 Mammals include white @-@ tailed deer , black bear , beaver , bobcat , coyote , raccoon , skunk , groundhog , Virginia opossum , gray fox , red fox , and eastern cottontail rabbit . Other mammals include : nutria , fox squirrel , gray squirrel , flying squirrel , chipmunk , brown bat , and weasel . Birds include cardinals ( the state bird ) , barred owls , Carolina chickadees , red @-@ tailed hawks , ospreys , brown pelicans , quail , seagulls , bald eagles , and wild turkeys . Virginia is also home to the pileated woodpecker as well as the red @-@ bellied woodpecker . The peregrine falcon was reintroduced into Shenandoah National Park in the mid @-@ 1990s . Walleye , brook trout , Roanoke bass , and blue catfish are among the 210 known species of freshwater fish . Running brooks with rocky bottoms are often inhabited by plentiful amounts of crayfish and salamanders . The Chesapeake Bay is host to many species , including blue crabs , clams , oysters , and rockfish ( also known as striped bass ) . 
