Uncommon Birds in West Virginia
Our list for West Virginia has 64 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 8 residents, 15 summer visitors, 30 winter visitors and 11 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · Oct
Share of all bird records in West Virginia in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 64, most common first
BobolinkDolichonyx oryzivorusSummer visitorUncommon16–20 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Lincoln's SparrowMelospiza lincolniiPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Sep–Nov
Tundra SwanCygnus columbianusWinter visitorUncommon120–150 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Willow FlycatcherEmpidonax trailliiSummer visitorUncommon13–17 cmRegularly May–Sep
Greater ScaupAythya marilaWinter visitorUncommon39–56 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
Alder FlycatcherEmpidonax alnorumSummer visitorUncommon13–17 cmRegularly May–Aug
Nashville WarblerLeiothlypis ruficapillaPassage migrantUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Common LoonGavia immerWinter visitorUncommon66–91 cmRegularly Oct–May
Barred OwlStrix variaResidentUncommon43–50 cmRecorded all year
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Least FlycatcherEmpidonax minimusSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
American Tree SparrowSpizelloides arboreaWinter visitorUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Eastern Screech-owlMegascops asioWinter visitorUncommon16–25 cmRecorded all year
Philadelphia VireoVireo philadelphicusPassage migrantUncommon11–13 cmRegularly May–Oct
Horned GrebePodiceps auritusWinter visitorUncommon31–38 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year
Gray-cheeked ThrushCatharus minimusPassage migrantUncommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Oct
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
American Herring GullLarus smithsonianusWinter visitorUncommon53–65 cmRegularly Jul–May
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorWinter visitorUncommon52–58 cmRegularly Nov–May
Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensisSummer visitorUncommon12–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Mourning WarblerGeothlypis philadelphiaSummer visitorUncommon10–15 cmRegularly May–Sep
Evening GrosbeakHesperiphona vespertinaWinter visitorUncommon16–22 cmRegularly Nov–May
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