Birds of the Lower Ohio River Valley in West Virginia

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WOODPECKERS

Downy Woodpecker  Picoides pubescens

WINTER:  Common Resident.  See Remarks section for CBC data.

SUMMER:  Common Resident.  See Remarks section.

MIGRATION:

 Spring:  Common Resident.

 Fall:  Common Resident.

REMARKS:

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

Singing Male Census (Eddy 2003): Cabwaylingo State Forest, Wayne Co., WV (2002): Tick Ridge: dominant canopy: yellow poplar, black cherry, sugar maple (elevation, 350 m to 378 m): +; Twelvepole Creek: dominant canopy: yellow poplar, sugar maple, sycamore (elevation, 244 m at center line): +.

Singing Male Census (Hall 1952): Cabwaylingo State Forest, Wayne Co., WV (1952): Indian Trail: dominant canopy: yellow poplar, am. beech, sugar maple (elevation, 243 m to 259 m): 16 males/100 ha.; Tick Ridge: dominant canopy: 50% mixed oak (elevation, 335 m to 366 m): 33 males/100 ha.; Twelvepole Creek: dominant canopy: sycamore, river birch, black willow (elevation, 222 m at center line): 16 males/100 ha.

Singing Male Census (Koch and Hurley 1972): Beech Fork Lake, Wayne Co., WV (1969): second growth mixed hardwoods-pine woods (elevation, 236 m to 289 m): 25 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: 2. Total Birds: 2.

CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT DATA

Huntington, WV (1940 to 2001):        Recorded on 100% of Counts.  Total Birds:  3,286.  Range:  14 to 122.
Mason County, WV (1953 to 1976):  Recorded on 100% of Counts.  Total Birds:     295.  Range:    4 to   34.
Ona, WV (1962 to 2001):                  Recorded on 100% of Counts.  Total Birds:  1,780.  Range:    8 to 100.

Huntington, WV (1940 to 2001):        Number of Counts:  61.  Birds/Party Hr.:     1.1.  Party Hr./Bird:  0.9.
Mason County, WV (1953 to 1976)   Number of Counts:  18.  Birds/Party Hr.:  <1.0.  Party Hr./Bird:  1.2.
Ona, WV (1962 to 2001):                  Number of Counts:  40.  Birds/Party Hr.:  <1.0.  Party Hr./Bird:  1.0.