Birds to See in West Virginia in November
92 bird species on our list for West Virginia are recorded regularly in November
Of these, the most often recorded are American Crow, Blue Jay, Northern Cardinal, Tufted Titmouse and Song Sparrow. New this month: Hooded Merganser, Ring-billed Gull, Goldeneye and Tundra Swan and 11 more.
On the move in November
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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 92 birds in November
92 birds
American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchosResidentCommon41–53 cmRecorded all year · 4.81% in Nov
Blue JayCyanocitta cristataResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 4.45% in Nov
Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 4.05% in Nov
Tufted TitmouseBaeolophus bicolorResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 3.64% in Nov
Song SparrowMelospiza melodiaResidentCommon12–17 cmRecorded all year · 3.57% in Nov
White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensisResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.29% in Nov
Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinusResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 3.07% in Nov
Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescensResidentCommon14–18 cmRecorded all year · 3.03% in Nov
American RobinTurdus migratoriusResidentCommon20–28 cmRecorded all year · 2.45% in Nov
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.44% in Nov
Mourning DoveZenaida macrouraResidentCommon23–34 cmRecorded all year · 2.24% in Nov
Turkey VultureCathartes auraResidentCommon62–81 cmRecorded all year · 2.17% in Nov
House FinchHaemorhous mexicanusResidentCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.10% in Nov
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 2.05% in Nov
MallardAnas platyrhynchosWinter visitorCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.88% in Nov
Eastern BluebirdSialia sialisResidentCommon16–21 cmRecorded all year · 1.84% in Nov
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.75% in Nov
Northern FlickerColaptes auratusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 1.64% in Nov
Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottosResidentCommon21–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.61% in Nov
Pileated WoodpeckerDryocopus pileatusResidentCommon40–49 cmRecorded all year · 1.58% in Nov
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.54% in Nov
Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensisResidentCommon45–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.31% in Nov
Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasResidentCommon91–137 cmRecorded all year · 0.96% in Nov
Hairy WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus villosusResidentCommon18–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.95% in Nov
Cedar WaxwingBombycilla cedrorumSummer visitorCommon15–18 cmRegularly May–Feb · 0.92% in Nov
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.91% in Nov
Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalusWinter visitorCommon70–102 cmRecorded all year · 0.86% in Nov
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsWinter visitorCommon31–38 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.86% in Nov
Yellow-rumped WarblerSetophaga coronataWinter visitorCommon12–15 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.83% in Nov
Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceusSummer visitorCommon17–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in Nov
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus variusWinter visitorCommon19–22 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.78% in Nov
Hooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatusWinter visitorCommon40–49 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.73% in Nov
Swamp SparrowMelospiza georgianaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Nov
Wood DuckAix sponsaSummer visitorCommon47–54 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Nov
GadwallMareca streperaWinter visitorUncommon46–56 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.40% in Nov
Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensisWinter visitorUncommon35–43 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.40% in Nov
Hermit ThrushCatharus guttatusResidentUncommon14–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Nov
Ruby-crowned KingletCorthylio calendulaWinter visitorCommon9–11 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.38% in Nov
Common GrackleQuiscalus quisculaSummer visitorCommon28–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Nov
American Black DuckAnas rubripesWinter visitorUncommon54–59 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.34% in Nov
White-crowned SparrowZonotrichia leucophrysWinter visitorUncommon15–16 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.32% in Nov
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Nov
Pine SiskinSpinus pinusWinter visitorUncommon11–14 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.24% in Nov
Chipping SparrowSpizella passerinaSummer visitorCommon12–15 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.24% in Nov
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorUncommon34–38 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.22% in Nov
Fox SparrowPasserella iliacaWinter visitorUncommon15–19 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.22% in Nov
Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensisWinter visitorUncommon43–54 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.21% in Nov
Tundra SwanCygnus columbianusWinter visitorUncommon120–150 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.21% in Nov
Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavoResidentUncommon100–125 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Nov
Common LoonGavia immerWinter visitorUncommon66–91 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.17% in Nov
Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatusWinter visitorUncommon24–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Nov
Eastern Screech-owlMegascops asioWinter visitorUncommon16–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Nov
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.09% in Nov
Evening GrosbeakHesperiphona vespertinaWinter visitorUncommon16–22 cmRegularly Nov–May · 0.09% in Nov
Horned GrebePodiceps auritusWinter visitorUncommon31–38 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.08% in Nov
Barred OwlStrix variaResidentUncommon43–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Nov
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaPassage migrantUncommon29–40 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.08% in Nov
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Nov
American Herring GullLarus smithsonianusWinter visitorUncommon53–65 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.08% in Nov
Red-headed WoodpeckerMelanerpes erythrocephalusResidentUncommon19–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Nov
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorUncommon44–51 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.07% in Nov
Great Horned OwlBubo virginianusWinter visitorUncommon46–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Nov
Golden EagleAquila chrysaetosWinter visitorUncommon66–102 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.06% in Nov
MerlinFalco columbariusResidentUncommon24–33 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Nov
Bonaparte's GullChroicocephalus philadelphiaWinter visitorUncommon28–38 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.06% in Nov
Ruffed GrouseBonasa umbellusResidentUncommon41–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Nov
DunlinCalidris alpinaPassage migrantRare16–22 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.05% in Nov
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorWinter visitorUncommon52–58 cmRegularly Nov–May · 0.05% in Nov
American Tree SparrowSpizelloides arboreaWinter visitorUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.05% in Nov
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentRare66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Nov
Palm WarblerSetophaga palmarumPassage migrantCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.04% in Nov
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Nov
Snow GooseAnser caerulescensWinter visitorUncommon69–84 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.04% in Nov
Greater ScaupAythya marilaWinter visitorUncommon39–56 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.03% in Nov
Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillataPassage migrantRare48–60 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.03% in Nov
Horned LarkEremophila alpestrisWinter visitorUncommon16–20 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.03% in Nov
Ross's GooseAnser rossiiWinter visitorRare57–64 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.03% in Nov
Fish CrowCorvus ossifragusSummer visitorUncommon36–41 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.02% in Nov
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorUncommon40–51 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.02% in Nov
Great White EgretArdea albaSummer visitorUncommon80–104 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.02% in Nov
Northern Saw-whet OwlAegolius acadicusSummer visitorRare17–21 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.02% in Nov
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsWinter visitorUncommon64–81 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.02% in Nov
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusWinter visitorUncommon34–43 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 0.01% in Nov
Lincoln's SparrowMelospiza lincolniiPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Sep–Nov · 0.01% in Nov
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusSummer visitorRare50–90 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.01% in Nov
Cackling GooseBranta hutchinsiiWinter visitorRare53–76 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.01% in Nov
Marsh WrenCistothorus palustrisResidentUncommon10–14 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.01% in Nov
Vesper SparrowPooecetes gramineusSummer visitorRare13–17 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.01% in Nov
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalisPassage migrantRare15–18 cmRegularly Nov · 0.01% in Nov
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentRare140–160 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Nov
Rough-legged HawkButeo lagopusWinter visitorRare46–59 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.01% in Nov
Orange-crowned WarblerLeiothlypis celataResidentRare11–14 cmRegularly Sep–Feb · 0.00% in Nov
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