Birds of the Lower Ohio River Valley in West Virginia

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NUTHATCHES

White-breasted Nuthatch  Sitta carolinensis

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

SUMMER:  Fairly Common to Common Resident.

MIGRATION:

 Spring:  Fairly Common to Common Resident.

 Fall:  Fairly Common to Common Resident.

REMARKS:

Singing Male Census (Eddy 2003): Cabwaylingo State Forest, Wayne Co., WV (2002): Indian Trail: dominant canopy: am. beech, yellow poplar, black birch (elevation, 259 m to 335 m): +; Tick Ridge: dominant canopy: yellow poplar, black cherry, sugar maple (elevation, 383 m to 413 m): 16 males/100 ha; 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): +; Twelvepole Creek: dominant canopy: sycamore, river birch, black willow (elevation, 222 m at center line): 16 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: 16. Total Birds: 17.

Singing Male Census (Koch and Hurley 1972): Beech Fork State Park, Wayne Co., WV (1969): mature mesophytic forest (elevation, 198 m to 244 m): 49 males/100 ha.

CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT DATA

Huntington, WV (1940 to 2001):        Recorded on 100% of Counts.  Total Birds:  2,424.  Range:  3 to   94.
Mason County, WV (1953 to 1976):  Recorded on   94% of Counts.  Total Birds:       73.  Range:  1 to   17.
Ona, WV (1962 to 2001):                  Recorded on 100% of Counts.  Total Birds:  1,726.  Range:  2 to 144.

Huntington, WV (1940 to 2001):        Number of Counts:  61.  Birds/Party Hr.:  <1.0.  Party Hr./Bird:  1.3.
Mason County, WV (1953 to 1976):  Number of Counts:  18.  Birds/Party Hr.:  <1.0.  Party Hr./Bird:  4.8.
Ona, WV (1962 to 2001):                  Number of Counts:  40.  Birds/Party Hr.:  <1.0.  Party Hr./Bird:  1.0.