Birds of the Lower Ohio River Valley in West Virginia
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Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius
WINTER: NO RECORDS.
SUMMER: Fairly Common to Common Resident. See Remarks section.
MIGRATION:
Spring: Fairly Common Migrant from late April to early May. Early dates, 13 April 1952 (Edeburn et al. 1960); 18 April 2004 (HS); 19 April 1996 (HS) and 2008 (MG, DP); 20 April 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2008 (HS).
Fall: NO RECORDS. See Remarks section.
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: 2. Total Birds: 4.
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.
Breeding Bird Survey (Bullard 2003): Cabwaylingo State Forest, Wayne Co., WV (2002): 135 Stops (7 surveys), 64 Mile. Number of Stops Recorded: 6. Total Birds: 6.
Post Nesting Migration: Resident birds depart our area from late June (HS) to mid-July (Edeburn et al. 1960). Rare Migrant to mid-August (Kiff et al. 1986). Late date, 25 August 1974 (HS).