Birds of the Lower Ohio River Valley in West Virginia

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WARBLERS

Prairie Warbler  Setophaga discolor

WINTER:  NO RECORDS.

SUMMER:  Common Resident.

MIGRATION:

 Spring:  Common Migrant from mid-April to late April.  Early dates, 08 April 2002 (GR); 11 April 2002 (MG); 13 April 2002 (BD); multiple 15 and 16 April dates (Edeburn et al. 1960, HS).

 Fall:  Fairly Common Migrant from mid-September to early October.  Late dates, 14 October 1979 and 13 October 1982 (HS).  Unusually late, one on 16 and 18 November 1970 (HS).

REMARKS:

Singing Male Census (Koch 1971): McClintic WMA, Mason Co., WV (1967): abandoned bottomland (elevation, 186 m): 33 males/100 ha.

Singing Male Census (Koch 1974): McClintic WMA, Mason Co., WV (1971): abandoned bottomland (elevation, 186 m): 49 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: 4. Total Birds: 4.

Singing Male Census (Koch and Hurley 1972): Beech Fork Lake, Wayne Co., WV (1969): second growth mixed hardwoods-pine woods (elevation, 236 m to 289 m): 25 males/100 ha.

Breeding Bird Survey (Koch and Hurley 1972): Beech Fork Lake, Wayne Co., WV (29 May 1969): 50 Stops, 25 Mile. Number of Stops Recorded: 20. Total Birds: 20.

Breeding Bird Survey (Bullard 2003): Cabwaylingo State Forest, Wayne Co., WV (2002): 135 Stops (7 surveys), 64 Mile. Number of Stops Recorded: 5. Total Birds: 5.