Yellow-billed Cuckoo- breeding
Black-billed Cuckoo- migratory, a little bit north breeding
Common Nighthawk- breeding
Whippoorwill- breeding
Chuck-will's-widow- breeding, maybe a few migratory dots
Chimney Swift- breeding
Ruby-throated Hummingbird- breeding
Northern Bobwhite- year-round
Ruffed Grouse- year-round
Wild Turkey-
year-round
Rock Pigeon- year-round
Mourning Dove-
year-round
Eurasian Collared-Dove- introduced, possibly wild populations, less likely to see
Black Vulture- year-round
Turkey Vulture-
year-round
Osprey- breeding and migratory
Bald Eagle- nonbreeding
Northern Harrier- nonbreeding
Sharp-shinned Hawk- nonbreeding and yearround near the
northern border of VA
Cooper's Hawk- year-round
Red-shouldered Hawk- year-round
Broad-winged Hawk- breeding
Red-tailed Hawk- year-round
Rough-legged Hawk- nonbreeding
Barn Owl- year-round
Eastern Screech Owl- year-round
Great Horned Owl- year-round
Barred Owl- year-round
Short-eared Owl- nonbreeding
Northern Saw-whet Owl- nonbreeding, near northern border
year round
Belted Kingfisher- year-round
Red-headed Woodpecker- breeding and wintering
Red-bellied Woodpecker- year-round
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker- nonbreeding and migrator
Downy Woodpecker- year-round
Hairy Woodpecker- year-round
Northern Flicker- year-round
Pileated Woodpecker-
year-round
American Kestrel- year round
Merlin, Taiga- migratory, nonbreeding by the coast
Peregrine Falcon- migratory, year-round near the coast
Monk Parakeet- wild populations in cities
Eastern Wood-Pewee- breeding
Acadian Flycatcher- breeding
Alder Flycatcher- migratory
Willow Flycatcher- breeding, migratory
Least Flycatcher- breeding, migratory
Eastern Phoebe-
year-round
Great Crested Flycatcher- breeding
Eastern Kingbird- breeding
Loggerhead Shrike- year-round
White-eyed Vireo- breeding
Yellow-throated Vireo- breeding
Blue-headed Vireo-
breeding, migratory
Philadelphia Vireo- migratory
Warbling Vireo- breeding, migratory
Red-eyed Vireo-
breeding
Blue Jay- year-round
American Crow-
year-round
Fish Crow- year-round
Common Raven- year-round
Horned Lark- year-round
Purple Martin- breeding
Tree Swallow- breeding, year-round in the coastal plain
Northern Rough-winged Swallow- breeding
Bank Swallow- breeding, migration
Cliff Swallow- breeding, migration
Barn Swallow- breeding
Carolina Chickadee- year-round
Tufted Titmouse- year-round
Red-breasted Nuthatch- nonbreeding, year-round
White-breasted Nuthatch- year-round
Brown Creeper- nonbreeding, year-round
House Wren- breeding
Winter Wren- nonbreeding, year-round a little farther north
Sedge Wren- migration, a little farther south than we are
Marsh Wren- migration, year-round near the coast
Carolina Wren-
year-round
Blue-gray gnatcatcher- breeding
Golden-crowned Kinglet- nonbreeding, breeding a little north
in West Virginia
Ruby-crowned Kinglet- nonbreeding
Eastern Bluebird-
year-round
Veery- migration, breeding a little north
Gray-cheeked Thrush- migration
Swainson's Thrush- migration
Wood Thrush- breeding
American Robin- year-round
Gray Catbird- breeding, year-round closer to coast
Brown Thrasher- breeding, and a little south year-round
Northern Mockingbird- year-round
European Starling- year-round
Cedar Waxwing- year-round
House Sparrow- year-round
American Pipit- migrating and nonbreeding
House Finch- year-round
Purple Finch- year-round a little north, and non-breeding
Pine Siskin- nonbreeding
American Goldfinch- year-round
Snow Bunting- nonbreeding (scarce)
Eastern Towhee-
breeding and year-round
American Tree Sparrow- non-breeding
Chipping Sparrow- year-round and breeding
Field Sparrow- year round
Vesper Sparrow- breeding and migrating
Savannah Sparrow- breeding a little north, and nonbreeding
Grasshopper Sparrow- breeding (110)
Yellow-breasted Chat- breeding
Bobolink- breeding near and just inside VA border
Eastern Meadowlark- year-round
Orchard Oriole- breeding
Baltimore Oriole- breeding, migratory
Red-winged Blackbird- year-round
Brown-headed Cowbird- year-round
Rusty Blackbird- nonbreeding
Common Grackle- year-round
Ovenbird- breeding
Worm-eating Warbler- breeding
Louisiana Waterthrush- breeding
Northern Waterthrush- breeding, migratory
Golden-winged Warbler- migratory, breeding closer to and
within VA border
Blue-winged Warbler- migratory mostly, spots of breeding
Black-and-white Warbler- breeding
Prothonotary Warbler- breeding a little to the east and
south of here
Tennessee Warbler- migratory
Orange-crowned Warbler- migratory
Nashville Warbler- migratory
Mourning Warbler- migratory
Kentucky Warbler- breeding
Common Yellowthroat- breeding
Hooded Warbler- breeding
American Redstart- breeding
Cape May Warbler- migratory
Cerulean Warbler- migratory, breeding
Northern Parula- breeding
Magnolia Warbler- migratory
Bay-breasted Warbler- migratory
Blackburnian Warbler- migratory, breeding
Yellow Warbler- breeding
Chestnut-sided Warbler- breeding just in from the VA border
Blackpoll Warbler- migratory
Black-throated Blue Warbler- migratory, breeding in Blacksburg
area and west
Palm Warbler (Western and Yellow)- migratory
Pine Warbler- breeding, year-round a little south
Yellow-rumped Warbler (also Myrtle subspecies)- migratory,
winter
Yellow-throated Warbler- breeding, migratory
Prairie Warbler- breeding
Black-throated Green Warbler- migratory, breeding in WV
Canada Warbler- breeding in a thin strip in VA near the
mountains, migratory
Wilson's Warbler- migratory
Summer Tanager- breeding
Scarlet Tanager-
breeding
Northern Cardinal-
year-round
Rose-breasted Grosbeak- breeding, migratory
Blue Grosbeak- breeding
Indigo Bunting- breeding
American Woodcock- breeding, year-round
Wilson's Snipe- nonbreeding
American Bittern- wintering, year-round a little farther
east
Double-crested Cormorant- migratory, nonbreeding near the
coast
Common Loon- migratory
Least Bittern- breeding
Great Blue Heron- year-round
Great Egret- migratory, breeding only the tiniest bit
farther toward the coast
Snowy Egret- migratory
Black-crowned Night Heron- migratory and breeding
Green Heron- breeding
Cattle Egret- migratory
Yellow-crowned Night Heron- not here, breeds nearer coast
and in Blacksburg area
Pied-billed Grebe- year-round
Horned Grebe- migratory, non-breeding a little farther east
Killdeer- year-round
Lesser Black-backed Gull- nonbreeding (scarce)
Ring-billed Gull- migratory and nonbreeding
Herring Gull- migratory and a little east, winter
Bonaparte's Gull- migratory and non-breeding (180 species total)
DUCKS, GEESE, SWANS
Canada Goose- year-round
Mute Swan, introduced in possible scattered populations
Trumpeter Swan, introduced and rare possible scattered
populations
Tundra Swan- migratory
Wood Duck- year-round
Blue-winged Teal- migratory
Northern Shoveler- migratory, nonbreeding
Gadwall- migratory, nonbreeding just a little farther east
American Wigeon- migratory, winter
Mallard- year-round
American Black Duck- nonbreeding, year-round closer to the
coast
Northern Pintail- migratory, nonbreeding
Green-winged Teal (also American subspecies)- nonbreeding,
migratory
Canvasback- migratory, nonbreeding closer to the coast
Redhead- nonbreeding, migratory near the northern border of
VA
Ring-necked Duck- migratory, nonbreeding
Greater Scaup- nonbreeding (scarce)
Surf Scoter- winter
Bufflehead- nonbreeding and migratory
Common Goldeneye- nonbreeding
Hooded Merganser- year-round
Red-breasted Merganser- migratory
Ruddy Duck- nonbreeding
Shorebirds, Rails,
Gallinules & Gulls that you might see only during migration
King Rail- breeding in scattered populations
Virginia Rail- migratory
Sora- migratory
Common Gallinule- migratory, breeding up near nova and coast
Black-bellied Plover- migratory
American Golden-Plover- migration (scarce)
Semipalmated Plover- migratory
Red-necked Grebe- migratory
Stilt Sandpiper- migratory
Dunlin- migratory
Least Sandpiper- migratory
White-rumped Sandpiper- migratory
Pectoral Sandpiper- migratory
Semipalmated Sandpiper- migratory
Short-billed Dowitcher (also Griseus and hendersoni
subspecies)- migratory
Lesser Yellowlegs- migratory
Greater Yellowlegs- migratory
Laughing Gull- breeding near the coast
Caspian Tern- migratory
Black Tern- migratory
Common Tern- migratory
Forster's Tern- migratory
