Birds of the Lower Ohio River Valley in West Virginia
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Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea
WINTER: NO RECORDS.
SUMMER: Fairly Common to Common Resident.
MIGRATION:
Spring: Fairly Common Migrant from late April to mid-May. Early dates, 10 April 2001 (MF); 17 April 1948 (Edeburn et al. 1960) and 2008 (JN); 18 April 2008 (MKE, JN); 19 April 2006 (MG) and 2008 (MG, DP); 21 April 1968 (HS) and 2007 (SA); 22 April 1999 (HS) and 2005 (PT).
Fall: Fairly Common Migrant departing from late September to early October. Late dates, 14 November 1976 (HS); 22 October 1955 (Edeburn et al. 1960); 21 October 1982 (HS); 18 October 1974 (HS).
REMARKS:
Summer: Kiff et al. (1986) noted the increase of this species in our area from the 1970's.
Singing Male Census (Eddy 2003): Cabwaylingo State Forest, Wayne Co., WV (2002): Indian Trail: dominant canopy: am. beech, yellow poplar, black birch (elevation, 283 m to 367 m): 16 males/100 ha.; Tick Ridge: dominant canopy: yellow poplar, black cherry, sugar maple (elevation, 350 m to 378 m): +; Twelvepole Creek: dominant canopy: yellow poplar, sugar maple, sycamore (elevation, 244 m at center line): +.
Singing Male Census (Hall 1952): Cabwaylingo State Forest, Wayne Co., WV (1952): Indian Trail: dominant canopy: yellow poplar, am. beech, sugar maple (elevation, 243 m to 259 m): 41 males/100 ha.; Tick Ridge: dominant canopy: 50% mixed oak (elevation, 335 m to 366 m): 16 males/100 ha.; Twelvepole Creek: dominant canopy: sycamore, river birch, black willow (elevation, 222 m at center line): 25 males/100 ha.
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: 6.
Breeding Bird Survey (Koch and Hurley 1972): Beech Fork Lake, Wayne Co., WV (29 May 1969): 50 Stops, 25 Mile. Number of Stops Recorded: 5. Total Birds: 7.
Breeding Bird Survey (Koch 1974): McClintic WMA, Mason Co., WV (29 May 1971): 50 Stops, 12.25 Mile. Number of Stops Recorded: 1. Total Birds: 1.