Cardinals & Grosbeaks in West Virginia
Our list for West Virginia has 4 cardinals & grosbeaks recorded regularly there: 1 resident and 3 summer visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in West Virginia in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 4, most common first
Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year
Scarlet TanagerPiranga olivaceaSummer visitorCommon16–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianusSummer visitorCommon18–22 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
DickcisselSpiza americanaSummer visitorRare14–16 cmRegularly May–Oct
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Dickcissel 14–16 cm
- Scarlet Tanager 16–19 cm
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak 18–22 cm
- Northern Cardinal 21–23 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
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