West Virginia has 354 documented species per the July 2021 records which the West Virginia Bird Records Committee accepts. Of these, 65 are rare, five introduced, while two, the passenger pigeon and ivory-billed woodpecker, have gone extinct.
The northern cardinal has been West Virginia’s state bird since 1949.
Backyard Birds: Downy Woodpecker,Northern Cardinal, American Goldfinch,Tufted Titmouse,Song Sparrow
Rare Birds: Black Swan,Hooded Merganser,Caspian Tern, Eurasian-collared Dove,Olive-sided Flycatcher
Birds of Prey: Red-tailed Hawk, Red-shouldered Hawk, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Cooper’s Hawk, Northern Harrier
Water Birds: Common Loon,Mallard, American Wigeon, Northern Pintail, Blue-winged Teal
