Birds of the Lower Ohio River Valley in West Virginia

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BLACKBIRDS

Common Grackle  Quiscalus quiscula

WINTER:  Uncommon to Very Common Resident.  Locally, Abundant to Very Abundant in some years.  See Remarks section for CBC data.

SUMMER:  Very Common to Abundant Resident.

MIGRATION:

 Spring:  Very Common to Abundant Migrant from late February to mid-March.

 Fall:  Very Common to Abundant Migrant from early October to mid-November.

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: 4. Total Birds: 7.

Breeding Bird Survey (Koch 1974): McClintic WMA, Mason Co., WV (29 May 1971): 50 Stops, 12.25 Mile. Number of Stops Recorded: 17. Total Birds: 43.

CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT DATA

Huntington, WV (1940 to 2001):        Recorded on 61% of Counts.  Total Birds:    12,263.  Range:  1 to   6,000.
Mason County, WV (1953 to 1976):  Recorded on 61% of Counts.  Total Birds:    14,200.  Range:  1 to   7,520.
Ona, WV (1962 to 2001):                  Recorded on 88% of Counts.  Total Birds:  116,548.  Range:  1 to 50,000.

Huntington, WV (1940 to 2001):        Number of Counts:  61.  Birds/Party Hr.:    4.1.  Party Hr./Bird:    0.3.
Mason County, WV (1953 to 1976):  Number of Counts:  18.  Birds/Party Hr.:  40.2.  Party Hr./Bird:  <1.0.
Ona, WV (1962 to 2001):                  Number of Counts:  40.  Birds/Party Hr.:  64.2.  Party Hr./Bird:  <1.0.