Habitat in Virginia

Granite and other acidic rock outcrops

Bare or thin-soil rock on granite, gneiss, sandstone, quartzite and similar acidic rock, including granite flatrocks and domes. Schafale

Plants

Plants that grow wild in this habitat in Virginia. Not a planting list.

Animals whose habitat model includes this habitat in Virginia. Shared habitat, not food.

These use it only close to water, such as stream banks for nesting.

Bank Swallow
Riparia riparia
Summer, only within 250 m of water
Belted Kingfisher
Megaceryle alcyon
Summer, only within 60 m of water, for banks and other nest sites
Cliff Swallow
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Summer, only within 2,000 m of water
Double-crested Cormorant
Phalacrocorax auritus
Year-round, only within 250 m of water
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Year-round, only within 500 m of water
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
Year-round, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Summer, only within 250 m of water
Tree Swallow
Tachycineta bicolor
Summer, only within 250 m of water
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Summer, only within 120 m of water

Habitat classes are filed under these habitat types by reviewed matches; descriptions are short glosses.