Birds of the Lower Ohio River Valley in West Virginia

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STURNIDAE

European Starling  Sturnus vulgaris

WINTER:  Very Abundant Resident.  See Remarks section for CBC data.

SUMMER:  Abundant Resident.

MIGRATION:

 Spring:  Abundant Resident.

 Fall:  Very Abundant Resident.

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: 16. Total Birds: 61.

Breeding Bird Survey (Koch 1974): McClintic WMA, Mason Co., WV (29 May 1971): 50 Stops, 12.25 Mile. Number of Stops Recorded: 8. Total Birds: 76.

Breeding Bird Survey (Bullard 2003): Cabwaylingo State Forest, Wayne Co., WV (2002): 135 Stops (7 surveys), 64 Mile. Number of Stops Recorded: 13. Total Birds: 24.

CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT DATA

Huntington, WV (1940 to 2001):        Recorded on 100% of Counts.  Total Birds:  167, 766.  Range:  44 to 100,000.
Mason County, WV (1953 to 2001):  Recorded on 100% of Counts.  Total Birds:     25,159.  Range:  35 to     3,764.
Ona, WV (1962 to 2001):                  Recorded on 100% of Counts.  Total Birds:     55,730.  Range:  80 to     6,050.

Huntington, WV (1940 to 2001):        Number of Counts:  61.  Birds/Party Hr.:  55.6.  Party Hr./Bird:  0.02.
Mason County, WV (1953 to 2001):  Number of Counts:  18.  Birds/Party Hr.:  71.3.  Party Hr./Bird:  0.01.
Ona, WV (1962 to 2001):                  Number of Counts:  40.  Birds/Party Hr.:  30.7.  Party Hr./Bird:  0.03.