Birds of the Lower Ohio River Valley in West Virginia

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WRENS

House Wren  Troglodytes aedon

WINTER:  Casual Visitant.  See Remarks section for CBC data.

SUMMER:  Fairly Common Resident.

MIGRATION:

 Spring:  Fairly Common Migrant from mid-April to late April.  Early dates, 29 March 1949 (Edeburn et al. 1960); 11 April 1967 (RS); 13 April and 14 April 2002 (BD); 15 April 1971 (HS) and 2006 (DP); 16 April 1969 (HS) and 2001(GR).

 Fall:  Fairly Common Migrant departing from late September to mid-October.  Late dates, 09 November 1975 (HS); 05 November 2005 (MG, DP; 01 November 2008 (MG, DP);; 27 October (one banded) and 20 October (two banded) 1984 at Ona, Cabell Co., WV (LW); 25 October 2008 (WA, MG, DP).

REMARKS:

Singing Male Census (Koch 1971): McClintic WMA, Mason Co., WV (1967): abandoned bottomland (elevation, 186 m): 16 males/100 ha.

Singing Male Census (Koch 1974): McClintic WMA, Mason Co., WV (1971): abandoned bottomland (elevation, 186 m): 16 males/100 ha.

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: 2.

CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT DATA

Huntington, WV (1940 to 2001):        Recorded on 20% of Counts.  Total Birds:  17.  Range:  1 to 4.
Mason County, WV (1953 to 1976):  NO RECORDS.
Ona, WV (1962 to 2001):                  Recorded on   8% of Counts.  Total Birds:    3.  Range:  1.

Huntington, WV (1940 to 2001):        Number of Counts:  61.  Birds/Party Hr.:  <1.0.  Party Hr./Bird:  177.6.
Mason County, WV (1953 to 1976):  NO RECORDS.
Ona, WV (1962 to 2001):                  Number of Counts:  40.  Birds/Party Hr.:  <1.0.  Party Hr./Bird:  604.9.