Birds of the Lower Ohio River Valley in West Virginia

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PASSERIDAE

House Sparrow  Passer domesticus

WINTER:  Very Common to Abundant Resident.

SUMMER:  Very Common to Abundant Resident.

MIGRATION:

 Spring:  Very Common to Abundant Resident.

 Fall:  Very Common to Abundant Resident.

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: 3. Total Birds: 12.

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: 8.

CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT DATA

Huntington, WV (1940 to 2001):        Recorded on 100% of Counts.  Total Birds:  10,615.  Range:  3 to 448.
Mason County, WV (1953 to 1976):  Recorded on 100% of Counts.  Total Birds:    1,553.  Range:  7 to 272.
Ona, WV (1962 to 2001):                  Recorded on   98% of Counts.  Total Birds:    1,880.  Range:  4 to 155.

Huntington, WV (1940 to 2001):        Number of Counts:  61.  Birds/Party Hr.:  3.5.  Party Hr./Bird:  0.3.
Mason County, WV (1953 to 1976):  Number of Counts:  18.  Birds/Party Hr.:  4.4.  Party Hr./Bird:  0.2
Ona, WV (1962 to 2001):                  Number of Counts:  40.  Birds/Party Hr.:  1.0.  Party Hr./Bird:  1.0.