Birds to See in West Virginia in April
113 bird species on our list for West Virginia are recorded regularly in April
Of these, the most often recorded are American Robin, Northern Cardinal, Tufted Titmouse, Song Sparrow and Blue Jay. New this month: Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Gray Catbird, Barn Swallow and Scarlet Tanager and 31 more.
On the move in April
GBIF · AprArriving
At their peak
From West Virginia’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
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All 113 birds in April
113 birds
American RobinTurdus migratoriusResidentCommon20–28 cmRecorded all year · 4.02% in Apr
Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 3.87% in Apr
Tufted TitmouseBaeolophus bicolorResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 2.97% in Apr
Song SparrowMelospiza melodiaResidentCommon12–17 cmRecorded all year · 2.96% in Apr
Blue JayCyanocitta cristataResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 2.91% in Apr
American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchosResidentCommon41–53 cmRecorded all year · 2.85% in Apr
Mourning DoveZenaida macrouraResidentCommon23–34 cmRecorded all year · 2.69% in Apr
Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceusSummer visitorCommon17–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.53% in Apr
Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinusResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 2.41% in Apr
Turkey VultureCathartes auraResidentCommon62–81 cmRecorded all year · 2.36% in Apr
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.22% in Apr
Chipping SparrowSpizella passerinaSummer visitorCommon12–15 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 2.13% in Apr
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 2.11% in Apr
Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescensResidentCommon14–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.92% in Apr
White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensisResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.71% in Apr
Northern FlickerColaptes auratusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 1.55% in Apr
Common GrackleQuiscalus quisculaSummer visitorCommon28–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.53% in Apr
Eastern BluebirdSialia sialisResidentCommon16–21 cmRecorded all year · 1.51% in Apr
House FinchHaemorhous mexicanusResidentCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.48% in Apr
Pileated WoodpeckerDryocopus pileatusResidentCommon40–49 cmRecorded all year · 1.35% in Apr
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.30% in Apr
Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottosResidentCommon21–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.19% in Apr
MallardAnas platyrhynchosWinter visitorCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in Apr
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.91% in Apr
Ruby-crowned KingletCorthylio calendulaWinter visitorCommon9–11 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.88% in Apr
Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensisResidentCommon45–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.70% in Apr
Blue-headed VireoVireo solitariusSummer visitorCommon12–15 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.69% in Apr
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.67% in Apr
Wood DuckAix sponsaSummer visitorCommon47–54 cmRecorded all year · 0.63% in Apr
Yellow-rumped WarblerSetophaga coronataWinter visitorCommon12–15 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.62% in Apr
Hairy WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus villosusResidentCommon18–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.60% in Apr
Northern Yellow WarblerSetophaga aestivaSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.47% in Apr
Gray CatbirdDumetella carolinensisSummer visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.45% in Apr
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Apr
Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasResidentCommon91–137 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Apr
Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavoResidentUncommon100–125 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Apr
OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapillaSummer visitorCommon12–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.42% in Apr
Black-throated Green WarblerSetophaga virensSummer visitorCommon11–12 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.41% in Apr
OspreyPandion haliaetusSummer visitorUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.34% in Apr
Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalusWinter visitorCommon70–102 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Apr
Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichasSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.30% in Apr
American RedstartSetophaga ruticillaSummer visitorCommon11–14 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.28% in Apr
Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterusSummer visitorUncommon34–44 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.27% in Apr
Fish CrowCorvus ossifragusSummer visitorUncommon36–41 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.27% in Apr
Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbulaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.26% in Apr
Ruby-throated HummingbirdArchilochus colubrisSummer visitorCommon7–9 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.25% in Apr
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus variusWinter visitorCommon19–22 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.25% in Apr
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Apr
Scarlet TanagerPiranga olivaceaSummer visitorCommon16–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.21% in Apr
Swamp SparrowMelospiza georgianaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Apr
Hermit ThrushCatharus guttatusResidentUncommon14–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Apr
Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianusSummer visitorCommon18–22 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.19% in Apr
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaPassage migrantUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.19% in Apr
Barred OwlStrix variaResidentUncommon43–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Apr
White-crowned SparrowZonotrichia leucophrysWinter visitorUncommon15–16 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.16% in Apr
Great Crested FlycatcherMyiarchus crinitusSummer visitorCommon17–22 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.15% in Apr
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsWinter visitorCommon31–38 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.13% in Apr
Purple MartinProgne subisSummer visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.12% in Apr
Red-headed WoodpeckerMelanerpes erythrocephalusResidentUncommon19–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Apr
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaPassage migrantUncommon29–40 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.09% in Apr
Palm WarblerSetophaga palmarumPassage migrantCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.09% in Apr
Great White EgretArdea albaSummer visitorUncommon80–104 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.08% in Apr
Hooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatusWinter visitorCommon40–49 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.08% in Apr
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesPassage migrantUncommon23–27 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.07% in Apr
Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatusWinter visitorUncommon24–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Apr
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorWinter visitorUncommon52–58 cmRegularly Nov–May · 0.07% in Apr
Pine SiskinSpinus pinusWinter visitorUncommon11–14 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.06% in Apr
Evening GrosbeakHesperiphona vespertinaWinter visitorUncommon16–22 cmRegularly Nov–May · 0.06% in Apr
Black-throated Blue WarblerSetophaga caerulescensSummer visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.06% in Apr
Common LoonGavia immerWinter visitorUncommon66–91 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.05% in Apr
Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensisWinter visitorUncommon43–54 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.05% in Apr
Ruffed GrouseBonasa umbellusResidentUncommon41–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Apr
Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensisWinter visitorUncommon35–43 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.05% in Apr
Bonaparte's GullChroicocephalus philadelphiaWinter visitorUncommon28–38 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.04% in Apr
Eastern Screech-owlMegascops asioWinter visitorUncommon16–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Apr
Fox SparrowPasserella iliacaWinter visitorUncommon15–19 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.04% in Apr
Nashville WarblerLeiothlypis ruficapillaPassage migrantUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.04% in Apr
Virginia RailRallus limicolaSummer visitorRare20–27 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.04% in Apr
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Apr
Chestnut-sided WarblerSetophaga pensylvanicaSummer visitorUncommon10–14 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.03% in Apr
MerlinFalco columbariusResidentUncommon24–33 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Apr
Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensisSummer visitorUncommon12–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.02% in Apr
Great Horned OwlBubo virginianusWinter visitorUncommon46–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Apr
Prothonotary WarblerProtonotaria citreaSummer visitorRare13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.02% in Apr
Horned GrebePodiceps auritusWinter visitorUncommon31–38 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.02% in Apr
Vesper SparrowPooecetes gramineusSummer visitorRare13–17 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.02% in Apr
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorRare12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.02% in Apr
Forster's TernSterna forsteriResidentRare33–36 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.02% in Apr
GadwallMareca streperaWinter visitorUncommon46–56 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.02% in Apr
BobolinkDolichonyx oryzivorusSummer visitorUncommon16–20 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.02% in Apr
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorUncommon44–51 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.02% in Apr
Greater ScaupAythya marilaWinter visitorUncommon39–56 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.02% in Apr
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Apr
Least FlycatcherEmpidonax minimusSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.02% in Apr
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentRare140–160 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Apr
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosPassage migrantRare19–23 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.02% in Apr
American Herring GullLarus smithsonianusWinter visitorUncommon53–65 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.01% in Apr
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorUncommon34–38 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.01% in Apr
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentRare66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Apr
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.01% in Apr
Horned LarkEremophila alpestrisWinter visitorUncommon16–20 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.01% in Apr
American BitternBotaurus lentiginosusResidentRare58–85 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.01% in Apr
DunlinCalidris alpinaPassage migrantRare16–22 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.01% in Apr
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentRare58–65 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.01% in Apr
Golden EagleAquila chrysaetosWinter visitorUncommon66–102 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.01% in Apr
Marsh WrenCistothorus palustrisResidentUncommon10–14 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.00% in Apr
WilletTringa semipalmataResidentRare33–41 cmRegularly Apr–May · 0.00% in Apr
Sandhill CraneAntigone canadensisResidentRare80–122 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · 0.00% in Apr
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoSummer visitorRare30–32 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 0.00% in Apr
Red-throated LoonGavia stellataPassage migrantRare53–69 cmRegularly Dec–Apr · 0.00% in Apr
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentRare46–56 cmRegularly Apr · 0.00% in Apr
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusSummer visitorRare50–90 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.00% in Apr
Trumpeter SwanCygnus buccinatorResidentRare139–157 cmRegularly Feb–Jun · records held back in Apr (protected)
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made