Birds of the Lower Ohio River Valley in West Virginia
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TOWHEES, SPARROWS, JUNCO, LONGSPURS, SNOW BUNTING
Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia
WINTER: Abundant Resident. See Remarks section for CBC data.
SUMMER: Abundant Resident. See Remarks section.
MIGRATION:
Spring: Banding data (HS) indicates migrants occur from early to mid-March.
Fall: Banding data (LK) indicates migrants occur from late October to mid-November.
REMARKS:
Singing Male Census (Koch 1971): McClintic WMA, Mason Co., WV (1967): shallow pond-cattail marsh (elevation, 183 m): 49 males/100 ha.; abandoned bottomland (elevation, 186 m): 82 males/100 ha.
Singing Male Census (Koch 1974): McClintic WMA, Mason Co., WV (1971): abandoned bottomland (elevation, 186 m): 66 males/100 ha.
Breeding Bird Survey (Koch 1974): McClintic WMA, Mason Co., WV (29 May 1971): 50 Stops, 12.25 Mile. Number of Stops Recorded: 25. Total Birds: 32.
Breeding Bird Survey (Koch and Hurley 1972): Beech Fork Lake, Wayne Co., WV (29 May 1969): 50 Stops, 25 Mile. Number of Stops Recorded: 27. Total Birds: 38.
Breeding Bird Survey (Bullard 2003): Cabwaylingo State Forest, Wayne Co., WV (2002): 135 Stops (7 surveys), 64 Mile. Number of Stops Recorded: 47. Total Birds: 57.
CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT DATA
Huntington, WV (1940 to 2001):
Recorded on 100% of Counts Total Birds: 10,701. Range:
15 to 560.
Mason County, WV (1953 to 1976): Recorded on 100% of Counts. Total
Birds: 1,632. Range: 23 to 272.
Ona, WV (1962 to 2001):
Recorded on 100% of Counts. Total Birds: 9,408.
Range: 46 to 555.
Huntington, WV (1940 to 2001):
Number of Counts: 61. Birds/Party Hr.: 3.5. Party
Hr./Bird: 0.3.
Mason County, WV (1953 to 1976): Number of Counts: 18.
Birds/Party Hr.: 4.6. Party Hr./Bird: 0.2.
Ona, WV (1962 to 2001):
Number of Counts: 40. Birds/Party Hr.: 5.2. Party
Hr./Bird: 0.2.