Birds of the Lower Ohio River Valley in West Virginia

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BLACKBIRDS

Eastern Meadowlark  Sturnella magna

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

SUMMER:  Common Resident.

MIGRATION:

 Spring:  Data insufficient.  Possible migrants from late February to mid-March (Hall 1983, Kiff et al. 1960).

 Fall:  Data insufficient.  Possible migrants from late September into October (Hall 1983, 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 (Koch 1974): McClintic WMA, Mason Co., WV (29 May 1971): 50 Stops, 12.25 Mile. Number of Stops Recorded: 2. Total Birds: 3.

CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT DATA

Huntington, WV (1940 to 2001):        Recorded on   80% of Counts.  Total Birds:     935.  Range:  1 to 108.
Mason County, WV (1953 to 1976):  Recorded on 100% of Counts.  Total Birds:     481.  Range:  1 to 224.
Ona, WV (1962 to 2001):                  Recorded on   98% of Counts.  Total Birds:  1,938.  Range:  1 to 199.

Huntington, WV (1940 to 2001):        Number of Counts:  61.  Birds/Party Hr.:  <1.0.  Party Hr./Bird:  3.2.
Mason County, WV (1953 to 1976):  Number of Counts:  18.  Birds/Party Hr.:    1.4.  Party Hr./Bird:  0.7.
Ona, WV (1962 to 2001):                  Number of Counts:  40.  Birds/Party Hr.:    1.1.  Party Hr./Bird:  0.9.