Birds of the Lower Ohio River Valley in West Virginia

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JAY, CROWS

American Crow  Corvus brachyrhynchos

WINTER:  Abundant to Very Abundant Resident.  See Remarks section for CBC counts.

SUMMER:  Very Common Resident.  See Remarks section..

MIGRATION:

 Spring:  Very Common Resident.

 Fall:  Very Common to Abundant Resident.

REMARKS:

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): +; Twelvepole Creek: dominant canopy: yellow poplar, sugar maple, sycamore (elevation, 244 m at center line): +.

Breeding Bird Survey (Koch and Hurley 1972): Beech Fork Lake, Wayne Co., WV (29 May 1969): 50 Stops, 25 Mile. Number of Stops Recorded: 31. Total Birds: 40.

Breeding Bird Survey (Koch 1974): McClintic WMA, Mason Co., WV (29 May 1971): 50 Stops, 12.25 Mile. Number of Stops Recorded: 26. Total Birds: 58.

Breeding Bird Survey (Bullard 2003): Cabwaylingo State Forest, Wayne Co., WV (2002): 135 Stops (7 surveys), 64 Mile. Number of Stops Recorded: 59. Total Birds: 101.

CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT DATA

Huntington, WV (1940 to 2001):        Recorded on 100% of Counts.  Total Birds:  44,096.  Range:  10 to   8,153.
Mason County, WV (1953 to 2001):  Recorded on 100% of Counts.  Total Birds:    7,782.  Range:    8 to   1,997.
Ona, WV (1962 to 2001):                  Recorded on 100% of Counts.  Total Birds:  28,572.  Range:  82 to 10,340.

Huntington, WV (1940 to 2001)         Total Counts:  61.  Birds/Party Hr.:  14.6.  Party Hr./Bird:  0.07.
Mason County, WV (1953 to 1976):  Total Counts:  18.  Birds/Party Hr.:  22.0.  Party Hr./Bird:  0.5.
Ona, WV (1960 to 2001):                  Total Counts:  40.  Birds/Party Hr.:  15.7.  Party Hr./Bird:  0.06