Birds of the Lower Ohio River Valley in West Virginia
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TOWHEES, SPARROWS, JUNCO, LONGSPURS, SNOW BUNTING
White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys
WINTER: Fairly Common to Common Resident. See Remarks section for CBC data.
SUMMER: NO RECORDS.
MIGRATION:
Spring: Fairly Common Migrant from late April to early May. Late dates, 28 May 1967 (Koch 1971); 20 May 1941 (Edeburn et al. 1960): 12 May 1996 (HS).
Fall: Fairly Common Migrant from mid-October to late October. Early dates, 28 September 1981 (WA); 03 October 1942 (Edeburn et al. 1960); 05 October 1979 (HS); 09 October 2005 (MG, DP).
REMARKS:
Subspecies: One banded (COH) on 23 April 1968 at McClintic WMA was assigned to the western subspecies Z. l. gambelii (Smith 1996).
CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT DATA
Huntington, WV (1940 to 2001):
Recorded on 67% of Counts. Total Birds:
478. Range: 1 to 45.
Mason County, WV (1953 to 1976): Recorded on 100% of Counts. Total
Birds: 2,367. Range: 37 to 377.
Ona, WV (1962 to 2001):
Recorded on 100% of Counts. Total Birds: 1,294. Range:
5 to 115.
Huntington, WV (1940 to 2001):
Number of Counts: 61. Birds/Party Hr.: <1.0. Party
Hr./Bird: 6.3.
Mason County, WV (1953 to 1976): Number of Counts: 18.
Birds/Party Hr.: 6.7. Party Hr./Bird: 0.2.
Ona, WV (1962 to 2001):
Number of Counts: 40. Birds/Party Hr.: <1.0. Party
Hr./Bird: 1.4.