Birds of the Lower Ohio River Valley in West Virginia

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SYLVIIDAE

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  Polioptila caerulea

WINTER:  NO RECORDS.

SUMMER:  Common Resident.  See Remarks section.

MIGRATION:

 Spring:  Common Migrant from early to late April.  Early dates, 21 March 1952 (Edeburn et al. 1960); 03 April 1977 (HS); 03 April 2003 (MG).

 Fall:  Common Migrant from mid-August to early September.  Uncommon Migrant from mid September to late September.  Late dates, 27 November 1979 (LW); 11 October 1979 (HS); 30 September 1963 (WA);

REMARKS:

Singing Male Census (Hall 1952): Cabwaylingo State Forest, Wayne Co., WV (1952): Tick Ridge: dominant canopy: 50% mixed oak (elevation, 335 m to 366 m): +

Singing Male Census: (Eddy 2003): Cabwaylingo State Forest, Wayne, Co., WV (2002): Indian Trail: dominant canopy, am. beech, yellow poplar, black birch (elevation, 283 m to 367 m): 8 males/100 ha.; Tick Ridge: dominant canopy: yellow poplar, black cherry, sugar maple (elevation, 350 m to 378 m): +; Twelvepole Creek: dominant canopy: yellow poplar, sugar maple, sycamore (elevation, 244 m at center line): +.

Breeding Bird Survey (Bullard 2003): Cabwaylingo State Forest, Wayne Co., WV (2002): 135 Stops (7 surveys), 64 Mile. Number of Stops Recorded: 25. Total Birds: 34.

Singing Male Census (Koch 1971): McClintic WMA, Mason Co., WV (1967): abandoned bottomland (elevation, 186 m): 8 males/100 ha.

Singing Male Census (Koch 1974): McClintic WMA, Mason Co., WV (1971): hardwood forest (elevation, 250 m to 259 m): 66 males/100 ha.

Breeding Bird Survey (Koch 1974): McClintic WMA, Mason Co., WV (29 May 1971): 50 Stops, 12.25 Mile. Number of Stops Recorded: 4. Total Birds: 5.

Singing Male Census (Koch and Hurley 1972): Beech Fork Lake, Wayne Co., WV (1969): mature mesophytic forest (elevation, 198 m to 244 m): 49 males/100 ha.; second growth mixed hardwoods-pine woods (elevation, 236 m to 289 m): 66 males/100 ha.

Breeding Bird Survey (Koch and Hurley 1972): Beech Fork Lake, Wayne Co., WV (29 May 1969): 50 Stops, 25 Mile. Number of Stops Recorded: 2. Total Birds: 4.