Birds of the Lower Ohio River Valley in West Virginia

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WARBLERS

Blue-winged Warbler  Vermivora pinus

WINTER:  NO RECORDS.

SUMMER:  Common Resident.

MIGRATION:

 Spring:  Common Migrant from mid-April to early May.  Early dates, 16 April 1941 (Edeburn et al. 1960), 2001 (GR), 2002 (BD) and 2005 (MG, DP).

 Fall:  Uncommon Migrant, with local populations departing in mid-July and August. September migrants probably from more northern breeding grounds (Kiff et al. 1986).  Late dates, 05 October 1979 (HS); 25 September 2004 (MG, DP); 23 September 1979 (HS).

REMARKS:

See Vermivora Hybrids for Brewster's Warbler and Lawrence's Warbler records.

Singing Male Census (Koch 1971): McClintic WMA, Mason Co., WV (1967): shallow pond-cattail marsh (elevation, 183 m): 16 Males/100 ha.; abandoned bottomland (elevation, 186 m): 16 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: 2. Total Birds: 2.

Breeding Bird Census (Koch and Hurley 1972): Beech Fork Lake, Wayne Co., WV (29 May 1969): 50 Stops, 25 Mile. Number of Stops Recorded: 1. Total Birds: 1.

Breeding Bird Survey (Bullard 2003): Cabwaylingo State Forest, Wayne Co., WV (2002): 135 Stops (7 surveys), 64 Mile. Number of Stops Recorded: 23. Total Birds: 24.