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Birding spot · Wood County, West Virginia

Birding at Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge are Carolina Chickadee (95%), Blue Jay (94%), and Red-bellied Woodpecker (94%). It is busiest in spring, when 79 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early May (96 species). 169 species have been reported here across 1,994 complete checklists from 250 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsJan 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsJan 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsJan 22-31: 55 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsFeb 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsFeb 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsFeb 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsFeb 22-28: 60 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsMar 1-7: 47 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsMar 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsMar 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsMar 22-31: 55 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsApr 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsApr 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsApr 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsApr 22-30: 80 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsMay 1-7: 96 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsMay 8-14: 92 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsMay 15-21: 76 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsMay 22-31: 69 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsJun 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsJun 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsJun 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJun 22-30: 62 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsJul 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsJul 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsJul 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJul 22-31: 58 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsAug 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsAug 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsAug 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsAug 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsSep 1-7: 76 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsSep 8-14: 76 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsSep 15-21: 75 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsSep 22-30: 80 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsOct 1-7: 71 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsOct 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsOct 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsOct 22-31: 54 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsNov 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsNov 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsNov 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsNov 22-30: 48 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsDec 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsDec 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsDec 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsDec 22-31: 54 species on 5%+ of 34 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. 1Carolina Chickadee95%
  2. 2Blue Jay94%
  3. 3Red-bellied Woodpecker94%
  4. 4White-throated Sparrow93%
  5. 5Tufted Titmouse93%
  6. 6House Finch92%
  7. 7Northern Cardinal92%
  8. 8White-breasted Nuthatch92%
  9. 9Mourning Dove90%
  10. 10Carolina Wren88%
  11. 11American Goldfinch87%
  12. 12Song Sparrow86%
  13. 13Northern Mockingbird83%
  14. 14Downy Woodpecker82%
  15. 15House Sparrow81%

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 52 species

  1. Northern Cardinal97%
  2. Carolina Chickadee94%
  3. White-breasted Nuthatch94%
  4. Tufted Titmouse93%
  5. White-throated Sparrow93%

Spring 79 species

  1. Northern Cardinal98%
  2. American Robin98%
  3. Mourning Dove96%
  4. Song Sparrow95%
  5. Blue Jay94%

Summer 65 species

  1. Northern Cardinal98%
  2. Mourning Dove96%
  3. Blue Jay96%
  4. American Robin95%
  5. House Finch90%

Fall 79 species

  1. Blue Jay96%
  2. Carolina Chickadee94%
  3. Mourning Dove93%
  4. Northern Cardinal92%
  5. White-breasted Nuthatch91%

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.