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West Virginia Bird Records Committee                                                               Rare Bird Records Archive



​Below are the WV rare bird records that were submitted for review by year.

2019

​Accepted Records

Record - Vote

​Rejected Records

​Record - Vote

​Laughing Gull (Grant Co.)---------------------
Eurasian Collared-Dove (Pocahontas Co.)
Swallow-tailed Kite (Monroe Co.)-----------
Whimbrel (Cabell Co.)--------------------------
Cave Swallow (County not noted)------------
Whimbrel (Mason Co.)-------------------------
Whimbrel (Preston Co.)------------------------

​​​​​​​Laughing Gull (Cabell Co.)--------------------
Trumpeter Swan (Cabell Co.)----------------
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​No Rejected Records​
​(H) Hypothetical  (no hypotheticals in 2019)

2018

Accepted Records

​Record - Vote

​Rejected Records

​Record - Vote

​Laughing Gull (Taylor Co.)--------------------
Painted Bunting (County not noted)---------
Eurasian Collared-Dove (Monroe Co.)-----
​LeConte's Sparrow (Mason Co.)-------------
Mississippi Kite (Jefferson Co.)---------------
Painted Bunting (Monongalia Co.)-----------
Eurasian Collared Dove (Monroe Co.)-----
Western Tanager (Monroe Co.)--------------
Roseate Spoonbill (Preston Co.)-------------
​Ruddy Turnstone (Mason Co.)---------------
​Wood Stork (Wood Co.)------------------------
​Sabine's Gull (Marion Co.)---------------------
​Black-necked Stilt (Wood Co.)---------------
Brown-headed Nuthatch (H​) (Brooke Co.)
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​No Rejected Records​
(H) Hypothetical  (one hypothetical in 2018)

2017

Accepted Records

Record - Vote

Rejected Records

Record - Vote

Cinnamon Teal (Mason Co.)-------------------
Harris Sparrow (Pleasants Co.)---------------
​Mississippi Kite (Morgan Co.)-----------------
​White-winged Dove (Randolph Co.)---------
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Brewer's Blackbird (Pocahontas Co.)----
​European Goldfinch (
Monongalia Co.)-
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​Record---Vote
(H) Hypothetical  (no hypotheticals in 2017)

2016

Accepted Records

Record- Vote

Rejected Records

Record - Vote

Black-bellied Whistling Duck (Berkeley Co.)
​Brewer's Blackbird (Mason Co.)-----------------
​Eurasian Wigeon (Grant Co.)---------------------
King Rail (Cabell Co.)--------------------------------
Kirtland's Warbler (Grant Co.)-------------------
Painted Bunting (Pocahontas Co.)---------------
​Piping Plover (Mason Co.)-------------------------
Ruddy Turnstone (Mason Co.)-------------------
​White-winged Dove (Summers Co.)------------
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​Ibis (Wood Co.)--------------------------
​Mississippi Kite (Jefferson Co.)----
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​Record---Vote
(H) Hypothetical  (no hypotheticals in 2016)

Pre-2016 will only have record submissions, voting summaries are not available.

2015

Accepted Records

Record - Vote

Rejected Records

Record - Vote

Black-throated Gray Warbler (Berkeley Co.)
​Common Teal (Preston Co.)-----------------------
​Eurasian Collared-Dove (Monroe Co.)--------

Glaucous Gull (Ohio Co.)--------------------------
Glossy Ibis (Mason Co.)----------------------------
​Harris's Sparrow (Kanawha Co.)-----------------
Iceland Gull (Ohio Co.)-----------------------------
Kelp Gull (H) (Ohio Co.)----------------------------
Ruddy Turnstone (Mason Co.)-------------------
White-winged Dove (Randolph Co.)------------
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​Curlew Sandpiper (Taylor Co.)---
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(H) Hypothetical (one hypothetical in 2015)

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Contact Information:
​WV Bird Records Committee Attn: Wil Hershberger
 170 Stallion Ct. Hedgesville, WV 25427
 Or E-mail to: wilhershberger@mac.com
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