Bird List for
the Northern Neck of Virginia, Part 1
Provided and maintained by the
National Audubon Society Northern Neck of Virginia Chapter
a
= abundant--very numerous
c
= common--will be seen in the right habitat
u
= uncommon--present but may not be seen
o
= occasional--seen a few times each season
r
= rare--seen at intervals of two or more years
x
= only one or two records exist
*
= known breeder within the past 12 years
+
= suspected breeder
Species Name
|
Spring |
Summer |
Autumn |
Winter |
Loons - Grebes
|
Red-throated Loon |
r |
|
r |
r |
Common Loon |
c |
|
c |
c |
Pied-billed Grebe* |
c |
r |
c |
c |
Horned Grebe |
u |
|
u |
u |
Red-necked Grebe |
r |
|
r |
r |
Petrels - Cormorants
|
Wilson's Storm-Petrel |
|
r |
o |
|
Northern Gannet |
u |
|
u |
u |
Brown Pelican |
c |
c |
c |
|
Great Cormorant |
r |
|
r |
r |
Double-crested Cormorant |
c |
c |
a |
c |
Bitterns - Herons -
Ibises |
Least Bittern+ |
r |
r |
r |
|
American Bittern |
r |
|
r |
r |
Black-crowned Night-Heron |
|
u |
u |
u |
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron |
r |
r |
r |
|
Green Heron* |
u |
c |
c |
|
Tricolored Heron |
o |
o |
o |
|
Little Blue Heron |
r |
u |
u |
|
Cattle Egret+ |
u |
u |
u |
|
Snowy Egret* |
c |
c |
c |
r |
Great Egret* |
c |
c |
c |
r |
Great Blue Heron* |
c |
c |
c |
c |
Glossy Ibis |
r |
r |
r |
|
Swans - Geese - Ducks
|
Tundra Swan |
c |
|
u |
a |
Mute Swan |
|
|
|
x |
Snow Goose |
o |
|
o |
o |
Canada Goose* |
a |
c |
a |
a |
Wood Duck* |
u |
u |
u |
|
Mallard* |
c |
c |
c |
c |
American Black Duck* |
u |
u |
u |
u |
Gadwall |
u |
|
u |
u |
Green-winged Teal |
u |
|
u |
o |
Blue-winged Teal |
o |
|
o |
|
American Wigeon |
u |
|
u |
u |
Camvasback |
|
|
|
o |
Northern Pintail |
o |
|
o |
o |
Northern Shoveler |
o |
|
o |
|
Redhead |
r |
|
r |
r |
Ring-necked Duck |
o |
|
o |
o |
Greater Scaup |
u |
|
u |
u |
Lesser Scaup |
c |
|
c |
c |
Black Scoter |
r |
|
r |
r |
Surf Scoter |
c |
|
c |
c |
White-winged Scoter |
u |
|
u |
u |
Long-tailed Duck |
o |
|
o |
o |
Common Goldeneye |
c |
|
c |
c |
Bufflehead |
c |
|
c |
c |
Common Merganser |
u |
|
u |
r |
Hooded Merganser |
c |
|
c |
c |
Red-Breasted Merganser |
c |
|
c |
c |
Ruddy Duck |
c |
|
c |
c |
Vultures - Hawks -
Falcons |
Turkey Vulture* |
a |
a |
a |
a |
Black Vulture+ |
c |
c |
c |
c |
Osprey* |
c |
c |
c |
|
Northern Harrier |
u |
|
u |
c |
Golden Eagle* |
|
|
x |
|
Bald Eagle* |
c |
c |
c |
c |
Sharp-shinned Hawk |
c |
u |
c |
c |
Cooper's Hawk |
u |
u |
u |
u |
Broad-winged Hawk |
c |
u |
c |
|
Red-shouldered Hawk* |
c |
c |
c |
c |
Red-tailed Hawk* |
c |
c |
c |
c |
Rough-legged Hawk* |
|
|
|
x |
American Kestrel* |
c |
r |
c |
c |
Merlin |
r |
|
r |
|
Peregrine Falcon |
r |
|
r |
|
Gallinaceous Birds
|
Wild Turkey* |
u |
u |
u |
u |
Northern Bobwhite* |
c |
c |
c |
c |
King Rail* |
r |
r |
r |
r |
Clapper Rail* |
c |
c |
c |
u |
Virginia Rail |
r |
r |
r |
|
Sora |
|
|
r |
|
Common Moorhen |
|
|
x |
|
American Coot |
u |
|
o |
r |
Sandhill Crane |
|
x |
|
|
Plovers - Sandpipers
|
Black-bellied Plover |
u |
|
u |
r |
Semipalmated Plover |
r |
|
r |
|
Killdeer* |
c |
c |
c |
c |
American Oystercatcher* |
u |
r |
u |
|
Greater Yellowlegs |
u |
|
u |
|
Lesser Yellowlegs |
u |
|
u |
|
Solitary Sandpiper |
u |
|
u |
|
Spotted Sandpiper |
u |
|
r |
|
Ruddy Turnstone |
|
|
r |
|
Sanderling |
|
|
u |
r |
Dunlin |
c |
|
c |
r |
Western Sandpiper |
|
|
r |
|
Least Sandpiper |
r |
|
|
|
Upland Sandpiper |
u |
|
u |
|
Common Snipe |
u |
|
u |
u |
American Woodcock* |
u |
u |
u |
r |
|