Birds of the Lower Ohio River Valley in West Virginia

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Beech Fork State Park

Directions:  From Huntington, WV, take State Route 10 South about 4 miles and turn onto Hughes Branch Road. Go about  4 miles to the end of road and turn left.  Proceed about 2 miles to park entrance.  Also, from US Route 152 about 20 miles south of Huntington, WV, turn onto Wilson Creek Road.  Go about 8 miles to park entrance.

Description:  The park totals 3,144 acres, of which, about 70% is Oak-Hickory-Pine forest.  About 5 acres of the eastern part of Beech Fork Lake lies within the boundary of the park.  This is an excellent site in spring and fall for observing migrating passerines, such as, thrushes, vireos, and warblers.  Various species of swallows, vireos, warblers, and tanagers nest during summer.