Birds of the Lower Ohio River Valley in West Virginia

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WARBLERS

Yellow Warbler  Dendroica petechia

WINTER:  Accidental.  One (at a feeder) on 14 February 1957 (Edeburn et al. 1960).

SUMMER:  Very Common Resident.

MIGRATION:

 Spring:  Common to Very Common Migrant from mid-April to late April.  Early dates, 26 March 1960 (Edeburn et al. 1960); 03 April 1976 (HS); 10 April 1999 (HS).

 Fall:  Uncommon to Fairly Common Migrant from late August to mid-September.  Residents depart in July to August.  Late date, 05 October 1944 (Edeburn et al. 1960).

REMARKS:

Singing Male Census (Koch 1971): McClintic WMA, Mason Co., WV (1967): shallow pond-cattail marsh (elevation, 183 m): 66 males/100 ha.

Singing Male Census (Koch 1974): McClintic WMA, Mason Co., WV (1971): abandoned bottomland (elevation, 186 m): 66 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: 12. Total Birds: 15.

Breeding Bird Survey (Koch and Hurley 1972): Beech Fork Lake, Wayne Co., WV (29 May 1969): 50 Stops, 25 Mile. Number of Stops Recorded: 18. Total Birds: 19.

Singing Male Census (Hall 1952): Cabwaylingo State Forest, Wayne Co., WV (1952): Twelvepole Creek: dominant canopy: sycamore, river birch, black willow (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: 23. Total Birds: 26.