Birds of the Lower Ohio River Valley in West Virginia

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RAILS, GALLINULES, COOT

Purple Gallinule  Porphyrio martinica

WINTER:  NO RECORDS.

SUMMER:  Accidental.  One in early June 1951 in Cabell Co., WV (Edeburn et al. 1960).  One collected in summer 1962 at McClintic WMA (Hall 1983).

MIGRATION:

 Spring:  Accidental.  One on 28 April 1963 at Proctorville, Lawrence Co., OH (TI, CV).  One on 12 May 1960 at McClintic WMA (RK) (Handley 1976).

 Fall:  NO RECORDS.

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