Birds of the Lower Ohio River Valley in West Virginia
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Cerulean Warbler Dendroica cerulea
WINTER: NO RECORDS.
SUMMER: Fairly Common Resident. Previously Common to Very Common Resident. See Remarks section.
MIGRATION:
Spring: Fairly Common Migrant from mid- April to early May. Early dates, 14 April 1945 (Edeburn et al. 1960); 17 April 2005 (PT); 18 April 2004 (MG); 19 April 2002 (GR), 2003 (WA, MG), 2006 (MG) and 2008 (MG, DP); 20 April 2007 (JW).
Fall: Uncommon Migrant with most departing by late August. Late dates, 17 September 1955 (Edeburn et al. 1960); 06 September 2003 (WA, MG, DP); 01 September 1969 (HS) and 2003 (MG, DP).
REMARKS:
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): 25 males/100 ha.; Tick Ridge: dominant canopy: yellow poplar, black cherry, sugar maple (elevation, 383 m to 413 m): 33 males/100 ha.; Twelvepole Creek: dominant canopy: yellow poplar, sugar maple, sycamore (elevation, 267 m at center line): 41 males/100 ha.
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): 16 males/100 ha.
Breeding Bird Survey (Bullard 2003): Cabwaylingo State Forest, Wayne Co., WV (2002): 135 Stops (7 surveys), 64 Mile. Number of Stops Recorded: 20. Total Birds: 23.
Singing Male Census (Koch and Hurley 1972): Beech Fork Lake, Wayne Co., WV (1969): mature mesophytic forest (elevation, 198 m to 244 m): 82 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: 4. Total Birds: 4.
Singing Male Census (Koch 1974): McClintic WMA, Mason Co., WV (1971): hardwood forest (elevation, 250 m to 259 m): 99 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: 1. Total Birds: 1.