Birds
Ducks, Geese, and Swans
Family Anatidae
Canada Goose
(Branta canadensis)Snow Goose
(Anser caerulescens)Tundra Swan
(Cygnus columbianus)
Wood Duck
(Aix sponsa)Mallard
(Anas platyrhynchos)American Black Duck
(Anas rubripes)Green-winged Teal
(Anas crecca)American Wigeon
(Mareca americana)Gadwall
(Mareca strepera)Northern Shoveler
(Spatula clypeata)Blue-winged Teal
(Spatula discors)Ring-necked Duck
(Aythya collaris)Canvasback
(Aythya valisineria)Greater Scaup
(Aythya marila)Lesser Scaup
(Aythya affinis)Bufflehead
(Bucephala albeola)Common Goldeneye
(Bucephala clangula)Hooded Merganser
(Lophodytes cucullatus)Common Merganser
(Mergus merganser)Red Breasted Merganser
(Mergus serrator)Ruddy Duck
(Oxyura jamaicensis)Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
Family Phasianidae
Wild Turkey
(Meleagris gallopavo)Loons & Grebes
Families: Gaviidae, Podicipedidae
Common Loon
(Gavia immer)Pied-billed Grebe
(Podilymbus podiceps)Horned Grebe
(Podiceps auritus)Cormorants and Shags
Family Phalacrocoracidae
Double-crested Cormorant
(Phalacrocorax auritus)Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns
Family Ardeidae
Great Blue Heron
(Ardea herodias)Great Egret
(Ardea alba)Green Heron
(Butorides virescens)
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
Family Accipitridae
Red-tailed Hawk
(Buteo jamaicensis)Broad-winged Hawk
(Buteo platypterus)Sharp-shinned Hawk
(Accipiter striatus)Cooper's Hawk
(Accipiter cooperii)Ospreys
Family Pandionidae
Osprey
(Pandion haliaetus)New World Vultures
Family Cathartidae
Turkey Vulture
(Cathartes aura)Black Vulture
(Coragyps atratus)Rails, Coots, and allies
Family Rallidae
American Coot
(Fulica americana)Plovers
Family Charadriidae
Killdeer
(Charadrius vociferus)Sandpipers and Allies
Family Scolopacidae
Solitary Sandpiper
(Tringa solitaria)Spotted Sandpiper
(Actitis macularius)Greater Yellowlegs
(Tringa flavipes)Lesser Yellowlegs
(Tringa melanoleuca)Least Sandpiper
(Calidris minutilla)Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
Family Laridae
Ring-billed Gull
(Larus delawarensis)Herring Gull
(Larus argentatus)Great Black-backed Gull
(Larus marinus)Laughing Gull
(Leucophaeus atricilla)Caspian Tern
(Hydroprogne caspia)Bonaparte's Gull
(Chroicocephalus philadelphia)
Pigeons and Doves
Family Columbidae
Rock Pigeon
(Columba livia)Mourning Dove
(Zenaida macroura)Cuckoos
Family Cuculidae
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
(Coccyzus americanus)Typical Owls
Family Strigidae
Nightjars
Family Caprimulgidae
Common Nighthawk
(Chordeiles minor)Swifts
Family Apodidae
Chimney Swift
(Chaetura pelagica)Hummingbirds
Family Trochilidae
Kingfishers
Family Alcedinidae
Woodpeckers
Family Picidae
Pileated Woodpecker
(Dryocopus pileatus)Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
(Sphyrapicus varius)
Hairy Woodpecker
(Dryobates villosus)Downy Woodpecker
(Dryobates pubescens)Red-bellied Woodpecker
(Melanerpes carolinus)Red-headed Woodpecker
(Melanerpes erythrocephalus)Falcons
Family Falconidae
American Kestrel
(Falco sparverius)Peregrine Falcon
(Falco peregrinus)Merlin
(Falco columbarius)Tryant Flycatchers
Family Tyrannidae
Great Crested Flycatcher
(Myiarchus crinitus)
Eastern Wood Pewee
(Contopus virens)
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
(Empidonax flaviventris)Least Flycatcher
(Empidonax minimus)Willow Flycatcher
(Empidonax traillii)Alder Flycatcher
(Empidonax alnorum)Vireos
Genus Vireo
Philadelphia Vireo
(Vireo philadelphicus)Warbling Vireo
(Vireo gilvus)Yellow-throated Vireo
(Vireo flavifrons)Crows, Jays, and Magpies
Family Corvidae
Blue Jay
(Cyanocitta cristata)American Crow
(Corvus brachyrhynchos)Fish Crow
(Corvus ossifragus)Common Raven
(Corvus corax)Swallows and Martins
Family Hirundinidae
Barn Swallow
(Hirundo rustica)Northern Rough-winged Swallow
(Stelgidopteryx serripennis)Tree Swallow
(Tachycineta bicolor)Cliff Swallow
(Petrochelidon pyrrhonota)Purple Martin
(Progne subis)Chickadees and Titmice
Family Paridae
Carolina Chickadee
(Poecile carolinensis)Tufted Titmouse
(Baeolophus bicolor)Nuthatches
Family Sittidae
Treecreepers
Family Certhiidae
Wrens
Family Troglodytidae
Carolina Wren
(Thryothorus ludovicianus)Winter Wren
(Troglodytes hiemalis)House Wren
(Troglodytes aedon)Gnatcatchers
Family Polioptilidae
Kinglets
Family Regulidae
Thrushes
Family Turdidae
American Robin
(Turdus migratorius)Veery
(Catharus fuscescens)Hermit Thrush
(Catharus guttatus)Gray-cheeked Thrush
(Catharus minimus)Swainson's Thrush
(Catharus ustulatus)
Eastern Bluebird
(Sialia sialis)Mockingbirds and Thrashers
Family Mimidae
Brown Thrasher
(Toxostoma rufum)Starlings
Family Sturnidae
Wagtails and Pipits
Family Motacillidae
American Pipit
(Anthus rubescens)Waxwings
Family Bombycillidae
Cedar Waxwing
(Bombycilla cedrorum)Warblers
Family Parulidae
Yellow Warbler
(Setophaga petechia)
Palm Warbler
(Setophaga palmarum)Pine Warbler
(Setophaga pinus)Cape May Warbler
(Setophaga tigrina)
Hooded Warbler
(Setophaga citrina)Canada Warbler
(Cardellina canadensis)
Black-throated Green Warbler
(Setophaga virens)
Black-throated Blue Warbler
(Setophaga caerulescens)Yellow-rumped Warbler
(Setophaga coronata)American Redstart
(Setophaga ruticilla)Blackpoll Warbler
(Setophaga striata)Chestnut-sided Warbler
(Setophaga pensylvanica)Blackpoll Warbler
(Setophaga striata)Blackburnian Warbler
(Setophaga fusca)Yellow-throated Warbler
(Setophaga dominica)Cerulean Warbler
(Setophaga cerulea)Prairie Warbler
(Setophaga discolor)Bay-breasted Warbler
(Setophaga castanea)Blue-winged Warbler
(Vermivora cyanoptera)
Common Yellowthroat
(Geothlypis trichas)Kentucky Warbler
(Geothlypis formosa)Nashville Warbler
(Leiothlypis ruficapilla)Tennessee Warbler
(Leiothlypis peregrina)Orange-crowned Warbler
(Leiothlypis celata)Black and White Warbler
(Mniotilta varia)Worm-eating Warbler
(Helmitheros vermivorum)Ovenbird
(Seiurus aurocapilla)Wilson's Warbler
(Cardellina pusilla)Connecticut Warbler
(Oporornis agilis)
Chats
Family Icteriidae
Yellow-breasted Chat
(Icteria virens)New World Sparrows
Family Passerellidae
Swamp Sparrow
(Melospiza georgiana)
Lincoln's Sparrow
(Melospiza lincolnii)
Field Sparrow
(Spizella pusilla)
Savannah Sparrow
(Passerculus sandwichensis)White-crowned Sparrow
(Zonotrichia leucophrys)
White-throated Sparrow
(Zonotrichia albicollis)Fox Sparrow
(Passerella iliaca)Dark-eyed Junco
(Junco hyemalis)
Old World Sparrows
Family Passeridae
House Sparrow
(Passer domesticus)Cardinals and allies
Family Cardinalidae
Scarlet Tanager
(Piranga olivacea)Summer Tanager
(Piranga rubra)Northern Cardinal
(Cardinalis cardinalis)Indigo Bunting
(Passerina cyanea)Blue Grosbeak
(Passerina caerulea)Rose-breasted Grosbeak
(Pheucticus ludovicianus)Blackbirds and allies
Family Icteridae
Orchard Oriole
(Icterus spurius)Baltimore Oriole
(Icterus galbula)
Eastern Meadowlark
(Sturnella magna)Bobolink
(Dolichonyx oryzivorus)Finches and allies
Family Fringillidae
House Finch
(Haemorhous mexicanus)Purple Finch
(Haemorhous purpureus)
If you couldn't find the bird you were looking for, you can view the list of birds spotted on eBird in Arlington County: https://ebird.org/region/US-VA-013?yr=all&m=.