*- birds that are less likely to be in our county, but we are near the edge of their range
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
Black Vulture- year-round
Turkey Vulture-
year-round
Osprey- breeding and migratory
*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
Barn Owl- year-round
Eastern Screech Owl- year-round
Great Horned Owl- year-round
Barred Owl- year-round
*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
*Monk Parakeet- wild populations in cities
Eastern Wood-Pewee- breeding
Acadian Flycatcher- breeding
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
Warbling Vireo- breeding, migratory
Red-eyed Vireo-
breeding
Blue Jay- year-round
American Crow-
year-round 50
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
Carolina Wren-
year-round
Blue-gray gnatcatcher- breeding
*Golden-crowned Kinglet- nonbreeding, breeding a little
north in West Virginia
Eastern Bluebird-
year-round
*Veery- migration, breeding a little north
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
House Finch- year-round
*Purple Finch- year-round a little north, and non-breeding
American Goldfinch- year-round
Eastern Towhee-
breeding and year-round
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
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
Common Grackle- year-round
Ovenbird- breeding
Worm-eating Warbler- breeding
Louisiana Waterthrush- breeding
Northern Waterthrush- breeding, migratory 100
*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
Kentucky Warbler- breeding
Common Yellowthroat- breeding
Hooded Warbler- breeding
American Redstart- breeding
Cerulean Warbler- migratory, breeding
Northern Parula- breeding
Blackburnian Warbler- migratory, breeding
Yellow Warbler- breeding
*Chestnut-sided Warbler- breeding just in from the VA border
Pine Warbler- breeding, year-round a little south
Yellow-throated Warbler- breeding, migratory
Prairie Warbler- breeding
Canada Warbler- breeding in a thin strip in VA near the
mountains, 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
*American Bittern- wintering, year-round a little farther
east
Least Bittern- breeding
Great Blue Heron- year-round
*Great Egret- migratory, breeding only the tiniest bit
farther toward the coast
Black-crowned Night Heron- migratory and breeding
Green Heron- breeding
Pied-billed Grebe- year-round
Killdeer- year-round
*Lesser Black-backed Gull- nonbreeding (scarce)
*Ring-billed Gull- migratory and nonbreeding
*Bonaparte's Gull- migratory and non-breeding
*King Rail- breeding in scattered populations
Ducks, geese, and
swans
Canada Goose- year-round
*Mute Swan, introduced in possible scattered populations
*Trumpeter Swan, introduced and rare possible scattered
populations
Wood Duck- year-round
Mallard- year-round
Hooded Merganser- year-round
American Black Duck- nonbreeding, year-round closer to the
coast and a little north of VA
