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Free printable

Backyard Birds of Virginia: free printable checklist

The 16 birds people see most often at Virginia feeders and yards, with when to look for each. Print it, keep it by the window and tick each bird off the first time you see it.

SeenBird and when to lookFirst seenNotes
Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalisYear-round
Blue JayCyanocitta cristataYear-round
American RobinTurdus migratoriusYear-round
Carolina ChickadeePoecile carolinensisYear-round
Tufted TitmouseBaeolophus bicolorYear-round
Carolina WrenThryothorus ludovicianusYear-round
Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescensYear-round
House FinchHaemorhous mexicanusYear-round
Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinusYear-round
American GoldfinchSpinus tristisYear-round
Mourning DoveZenaida macrouraYear-round
Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottosYear-round
Eastern BluebirdSialia sialisYear-round
White-throated SparrowZonotrichia albicollisWinter (Oct to May)
Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalisWinter (Nov to Apr)
Ruby-throated HummingbirdArchilochus colubrisSummer (Apr to Oct)

Year-round birds come to feeders in summer and winter; the others are around for the season and months shown. Seasons are from our species research: eBird and Project FeederWatch records (Cornell Lab of Ornithology) and All About Birds range maps.

All 16 birds on one print

The same birds drawn in a vintage field-guide style: Backyard Birds of Virginia Print, from $29.00 with free US shipping.