Status & Distribution - Fall Arrivals
This listing contains every species that has an expected arrival date during the fall season in Virginia Beach. Both winter residents (blue highlight), and spring & fall transients (yellow highlight; with orange referring to transients expected only in fall), can have fall arrival dates since either type will be arriving to the area on their way further southward to winter. Spatial Distributions for each species may be accessed by selecting the links below, and these maps are available for the current migration season, so that the southward progression can be easily tracked. The Temporal Distribution columnn contains links to the seasonal line graphs at eBird, showing the report and abundance frequencies for each species over the prior 10 year period (2014-2023). Lastly, Status & Trends Models are included in the final column, and link to eBird-generated data which show population changes over time. If you wish to open multiple maps or charts into your browser, select the links with the roll wheel on your mouse and each will open in a new browser tab.
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Species |
Code |
Average Fall Arrival Date |
Spatial Distribution (Current Season) |
Temporal Distribution (Past 10 Years) |
Status & Trends |
Spotted Sandpiper | SPSA | 30 Jun | Map | Chart | Models |
Least Sandpiper | LESA | 5 Jul | Map | Chart | Models |
Upland Sandpiper | UPSA | 10 Jul | Map | Chart | Models |
Short-billed Dowitcher | SBDO | 10 Jul | Map | Chart | Models |
Lesser Yellowlegs | LEYE | 10 Jul | Map | Chart | Models |
Cliff Swallow | CLSW | 10 Jul | Map | Chart | Models |
Semipalmated Plover | SEPL | 15 Jul | Map | Chart | Models |
Piping Plover | PIPL | 15 Jul | Map | Chart | Models |
Whimbrel | WHIM | 15 Jul | Map | Chart | Models |
Long-billed Dowitcher | LBDO | 15 Jul | Map | Chart | Models |
Solitary Sandpiper | SOSA | 15 Jul | Map | Chart | Models |
Pectoral Sandpiper | PESA | 15 Jul | Map | Chart | Models |
Western Sandpiper | WESA | 15 Jul | Map | Chart | Models |
Semipalmated Sandpiper | SESA | 15 Jul | Map | Chart | Models |
American Black Duck | ABDU | 20 Jul | Map | Chart | Models |
Black-bellied Plover | BBPL | 20 Jul | Map | Chart | Models |
Louisiana Waterthrush | LOWA | 20 Jul | Map | Chart | Models |
Pied-billed Grebe | PBGR | 25 Jul | Map | Chart | Models |
Ruddy Turnstone | RUTU | 25 Jul | Map | Chart | Models |
Black Tern | BLTE | 25 Jul | Map | Chart | Models |
Bank Swallow | BANS | 25 Jul | Map | Chart | Models |
Kentucky Warbler | KEWA | 25 Jul | Map | Chart | Models |
Cerulean Warbler | CERW | 25 Jul | Map | Chart | Models |
Red Knot | REKN | 30 Jul | Map | Chart | Models |
Stilt Sandpiper | STSA | 30 Jul | Map | Chart | Models |
American Avocet | AMAV | 5 Aug | Map | Chart | Models |
American Redstart | AMRE | 5 Aug | Map | Chart | Models |
Yellow Warbler | YEWA | 5 Aug | Map | Chart | Models |
Marbled Godwit | MAGO | 10 Aug | Map | Chart | Models |
Wilson's Phalarope | WIPH | 15 Aug | Map | Chart | Models |
Northern Waterthrush | NOWA | 15 Aug | Map | Chart | Models |
Black-and-white Warbler | BAWW | 15 Aug | Map | Chart | Models |
Canada Warbler | CAWA | 15 Aug | Map | Chart | Models |
Sora | SORA | 20 Aug | Map | Chart | Models |
Red-necked Phalarope | RNPH | 20 Aug | Map | Chart | Models |
Peregrine Falcon | PEFA | 20 Aug | Map | Chart | Models |
Blue-winged Warbler | BWWA | 20 Aug | Map | Chart | Models |
Blue-winged Teal | BWTE | 25 Aug | Map | Chart | Models |
Common Nighthawk | CONI | 25 Aug | Map | Chart | Models |
Wilson's Snipe | WISN | 25 Aug | Map | Chart | Models |
Baird's Sandpiper | BASA | 25 Aug | Map | Chart | Models |
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher | YBFL | 25 Aug | Map | Chart | Models |
Alder Flycatcher | ALFL | 25 Aug | Map | Chart | Models |
Willow Flycatcher | WIFL | 25 Aug | Map | Chart | Models |
Least Flycatcher | LEFL | 25 Aug | Map | Chart | Models |
Bobolink | BOBO | 25 Aug | Map | Chart | Models |
Baltimore Oriole | BAOR | 25 Aug | Map | Chart | Models |
Green-winged Teal | GWTE | 30 Aug | Map | Chart | Models |
American Golden-Plover | AMGP | 30 Aug | Map | Chart | Models |
Hudsonian Godwit | HUGO | 30 Aug | Map | Chart | Models |
Merlin | MERL | 30 Aug | Map | Chart | Models |
Lark Sparrow | LASP | 30 Aug | Map | Chart | Models |
Yellow-throated Warbler | YTWA | 30 Aug | Map | Chart | Models |
Dickcissel | DICK | 30 Aug | Map | Chart | Models |
Red Phalarope | REPH | 5 Sep | Map | Chart | Models |
White-rumped Sandpiper | WRSA | 5 Sep | Map | Chart | Models |
American Bittern | AMBI | 5 Sep | Map | Chart | Models |
Northern Harrier | NOHA | 5 Sep | Map | Chart | Models |
Red-breasted Nuthatch | RBNU | 5 Sep | Map | Chart | Models |
Magnolia Warbler | MAWA | 5 Sep | Map | Chart | Models |
Black-throated Blue Warbler | BTBW | 5 Sep | Map | Chart | Models |
Gadwall | GADW | 10 Sep | Map | Chart | Models |
Buff-breasted Sandpiper | BBSA | 10 Sep | Map | Chart | Models |
Sharp-shinned Hawk | SSHA | 10 Sep | Map | Chart | Models |
Mourning Warbler | MOWA | 10 Sep | Map | Chart | Models |
Hooded Warbler | HOWA | 10 Sep | Map | Chart | Models |
Cape May Warbler | CMWA | 10 Sep | Map | Chart | Models |
Black-throated Green Warbler | BTNW | 10 Sep | Map | Chart | Models |
Northern Shoveler | NSHO | 15 Sep | Map | Chart | Models |
Black-billed Cuckoo | BBCU | 15 Sep | Map | Chart | Models |
Broad-winged Hawk | BWHA | 15 Sep | Map | Chart | Models |
Yellow-throated Vireo | YTVI | 15 Sep | Map | Chart | Models |
Philadelphia Vireo | PHVI | 15 Sep | Map | Chart | Models |
Warbling Vireo | WAVI | 15 Sep | Map | Chart | Models |
Swainson's Thrush | SWTH | 15 Sep | Map | Chart | Models |
Golden-winged Warbler | GWWA | 15 Sep | Map | Chart | Models |
Chestnut-sided Warbler | CSWA | 15 Sep | Map | Chart | Models |
Palm Warbler | PAWA | 15 Sep | Map | Chart | Models |
Palm Warbler (Western) | WPWA | 15 Sep | Map | Chart | Models |
Wilson's Warbler | WIWA | 15 Sep | Map | Chart | Models |
Veery | VEER | 20 Sep | Map | Chart | Models |
Savannah Sparrow | SAVS | 20 Sep | Map | Chart | Models |
Worm-eating Warbler | WEWA | 20 Sep | Map | Chart | Models |
Nashville Warbler | NAWA | 20 Sep | Map | Chart | Models |
Scarlet Tanager | SCTA | 20 Sep | Map | Chart | Models |
Rose-breasted Grosbeak | RBGR | 20 Sep | Map | Chart | Models |
Northern Pintail | NOPI | 25 Sep | Map | Chart | Models |
Gray-cheeked Thrush | GCTH | 25 Sep | Map | Chart | Models |
Clay-colored Sparrow | CCSP | 25 Sep | Map | Chart | Models |
Kirtland's Warbler | KIWA | 25 Sep | Map | Chart | Models |
Bay-breasted Warbler | BBWA | 25 Sep | Map | Chart | Models |
Blackburnian Warbler | BLBW | 25 Sep | Map | Chart | Models |
Blackpoll Warbler | BLPW | 25 Sep | Map | Chart | Models |
Yellow-rumped Warbler | YRWA | 25 Sep | Map | Chart | Models |
Virginia Rail | VIRA | 30 Sep | Map | Chart | Models |
Dunlin | DUNL | 30 Sep | Map | Chart | Models |
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | YBSA | 30 Sep | Map | Chart | Models |
Blue-headed Vireo | BHVI | 30 Sep | Map | Chart | Models |
Ruby-crowned Kinglet | RCKI | 30 Sep | Map | Chart | Models |
Saltmarsh Sparrow | SALS | 30 Sep | Map | Chart | Models |
Western Tanager | WETA | 30 Sep | Map | Chart | Models |
American Wigeon | AMWI | 5 Oct | Map | Chart | Models |
Black Scoter | BLSC | 5 Oct | Map | Chart | Models |
Parasitic Jaeger | PAJA | 5 Oct | Map | Chart | Models |
Pomarine Jaeger | POJA | 5 Oct | Map | Chart | Models |
Ruddy Duck | RUDU | 5 Oct | Map | Chart | Models |
Common Loon | COLO | 5 Oct | Map | Chart | Models |
Golden-crowned Kinglet | GCKI | 5 Oct | Map | Chart | Models |
Brown Creeper | BRCR | 5 Oct | Map | Chart | Models |
Nelson's Sparrow | NESP | 5 Oct | Map | Chart | Models |
Lincoln's Sparrow | LISP | 5 Oct | Map | Chart | Models |
Swamp Sparrow | SWSP | 5 Oct | Map | Chart | Models |
Tennessee Warbler | TEWA | 5 Oct | Map | Chart | Models |
Orange-crowned Warbler | OCWA | 5 Oct | Map | Chart | Models |
Connecticut Warbler | CONW | 5 Oct | Map | Chart | Models |
Northern Gannet | NOGA | 10 Oct | Map | Chart | Models |
Winter Wren | WIWR | 10 Oct | Map | Chart | Models |
Sedge Wren | SEWR | 10 Oct | Map | Chart | Models |
Hermit Thrush | HETH | 10 Oct | Map | Chart | Models |
American Pipit | AMPI | 10 Oct | Map | Chart | Models |
Dark-eyed Junco | DEJU | 10 Oct | Map | Chart | Models |
White-crowned Sparrow | WCSP | 10 Oct | Map | Chart | Models |
White-throated Sparrow | WTSP | 10 Oct | Map | Chart | Models |
Palm Warbler (Yellow) | YPWA | 10 Oct | Map | Chart | Models |
Painted Bunting | PABU | 10 Oct | Map | Chart | Models |
Surf Scoter | SUSC | 15 Oct | Map | Chart | Models |
American Coot | AMCO | 15 Oct | Map | Chart | Models |
Bonaparte's Gull | BOGU | 15 Oct | Map | Chart | Models |
Purple Finch | PUFI | 15 Oct | Map | Chart | Models |
Ring-necked Duck | RNDU | 20 Oct | Map | Chart | Models |
Common Gallinule | COGA | 25 Oct | Map | Chart | Models |
Pine Siskin | PISI | 25 Oct | Map | Chart | Models |
Vesper Sparrow | VESP | 25 Oct | Map | Chart | Models |
Snow Goose | SNGO | 30 Oct | Map | Chart | Models |
Tundra Swan | TUSW | 30 Oct | Map | Chart | Models |
Greater Scaup | GRSC | 30 Oct | Map | Chart | Models |
Lesser Scaup | LESC | 30 Oct | Map | Chart | Models |
White-winged Scoter | WWSC | 30 Oct | Map | Chart | Models |
Bufflehead | BUFF | 30 Oct | Map | Chart | Models |
Hooded Merganser | HOME | 30 Oct | Map | Chart | Models |
Red-throated Loon | RTLO | 30 Oct | Map | Chart | Models |
American White Pelican | AWPE | 30 Oct | Map | Chart | Models |
Brant | BRAN | 5 Nov | Map | Chart | Models |
Harlequin Duck | HADU | 5 Nov | Map | Chart | Models |
Red-breasted Merganser | RBME | 5 Nov | Map | Chart | Models |
Horned Grebe | HOGR | 5 Nov | Map | Chart | Models |
Purple Sandpiper | PUSA | 5 Nov | Map | Chart | Models |
Rusty Blackbird | RUBL | 5 Nov | Map | Chart | Models |
Common Eider | COEI | 10 Nov | Map | Chart | Models |
Red-necked Grebe | RNGR | 10 Nov | Map | Chart | Models |
Great Cormorant | GRCO | 10 Nov | Map | Chart | Models |
Horned Lark | HOLA | 10 Nov | Map | Chart | Models |
Eurasian Wigeon | EUWI | 15 Nov | Map | Chart | Models |
Redhead | REDH | 15 Nov | Map | Chart | Models |
King Eider | KIEI | 15 Nov | Map | Chart | Models |
Long-tailed Duck | LTDU | 15 Nov | Map | Chart | Models |
American Woodcock | AMWO | 15 Nov | Map | Chart | Models |
Snow Bunting | SNBU | 15 Nov | Map | Chart | Models |
Savannah Sparrow (Ipswich) | IPSP | 15 Nov | Map | Chart | Models |
Canvasback | CANV | 25 Nov | Map | Chart | Models |
Razorbill | RAZO | 25 Nov | Map | Chart | - |
Little Gull | LIGU | 25 Nov | Map | Chart | Models |
Fox Sparrow | FOSP | 25 Nov | Map | Chart | Models |
LeConte's Sparrow | LCSP | 5 Dec | Map | Chart | Models |
Cackling Goose | CACG | 15 Dec | Map | Chart | Models |
Common Merganser | COME | 20 Dec | Map | Chart | Models |
Common Goldeneye | COGO | 25 Dec | Map | Chart | Models |
Dovekie | DOVE | 30 Dec | Map | Chart | Models |
Black-headed Gull | BHGU | 30 Dec | Map | Chart | Models |
Glaucous Gull | GLGU | 30 Dec | Map | Chart | Models |
Iceland Gull | ICGU | 30 Dec | Map | Chart | Models |