Birds in Virginia
Explore 150 species found in this region.
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Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Corthylio calendulaLC
Sep–May

Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Archilochus colubrisLC
Apr–Oct

Ruddy Duck
Oxyura jamaicensisLC
Oct–Apr

Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpresLC
May–Jan

Sand Martin
Riparia ripariaLC
May–Aug

Sanderling
Calidris albaLC
Jul–May

Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensisLC
Jun–Sep

Scarlet Tanager
Piranga olivaceaLC
Apr–Oct
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Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius semipalmatusLC
May–Oct

Semipalmated Sandpiper
Calidris pusillaNT
May–Oct

Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatusLC
Sep–Apr

Short-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus griseusVU
Apr–Sep

Snow Goose
Anser caerulescensLC
Nov–Mar

Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitariaLC
Apr–Sep

Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodiaLC
Year-round

Stilt Sandpiper
Calidris himantopusNT
Aug

Surf Scoter
Melanitta perspicillataLC
Nov–Mar

Swainson's Thrush
Catharus ustulatusLC
May–Oct

Swamp Sparrow
Melospiza georgianaLC
Oct–May

Tennessee Warbler
Leiothlypis peregrinaLC
May–Oct

Tufted Titmouse
Baeolophus bicolorLC
Year-round

Tundra Swan
Cygnus columbianusLC
Nov–Mar

Turkey Vulture
Cathartes auraLC
Year-round