What species of hawks live in Virginia?

Answer 1

There are five species of hawks commonly found in Virginia. The Red-Tailed Hawk, Red-shouldered Hawk, Cooper's Hawk, Sharp-Shinned Hawk, and the Sparrow Hawk, although others may live there too.

Answer 2

The kinds of birds that are seen at times in VA will fill an entire book. Go to your library and look in the card catalog or ask the library for a field guide for birds.

Some of the birds you are likely to see at a feeder in VA are red-bellied woodpeckers, hairy woodpeckers, downy woodpeckers, chickadees, titmice, blue jays,cardinal, house finches, English sparrows, white-throated sparrows, pine siskins, gold finches, towhees, starlings, grackles, cowbirds, and rusty Blackbirds. You will see robins, meadow larks, brown thrashers and crows in your yard. Sometimes you see orioles, bluebirds, cedar waxwings, pileated woodpeckers and indigo buntings. There are varieties of ducks, geese and waterfowl such are herons and king-fishers. Various owls, hawks and vultures can seen.

Answer 3

Yes..Red tailed, red shouldered, Cooper's, sharpshinned, broad winged, harrier, kestrel, and peregrine are all found that at one season or another..Also,, falcons are a type of hawk.

Answer 4

Red tailed, red shouldered, Cooper's, sharp shinned, kestrel, harrier, broad winged. Peregrines and merlins may make rare visits.

Answer 5

Virginia has the red tailed, red shouldered, broad winged, Cooper's, sharp shinned, peregrine falcon, merlin, and kestrel, also the harrier or marsh hawk.