Yes. No email, no account, no ads.

How does the "this month" prediction work?

It uses public bird-occurrence records, aggregated by ZIP code and month, so migrants and year-round residents both show up at the right time of year.

Where does the bird data come from?

GBIF and iNaturalist public observation records, filtered to license-clean sources.

How is this different from Merlin or eBird?

Merlin identifies a bird after you've seen or heard it. eBird tracks the checklists birders submit. This tool tells you what's likely at your house this month — before you've spotted anything.

Backyard Birds in Virginia

Enter your Virginia ZIP. See exactly which birds you're likely to spot in your yard this month.

Virginia backyards run from Tidewater to the Blue Ridge, and the bird mix changes as you climb. Cardinals, Carolina Wrens, and titmice hold yards everywhere; spring adds hummingbirds, orioles, and a wave of warblers.

Most 'backyard birds' lists are national and generic. This one is neither. It maps public, license-clean bird-occurrence records to your exact ZIP code and weights them by month, so you see what's realistically at your feeder in Virginia right now — not a list of birds that might turn up somewhere in the country someday.

Enter your Virginia ZIP code in the tool below. You'll get a ranked list of the birds most likely in your yard this month, common ones first. Free, no email, no account. The list shifts as the seasons turn.

Common backyard birds in Virginia

These are the birds you're most likely to see in a yard in this region at some point in the year. Your ZIP-specific list will show which are near you and which are likely this month.

Northern Cardinal — Year-round resident. Male bright red, female warm brown with a red crest.
Carolina Chickadee — The southeastern chickadee. Tiny, black-capped, quick at the feeder.
Tufted Titmouse — Soft gray with a crest. A constant feeder visitor across the South.
Carolina Wren — Loud and rusty, with a teakettle-teakettle song. Nests in odd places.
Brown Thrasher — A big rusty bird with a long tail and a huge song repertoire.
Northern Mockingbird — Gray with white wing flashes. Mimics other birds, sings into the night.
Blue Jay — Bold blue-and-white. Loud and intelligent; caches acorns.
Mourning Dove — Widespread and constant. Soft cooing from wires and feeders.
Red-bellied Woodpecker — Boldly barred back, red cap. Common at suet across the Southeast.
American Goldfinch — Bright yellow in summer; loves thistle feeders.
Eastern Towhee — Rummages in leaf litter with a 'drink-your-tea' song.
Ruby-throated Hummingbird — The East's only breeding hummingbird. At nectar feeders spring through fall.

The tool will show which of these (and many more) are realistic at your exact ZIP, with a seasonal weight so you know what's likely right now.

This is a regional overview. For your exact yard:

Enter your Virginia ZIP code. The tool ranks the birds actually likely at your feeder this month, where you live, not a generic national list.

What's your ZIP code?

We'll show you the birds you can expect near you right now, from feeder regulars to the ones that just pass through.

US ZIP code Month

Free. No email required. Works for any US ZIP code.

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If you're already this into your Virginia backyard birds, you're going to like the apparel, prints, and stickers we've designed around them.

Northern Cardinal, Carolina Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, Carolina Wren — all illustrated and designed by Jaymi at Better With Birds. Made-to-order, never mass-printed.