Birds of the Lower Ohio River Valley in West Virginia

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TROCHILDAE

Ruby-throated Hummingbird  Archilochus colubris

WINTER:  NO RECORDS.

SUMMER:  Fairly Common Resident.

MIGRATION:

 Spring:  Fairly Common Migrant from late April to early May.  Early dates, 11 April 2005 (JB); 13 April 1948 (Edeburn et al. 1960); 19 April 2005 (PT); 20 April 2005 (MFO); 21 April 1969 and 1970 (HS); 23 April 1972 (HS).

 Fall:  Fairly Common to Common Migrant from early September to late September.  Casual Migrant in early to mid-October.  Late dates, 18 October 1965 (Smith 1996); 12 October 1952 (Edeburn et al. 1960); 10 October 1983 (HS); 04 October 2007 (MFO); 01 October 2007 (HS).

REMARKS:

Breeding Bird Survey (Bullard 2003): Cabwaylingo State Forest, Wayne Co., WV (2002): 135 Stops (7 surveys), 64 Mile. Number of Stops Recorded: 1. Total Birds: 1.