Aquia Landing Park
Virginia · Southeast
About This Location
Aquia Landing Park is a productive birding destination in Virginia, with 220 species recorded on eBird. This urban park habitat attracts Bufflehead, Mourning Dove, and Horned Grebe among many others. Mild winters attract waterfowl and sparrows, while spring and fall migration bring neotropical songbirds.
Location
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Live Bird Data
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Notable Sightings
Rare or unusual species spotted nearby in the last 14 days
Scarlet Tanager
Piranga olivacea
Indigo Bunting
Passerina cyanea
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Northern Waterthrush
Parkesia noveboracensis
Common Raven
Corvus corax
Blue-winged Warbler
Vermivora cyanoptera
Baltimore Oriole
Icterus galbula
Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Setophaga pensylvanica
Black-throated Green Warbler
Setophaga virens
Wood Thrush
Hylocichla mustelina
Nashville Warbler
Leiothlypis ruficapilla
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Canada Goose
Mourning Dove
Greater Yellowlegs
Bonaparte's Gull
Laughing Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Forster's Tern
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Osprey
Bald Eagle
White-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
Fish Crow
Carolina Chickadee
Tree Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Carolina Wren
Gray Catbird
Song Sparrow
Birding Tips
- 1
Visit at dawn for peak songbird activity before crowds arrive.
- 2
Check flowering trees and berry-producing shrubs for seasonal migrants.
- 3
Check for wintering sparrows in brushy edges from November through February.
Amenities
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Virginia Birding Guide
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