Birds of the Lower Ohio River Valley in West Virginia

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VIREOS

White-eyed Vireo  Vireo griseus

WINTER:  NO RECORDS.

SUMMER:  Common to Very Common Resident.  See Remarks section.

MIGRATION:

 Spring:  Common Migrant from mid-April to early May.  Early dates, 03 April 1945 and 1955 (Edeburn et al. 1960); 13 April 2006 (MG); 14 April 2001 (WA, MF); 15 April 1977 (HS), 2001 (GR) and 2006 (DP);16 April 2005 (MG, DP).

 Fall:  Common Migrant from mid-September into mid-October.  Late dates, one HY-U banded (HS) on 28 October 1979 at Huntington, WV; 23 October 2004 (WA, MG, DP); 18 October 1974 (HS); 15 October 1970 (HS).

REMARKS:

Singing Male Census (Koch 1974): McClintic WMA, Mason Co., WV (1971): abandoned bottomland (elevation, 186 m): 25 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: 6. Total Birds: 9.

Breeding Bird Survey (Koch and Hurley 1972): Beech Fork Lake, Wayne Co., WV (29 May 1969): 50 Stops, 25 Mile. Number of Counts Recorded: 8. Total Birds: 8.

Singing Male Census (Hall 1952): Cabwaylingo State Forest, Wayne Co., WV (1952): 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: 17. Total Birds: 20.