists from 337 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Jan 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (0 checklists)Jan 22-31: low data (1 checklists)Feb 1-7: low data (1 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Feb 22-28: low data (4 checklists)Mar 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Mar 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Mar 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Mar 22-31: low data (9 checklists)Apr 1-7: 42 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsApr 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsApr 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Apr 22-30: 63 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMay 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsMay 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsMay 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsMay 22-31: 59 species on 5%+ of 74 checklistsJun 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsJun 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsJun 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsJun 22-30: 60 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsJul 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsJul 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsJul 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJul 22-31: 54 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsAug 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsAug 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsAug 15-21: 37 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsAug 22-31: 44 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsSep 1-7: 41 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsSep 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsSep 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsSep 22-30: 44 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsOct 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsOct 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsOct 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsOct 22-31: low data (5 checklists)Nov 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Nov 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Nov 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Nov 22-30: low data (5 checklists)Dec 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Dec 22-31: low data (6 checklists)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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 Crow69%
  2. 2Common Yellowthroat67%
  3. 3Song Sparrow67%
  4. 4Red-winged Blackbird64%
  5. 5American Goldfinch61%
  6. 6Eastern Meadowlark56%
  7. 7Swamp Sparrow54%
  8. 8American Robin53%
  9. 9Gray Catbird51%
  10. 10Cedar Waxwing47%
  11. 11Canada Goose43%
  12. 12Blue Jay40%
  13. 13Bobolink38%
  14. 14Northern Yellow Warbler36%
  15. 15Eastern Towhee35%

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 18 species

  1. American Crow76%
  2. Black-capped Chickadee36%
  3. Blue Jay30%
  4. European Starling27%
  5. Mallard24%

Spring 56 species

  1. Red-winged Blackbird93%
  2. Eastern Meadowlark80%
  3. Song Sparrow77%
  4. American Robin76%
  5. American Crow69%

Summer 51 species

  1. Common Yellowthroat82%
  2. American Goldfinch76%
  3. Cedar Waxwing75%
  4. Red-winged Blackbird73%
  5. Song Sparrow73%

Fall 46 species

  1. American Crow83%
  2. Blue Jay69%
  3. Song Sparrow46%
  4. American Goldfinch45%
  5. Black-capped Chickadee45%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across West Virginia.

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.