Birds of the Lower Ohio River Valley in West Virginia
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Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
WINTER: NO RECORDS.
SUMMER: Very Common Resident.
MIGRATION:
Spring: Common Migrant form late March to late April. Early dates, 21 March 1971 (HS) and 2003 (MG); 22 March (MG) and 23 March (GR) 2008; 23 March 1977 (HS); 25 March 2006 (MG, DP).
Fall: Common to Very Common Migrant from mid-August to early September. Uncommon to Fairly Common Migrant in mid-September. Late dates, 26 September 2006 (HS); 22 and 21 September 2001 (HS); 20 September 2004 and 2007 (HS); 19 September 1954 (Edeburn et al. 1960) and 2005 (HS). Rare from early to mid-October since 2004: one (with a flock of tree swallows) on 17 October 2004 at Green Bottom WMA (MG) and two (with a flock of tree swallows) on 16 October 2004 at Milton, Cabell Co., WV (KK, PS); one on 15 October 2006 (MG); one on 13 October 2007 at Byrd Locks & Dam (WA, MG); one on 09 October 2005 at Green Bottom WMA (MG, DP).
REMARKS:
Breeding Bird Survey (Koch and Hurley 1972): Beech Fork Lake, Wayne Co., WV (29 May 1969): 50 Stops, 25 Mile. Number of Stops Recorded: 8. Total Birds: 13.
Breeding Bird Survey (Koch 1974): McClintic WMA, Mason Co., WV (29 May 1971): 50 Stops, 25 Mile. Number of Stops Recorded: 2. Total Birds: 2.
Breeding Bird Survey (Bullard 2003): Cabwaylingo State Forest, Wayne Co., WV (2002): 135 Stops (7 surveys), 64 Mile. Number of Stops Recorded: 3. Total Birds: 25.