Guide to the Birds of West Virginia

These are all the birds that have been observed on INaturalist in West Virginia.

Golden Eagle 1
Aquila chrysaetos
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2
Accipiter striatus
Northern Goshawk 3
Accipiter gentilis
Cooper's Hawk 4
Accipiter cooperii
Rough-legged Hawk 6
Buteo lagopus
Red-shouldered Hawk 7
Buteo lineatus
Red-tailed Hawk 8
Buteo jamaicensis
Broad-winged Hawk 9
Buteo platypterus
Swallow-tailed Kite 10
Elanoides forficatus
Bald Eagle 11
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Osprey 12
Pandion haliaetus
Northern Harrier
Circus hudsonius

Edited by William Harmon

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