CHICKADEES, TITMOUSE

Tufted Titmouse  Baeolophus bicolor

WINTER:  Common Resident.  See Remarks section for CBC data.

SUMMER:  Common Resident.

MIGRATION:

 Spring:  Common Resident.

 Fall:  Common Resident.

REMARKS:

Singing Male Census (Eddy 2003): Cabwaylingo State Forest (2002): Indian Trail: dominant canopy: am. beech, yellow poplar, black birch (elevation, 283 m to 367 m): 8 males/100 ha.; Tick Ridge: dominant canopy: yellow poplar, black cherry, sugar maple (elevation, 383 m to 413 m): 16 males/100 ha.

Singing Male Census (Hall 1952): Cabwaylingo State Forest, Wayne Co., WV (Hall 1952): Indian Trail: dominant canopy: yellow poplar, am. beech, sugar maple (elevation, 243 m to 259 m): 25 males/100 ha.; Tick Ridge: dominant canopy: 50% mixed oaks (elevation, 335 m to 366 m): 33 males/100 ha.; Twelvepole Creek: dominant canopy: sycamore, river birch, black willow (elevation, 222 m at center line): 8 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: 43. Total Birds: 46.

Singing Male Census (Koch and Hurley 1972):  Beech Fork Lake, Wayne Co., WV (1969): mature mesophytic forest (elevation, 198 m to 244 m): 66 males/100 ha.; second growth mixed hardwoods-pine woods (elevation, 236 m to 289 m): 49 males/100 ha.

Breeding Bird Survey (Koch and Hurley 1972): Beech Fork Lake, Wayne Co., WV (29 May 1969): 50 Stops, 25 Mile. Number of Stops Recorded: 17. Total Birds: 18.

Singing Male Census (Koch 1974): McClintic WMA, Mason Co., WV (1971): hardwood forest (elevation, 250 m to 259 m): 16 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: 8. Total Birds: 13.

CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT DATA

Huntington, WV (1940 to 2001):        Recorded on 100% of Counts.  Total Birds:  8,999.  Range:  30 to 422.
Mason County, WV (1953 to 1976):  Recorded on 100% of Counts.  Total Birds:     372.  Range:    3 to   44.
Ona, WV (1962 to 2001):                  Recorded on 100% of Counts.  Total Birds:  3,107.  Range:  18 to 162.

Huntington, WV (1940 to 2001):         Number of Counts:  61.  Birds/Party Hr.:  3.0.  Party Hr./Bird:  0.3.
Mason County, WV (1953 to 1976):   Number of Counts:  18.  Birds/Party Hr.:  1.1.  Party Hr./Bird:  1.0.
Ona, WV (1962 to 2001):                   Number of Counts:  40.  Birds/Party Hr.:  1.7.  Party Hr./Bird:  1.7.