Beech Fork Birds

Seasonal List of Birds at Beech Fork State Park

Beech Fork State Park located about 5 miles south of Huntington, West Virginia. If you are traveling on I-64 the park is located just 4 miles south of the interstate. The east end of the park is entered from route 10 and has a large camp ground and is a excellent site for spotting warblers. The west end is entered from route 52 and has a boating ramp, marine supplies, rental boats, and is dominated by the dam.

In the winter I tend to head to the west end and head southeast from the dam towards beaver dam area east of the swimming area.

The list is a recreational list in that I bird for enjoyment not to provide scientific data. This means that for example the Oven Bird record is that I did not see it after July. In fact in mid summer I stop going into the woods because of the increased insect population including ticks.

In the summer I tend to favor the east end with the large warbler population whereas in the winter I tend to the west end where the Kinglets and Woodpeckers then to be more numerous.

The record here is one of a continuous 12 month period (94-95) where I visited the park at least once a month.

Have a good time!

John W. Larson, Department of Chemistry, Marshall University, Huntington, WV 25701. You can reach me by e-mail at: Larson@Marshall.edu

Bird List A-C

Bird	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Baltimore Oriole								e
Barn Swallow				e	b	e?	e	e
Barred Owl					s
Black and White Warbler				s	w	e
Black Throated Green Warbler					s
Bluebird	w		b	e	e	e	e	e	e	e	b	w
Blue-gray gnat catcher				e	b	b		b
Blue Jay	w	e	b	s	b	e	e	e	e	e	b	w
Blue Winged Warbler				?e	e	e	e	e	e
Brewers Blackbird						e
Broadwing hawk		s?				e?
Brown Creeper												e
Brown Thrasher				e	b	e	e	e	e	?
Canadian Geese		s	b	e	b	e	e	e	e	e
Cardinal	b	b	b	b	b	b	b	b	b	b	b	b
Carolina Wren	w	s	s?							e	s	w
Cedar Waxwing					e	e		e	e	e
Chickadee, Carolina	w	e	e	e	s	e	e	e	b	b
Cliff Swallow				e	b	e	e	e
Chipping Sparrow				e	b	e	e	e	e	e	b
Coot											w
Cowbird				e	w	e
Crow	w	e	b	e	b	e	e	e	e	e	b	b
Cuckoo, yellow-billed					e	e

Bird List D-K

Bird	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Downy Woodpecker									e	e	w
Flicker			w	e	e	e	e	e	w	b
Golden Crown Kinglet	w	e	e								b	b
Goldfinch				e	b	e	e	e	e	e	b
Great Blue Heron			w			e		e	e	e	b
Green Heron				e?	e	e	e	e	e
Hairy Woodpecker		e	b			e				e	b
Hooded Warbler			s		s	e	e		e	e
Humming bird									e
Indigo bunting					b	e	e	e
Kentucky					e
Killdeer	w	e	b	e	b	e	e	e	e	e	e
Kingbird				e	b	e	e	e				w
King Fisher	w		b	e	w				e	e	b	b

Bird List L-R

Bird	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Louisiana Water Thrush					w
Magnolia					e
Mallard	w		e	b	e	e	e	e	b
Meadowlark			w	s	b	e				e	e
Mocking bird	w		b	e	b	e	e	e	e	e	b	w
Morning Dove		e	w	e	e	e	e	e	e	e	w
Orchard Oriole					e	e
Oven bird					s	e
Phoebee	?		b	e	w				e	e	w
Pileated Woodpecker	w	s	b	s	s						w	b
Prairie Warbler					e
Purple Finch				e						e
Purple Grackle					e	e
Purple Martin						e
Red Breasted Woodpecker	w	e	w	s	s					e	w	s
Red Eyed Vireo					b	e	e		s
Red Start					e
Red-tailed Hawk		e?							s		w
Red Shouldered			e
Red-winged blackbird			e	e	e	e	e
Robin	w	e	b	e	b	e	e	e			b
Ruby Crowned Kinglet												e
Rough Winged					w

Bird List R-Z

Bird	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Scarlet Tanager					w	e	e		e	e
Slate colored Junco	w	e	b								b	e
Song Sparrow	w	e	b	e	e	e	e	e	b	e
Sparrow Hawk											w
Starling	w		b	e	e	b	b	b	b
Summer Tanager									e
Titmouse	w		b	e	v	e				?	b	w
Towhee	w	v	b	e	s			e	v	?	w	w
Tree Swallow			w	e	b	e
White breasted Nuthatch	w	e	e								b	b
White Crowned										?	w	e
White Eyed Vireo					e				e
White Throated				s
Wood duck											w
Wood Thrush					e	s	e
Vulture, Turkey					b	e		e		e	w
Yellow Breasted Chat					b						b
Yellow Warbler				e	b	e	e	e
Yellow Throat Warbler				s	b	e	e	e	e
Yellow Throated Warbler				b				e		e

b-both east and west sections

e-east

w-west

s-song or call notes