Reprinted from Birds of the Lower Ohio River Valley in West Virginia (Kiff et al. 1986)

 The region covered by this report is essentially that portion of the Lower Ohio River Valley between the Great Kanawha and Big Sandy Rivers.  It includes the parts of Mason, Cabell, and Wayne Counties in West Virginia which form the Ohio River Valley and the adjoining hills, as well as the river itself.  In the more northern portions of Mason County we have considered only a narrow strip less than a mile in width, but in Cabell County, where there has been more ornithological activity, the area of coverage extends as much as 10 miles from the Ohio River.  The Wayne County portion includes the newly created Beech Fork State Park, the Pritchard-Fort Gay area, and East Lynn Lake State Park, although the latter area has been poorly investigated. In addition, we have included many observations from the Ohio side of the river at Kyger Creek and Cheshire, both north of Point Pleasant, and from the Point Pleasant side of the Great Kanawha River, especially McClintic Wildlife Station.  Observations, especially of waterfowl, made on the Ohio side of the river are also included.