Status & Distribution - Fall Departures
This listing contains every species that has an expected departure date during fall in Virginia Beach. Both summer residents (red highlight), and spring & fall transients (yellow highlight; with orange referring to transients expected only in fall), can have fall departure dates. Summer residents will be journeying southward for the winter, and transients will be passing through from breeding grounds north of us, to wintering grounds south of us. 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 column 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.
Filter: Spring Arrivals - Spring Departures - Fall Arrivals - Fall Departures
Species |
Code |
Average Fall Departure Date |
Spatial Distribution (Current Season) |
Temporal Distribution (Past 10 Years) |
Status & Trends |
Chuck-will's-widow | CWWI | 10 Aug | Map | Chart | Models |
Gull-billed Tern | GBTE | 20 Aug | Map | Chart | Models |
Bank Swallow | BANS | 25 Aug | Map | Chart | Models |
Acadian Flycatcher | ACFL | 5 Sep | Map | Chart | Models |
Mississippi Kite | MIKI | 10 Sep | Map | Chart | Models |
Least Bittern | LEBI | 10 Sep | Map | Chart | Models |
Northern Rough-winged Swallow | NRWS | 10 Sep | Map | Chart | Models |
Orchard Oriole | OROR | 10 Sep | Map | Chart | Models |
Prothonotary Warbler | PROW | 10 Sep | Map | Chart | Models |
Least Tern | LETE | 15 Sep | Map | Chart | Models |
Anhinga | ANHI | 15 Sep | Map | Chart | Models |
Common Nighthawk | CONI | 20 Sep | Map | Chart | Models |
Whimbrel | WHIM | 20 Sep | Map | Chart | Models |
Black Tern | BLTE | 20 Sep | Map | Chart | Models |
Piping Plover | PIPL | 25 Sep | Map | Chart | Models |
Great Crested Flycatcher | GCFL | 25 Sep | Map | Chart | Models |
Purple Martin | PUMA | 25 Sep | Map | Chart | Models |
Wood Thrush | WOTH | 25 Sep | Map | Chart | Models |
Eastern Kingbird | EAKI | 30 Sep | Map | Chart | Models |
Summer Tanager | SUTA | 30 Sep | Map | Chart | Models |
Western Sandpiper | WESA | 5 Oct | Map | Chart | Models |
Veery | VEER | 5 Oct | Map | Chart | Models |
Chestnut-sided Warbler | CSWA | 5 Oct | Map | Chart | Models |
Rose-breasted Grosbeak | RBGR | 5 Oct | Map | Chart | Models |
Solitary Sandpiper | SOSA | 10 Oct | Map | Chart | Models |
Red Knot | REKN | 10 Oct | Map | Chart | Models |
Ovenbird | OVEN | 10 Oct | Map | Chart | Models |
Scarlet Tanager | SCTA | 10 Oct | Map | Chart | Models |
Chimney Swift | CHSW | 15 Oct | Map | Chart | Models |
Spotted Sandpiper | SPSA | 15 Oct | Map | Chart | Models |
Glossy Ibis | GLIB | 15 Oct | Map | Chart | Models |
Eastern Wood-Pewee | EAWP | 15 Oct | Map | Chart | Models |
Yellow-breasted Chat | YBCH | 15 Oct | Map | Chart | Models |
Bobolink | BOBO | 15 Oct | Map | Chart | Models |
Northern Waterthrush | NOWA | 15 Oct | Map | Chart | Models |
Tennessee Warbler | TEWA | 15 Oct | Map | Chart | Models |
Bay-breasted Warbler | BBWA | 15 Oct | Map | Chart | Models |
Yellow Warbler | YEWA | 15 Oct | Map | Chart | Models |
Wilson's Warbler | WIWA | 15 Oct | Map | Chart | Models |
Common Tern | COTE | 20 Oct | Map | Chart | Models |
Red-eyed Vireo | REVI | 20 Oct | Map | Chart | Models |
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | BGGN | 20 Oct | Map | Chart | Models |
Gray-cheeked Thrush | GCTH | 20 Oct | Map | Chart | Models |
Swainson's Thrush | SWTH | 20 Oct | Map | Chart | Models |
Magnolia Warbler | MAWA | 20 Oct | Map | Chart | Models |
Prairie Warbler | PRAW | 20 Oct | Map | Chart | Models |
Blue Grosbeak | BLGR | 20 Oct | Map | Chart | Models |
Stilt Sandpiper | STSA | 25 Oct | Map | Chart | Models |
White-rumped Sandpiper | WRSA | 25 Oct | Map | Chart | Models |
Pectoral Sandpiper | PESA | 25 Oct | Map | Chart | Models |
Semipalmated Sandpiper | SESA | 25 Oct | Map | Chart | Models |
Sandwich Tern | SATE | 25 Oct | Map | Chart | Models |
Little Blue Heron | LBHE | 25 Oct | Map | Chart | Models |
Tricolored Heron | TRHE | 25 Oct | Map | Chart | Models |
Green Heron | GRHE | 25 Oct | Map | Chart | Models |
White-eyed Vireo | WEVI | 25 Oct | Map | Chart | Models |
Barn Swallow | BARS | 25 Oct | Map | Chart | Models |
Nashville Warbler | NAWA | 25 Oct | Map | Chart | Models |
American Redstart | AMRE | 25 Oct | Map | Chart | Models |
Cape May Warbler | CMWA | 25 Oct | Map | Chart | Models |
Northern Parula | NOPA | 25 Oct | Map | Chart | Models |
Blackpoll Warbler | BLPW | 25 Oct | Map | Chart | Models |
Black-throated Blue Warbler | BTBW | 25 Oct | Map | Chart | Models |
Black-throated Green Warbler | BTNW | 25 Oct | Map | Chart | Models |
Indigo Bunting | INBU | 25 Oct | Map | Chart | Models |
Yellow-billed Cuckoo | YBCU | 30 Oct | Map | Chart | Models |
Short-billed Dowitcher | SBDO | 30 Oct | Map | Chart | Models |
Yellow-crowned Night Heron | YCNH | 30 Oct | Map | Chart | Models |
Ruby-throated Hummingbird | RTHU | 10 Nov | Map | Chart | Models |
Lesser Yellowlegs | LEYE | 10 Nov | Map | Chart | Models |
Caspian Tern | CATE | 10 Nov | Map | Chart | Models |
Semipalmated Plover | SEPL | 15 Nov | Map | Chart | Models |
Least Sandpiper | LESA | 15 Nov | Map | Chart | Models |
Blue-winged Teal | BWTE | 20 Nov | Map | Chart | Models |
Western Cattle-Egret | WECE | 20 Dec | Map | Chart | Models |
Royal Tern | ROYT | 31 Dec | Map | Chart | Models |
Laughing Gull | LAGU | 10 Jan | Map | Chart | Models |
Black Skimmer | BLSK | 10 Jan | Map | Chart | Models |