Birds of the Lower Ohio River Valley in West Virginia

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BLACKBIRDS

Brown-headed Cowbird  Molothrus ater

WINTER:  Uncommon to Fairly Common Resident.  Occasionally, Common to Very Common.  See Remarks section for CBC data.

SUMMER:  Common Resident.  See Remarks section.

MIGRATION:

 Spring:  Common Migrant from late March to mid-April.

 Fall:  Common Migrant departing from early to late October.

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: 6. Total Birds: 37.

Breeding Bird Survey (Koch 1974): McClintic WMA, Mason Co., WV (29 May 1971): 50 Stops, 12.25 Mile. Number of Stops Recorded: 9. Total Birds: 17.

Singing Male Census (Eddy 2003): Cabwaylingo State Forest, Wayne Co., WV (2002): Indian Trail: dominant canopy: am. beech, yellow poplar, black birch (elevation, 259 m to 335 m): +.

Breeding Bird Survey (Bullard 2003): Cabwaylingo State Forest, Wayne Co., WV (2002): 135 Stops (7 surveys), 64 Mile. Number of Stops Recorded: 3. Total Birds: 5.

CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT DATA

Huntington, WV (1940 to 2001):        Recorded on 44% of Counts.  Total Birds:  718.     Range:  1 to 221.
Mason County, WV (1953 to 1976):  Recorded on 56% of Counts.  Total Birds:  104.     Range:  1 to   39.
Ona, WV (1962 to 2001):                  Recorded on 75% of Counts.  Total Birds:  2,537.  Range:  1 to 750.

Huntington, WV (1940 to 2001):        Number of Counts:  61.  Birds/Party Hr.:  <1.0.  Party Hr./Bird:  4.2.
Mason County, WV (1953 to 1976):  Number of Counts:  18.  Birds/Party Hr.:  <1.0.  Party Hr./Bird:  3.4.
Ona, WV (1962 to 2001):                  Number of Counts:  40.  Birds/Party Hr.:    1.4.  Party Hr./Bird:  0.7.