Birds of the Lower Ohio River Valley in West Virginia

Historical Perspective

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 A thorough ornithological history of the lower Ohio River Valley in West Virginia is given in Kiff et al. (1986).  Since 1986, the completion of The West Virginia Breeding Bird Atlas (Buckelew, Jr. and Hall 1994) has provided additional data on the nesting status of birds in this region.

 From the mid 1980's to the present, field work carried out by Wendell "Sonny" Argabrite, Mike Griffith, Thomas Igou, Dr. Gary Rankin, Harry Slack, and the late Leon Wilson has added to our knowledge of  birds in this region.