Birds of the Lower Ohio River Valley in West Virginia

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THRUSHES

American Robin  Turdus migratorius

WINTER:  Fairly Common to Very Common Resident.  Abundant to Very Abundant in some years.  See Remarks section for CBC data.

SUMMER:  Abundant Resident.  See Remarks section.

MIGRATION:

 Spring:  Very Common to Abundant Migrant from early February to early April.

 Fall:  Very Common to Abundant Migrant from mid-September to early November.

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: 9. Total Birds: 9.

Breeding Bird Survey (Koch 1974): McClintic WMA, Mason Co., WV (29 May 1971): 50 Stops, 12.25 Mile. Number of Stops Recorded: 5. Total Birds: 8.

Singing Male Census (Eddy 2003): Cabwaylingo State Forest, Wayne Co., WV (2002): Tick Ridge: dominant canopy: yellow poplar, black cherry, sugar maple (elevation, 350 m to 378 m): +.

Breeding Bird Survey (Bullard 2003): Cabwaylingo State Forest, Wayne Co., WV (2002): 135 Stops (7 surveys), 64 Mile. Number of Stops Recorded: 35. Total Birds: 63.  

CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT DATA

Huntington, WV (1940 to 2001):        Recorded on   98% of Counts.  Total Birds:  11,369.  Range:  3 to 5,000.
Mason County, WV (1953 to 1976):  Recorded on   94% of Counts.  Total Birds:       108.  Range:  1 to      38.
Ona, WV (1962 to 2001):                  Recorded on 100% of Counts.  Total Birds:    3,331.  Range:  1 to 1,060.

Huntington, WV (1940 to 2001):        Number of Counts:  61.  Birds/Party Hr.:   3.8.   Party Hr./Bird:  0.3.
Mason County, WV (1953 to 2001):  Number of Counts:  18.  Birds/Party Hr.:  <1.0.  Party Hr./Bird:  3.3.
Ona, WV (1962 to 2001):                  Number of Counts:  40.  Birds/Party Hr.:   1.8.   Party Hr./Bird:  0.5.