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VIRGINIA IMPORTANT BIRD AREAS
The following list may not include all potential, nominated, pending, identified, or
recognized IBAs within the state as some IBA information may be unavailable for
public viewing.
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Name |
Status |
Priority |
Counties |
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1.
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Allegheny Highlands |
Recognized |
Global |
Bath, Highland
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2.
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Back Bay |
Recognized |
State |
Virginia Beach
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3.
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Barrier Island/Lagoon System |
Recognized |
Global |
Accomack, Northampton
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4.
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Chesapeake Bay Islands |
Recognized |
State |
Accomack
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5.
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Culpeper Basin |
Identified |
State |
Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Orange, Prince William
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6.
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Delmarva Bayside Marshes |
Recognized |
Global |
Accomack
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7.
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Great Dismal Swamp |
Recognized |
Global |
Chesapeake, Suffolk
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8.
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Lower Delmarva |
Recognized |
State |
Northampton
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9.
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Lower James River |
Recognized |
Continental |
Charles City, Chesterfield, Henrico, Hopewell, Prince George
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10.
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Lower Potomac River |
Identified |
Continental |
Fairfax, King George, Prince William, Stafford
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11.
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Lower Rappahannock River |
Identified |
Global |
Caroline, Essex, King George, Richmond, Westmoreland
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12.
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Mt. Rogers/White Top Mountain |
Recognized |
State |
Grayson, Smyth, Washington
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13.
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Pamunkey and Mattaponi Rivers |
Identified |
Global |
Hanover, King William, King and Queen, New Kent
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14.
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Pine Mountain |
Identified |
State |
Dickenson, Wise
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15.
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Piney Grove |
Recognized |
Global |
Sussex
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16.
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Powell and Stone Mountains |
Identified |
State |
Lee, Norton, Scott, Wise
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17.
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Radford Army Ammunition Plant |
Recognized |
State |
Montgomery, Pulaski
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18.
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Upper Blue Ridge Mountains |
Recognized |
Global |
Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Bedford, Botetourt, Clarke, Fauquier, Greene, Loudoun, Madison, Nelson, Page, Rappahannock, Rockbridge, Rockingham, Warren
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19.
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Western Shore Marshes |
Identified |
State |
Gloucester, Mathews, Poquoson City, York
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