Wildlife at Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge

Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge in Virginia is a US national wildlife refuge — which animals are recorded there, how likely you are to see each one, and the best season to visit. Live data from eBird and iNaturalist.

Birds regularly recorded nearby

• Canada Goose — reported on 20% of nearby checklists
• Laughing Gull — reported on 20% of nearby checklists
• Turkey Vulture — reported on 20% of nearby checklists
• Red-bellied Woodpecker — reported on 20% of nearby checklists
• Downy Woodpecker — reported on 20% of nearby checklists
• Northern Flicker — reported on 20% of nearby checklists
• Blue Jay — reported on 20% of nearby checklists
• American Crow — reported on 20% of nearby checklists
• Carolina Chickadee — reported on 20% of nearby checklists
• Tufted Titmouse — reported on 20% of nearby checklists
• Brown-headed Nuthatch — reported on 20% of nearby checklists
• Carolina Wren — reported on 20% of nearby checklists
• Eastern Bluebird — reported on 20% of nearby checklists
• House Finch — reported on 20% of nearby checklists
• American Goldfinch — reported on 20% of nearby checklists
• Northern Cardinal — reported on 20% of nearby checklists
• Wild Turkey — reported on 20% of nearby checklists
• Mourning Dove — reported on 20% of nearby checklists
• Killdeer — reported on 20% of nearby checklists
• Great Blue Heron — reported on 20% of nearby checklists
• Black Vulture — reported on 20% of nearby checklists
• Red-shouldered Hawk — reported on 20% of nearby checklists
• Pileated Woodpecker — reported on 20% of nearby checklists
• White-breasted Nuthatch — reported on 20% of nearby checklists
• Gray Catbird — reported on 20% of nearby checklists

Percentages are the share of eBird checklists in the surrounding county reporting each species — a county-wide signal, not a park-level guarantee.

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