Birds of the Lower Ohio River Valley in West Virginia

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TOWHEES, SPARROWS, JUNCO LONGSPURS, SNOW BUNTING

Chipping Sparrow  Spizella pallida

WINTER:  Casual Visitant. Occasional Rare Resident.  See Remarks section for CBC data.

SUMMER:  Fairly Common to Common Resident. See Remarks section.

MIGRATION:

 Spring:  Common Migrant from late March to early April.  Early dates, 10 March 1949 (Edeburn et al. 1960); 19 March 1960 (WA); 20 March 1971 (HS); 21 March 1970 (HS); 23 March 1969 (WA) 1970 (HS).

 Fall:  Fairly Common Migrant from early September to mid-October.  Uncommon Migrant in late October to mid-November.  Late dates, 27 November 2005 (MG, DP), 16 November 1970 (HS); 12 November 1968 (HS); 09 November 1970 (HS).

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: 10.

Breeding Bird Survey (Bullard 2003): Cabwaylingo State Forest, Wayne Co., WV (2002): 135 Stops (7 surveys), 64 Mile. Number of Stops Recorded: 19. Total Birds: 22.

CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT DATA

Huntington, WV (1940 to 2001):        Recorded on 28% of Counts.  Total Birds:  39.  Range:  1 to 7.
Mason County, WV (1953 to 1976):  Recorded on   6% of Counts.  Total Birds:    1.  Range:  1.
Ona, WV (1962 to 2001):                  Recorded on   5% of Counts.  Total Birds:  13.  Range:  4 to 9.

Huntington, WV (1940 to 2001):        Number of Counts:  61.  Birds/Party Hr.:  <1.0.  Party Hr./Bird:    77.4.
Mason County, WV (1953 to 1976):  Number of Counts:  18.  Birds/Party Hr.:  <1.0.  Party Hr./Bird:  353.0
Ona, WV (1962 to 2001):                  Number of Counts:  40.  Birds/Party Hr.:  <1.0.  Party Hr./Bird:  140.0.