Birds of the Lower Ohio River Valley in West Virginia

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FINCHES, CROSSBILLS, REDPOLLS, SISKIN, GOLDFINCH, EVENING GROSBEAK

American Goldfinch  Carduelis tristis

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

SUMMER:  Common Resident.  See Remarks section.

MIGRATION:

 Spring:  Very Common Migrant during mid-April and late April (Edeburn et al. 1960, Kiff et al. 1986).

 Fall:  Common Migrant during mid-October and late October (Kiff et al. 1986).  See Remarks Section.

REMARKS:

Nesting: Occasionally nests into fall.  Smith (1996) found young being fed on 19 October 1963 at McClintic WMA.

Breeding Bird Survey (Koch and Hurley 1972): Beech Fork Lake, Wayne Co., WV (29 May 1969): 50 Stops, 25 Mile. Number of Stops Recorded: 9. Total Birds: 18.

Breeding Bird Survey (Koch 1974): McClintic WMA, Mason Co., WV (29 May 1971): 50 Stops, 12.25 Mile. Number of Stops Recorded: 5. Total Birds: 6.

Breeding Bird Survey (Bullard 2003): Cabwaylingo State Forest, Wayne Co., WV (2002): 135 Stops (7 surveys), 64 Mile. Number of Stops Recorded: 4. Total Birds: 6.

CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT DATA

Huntington, WV (1940 to 2001):        Recorded on 100% of Counts.  Total Birds:  6,479.  Range:  4 to 225.
Mason County, WV (1953 to 1976):  Recorded on 100% of Counts.  Total Birds:  1,026.  Range:  3 to 259.
Ona, WV (1962 to 2001):                  Recorded on 100% of Counts.  Total Birds:  5,009.  Range:  6 to 332.

Huntington, WV (1940 to 2001):        Number of Counts:  61.  Birds/Party Hr.:  2.1.  Party Hr./Bird:  0.5.
Mason County, WV (1953 to 1976):  Number of Counts:  18.  Birds/Party Hr.:  2.9.  Party Hr./Bird:  0.3.
Ona, WV (1962 to 2001):                  Number of Counts:  40.  Birds/Party Hr.:  2.8.  Party Hr./Bird:  0.4.