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2026 WVOH CBC #127

Circle: Oak Hill, WV. Circle Code: WVOH. Count Date: December 19, 2026

Participants must sign up or submitted data cannot be accepted.

Compiler: Rachel Davis, 304-880-8059, rachel@birding-wv.com

Submit a completed data collection form on December 19th.

Observer Information

A party is more than one persons surveying together. If your party divides into smaller groups surveying different areas within your designated area, then each smaller group becomes a party and each party logs their own hours and miles.
If there are five (5) or more observers in your party, enter their names in the Notes field near the bottom of this form.

Select the number of observers in your party.

If you have 5 or more observers, enter their names in Notes field near the bottom of this form.

Phone number with dashes: 123-456-7890

Phone number with dashes: 123-456-7890

Phone number with dashes: 123-456-7890

Phone number with dashes: 123-456-7890

Survey Type and Area

A separate form must be submitted for each Survey Type

Select Survey:
Select your Survey Type

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Select all of your routes/destinations or enter each one individually.

What is the route, destination place, or address, that you discussed with Rachel?

Time

Enter all of your start and stop times. Round time to the nearest quarter hour, using decimals. Example time: 15min. = .25, and 45 min. = .75 
If you stopped counting for longer than 15 minutes, note your stop time and new start time when counting resumes.

Enter the time(s) you began and ended observations. Multiple start/ stop times are separated by a comma.

Enter the Total Hours you observed, in decimal format. For example, four hours and forty-five minutes, enter: 4.75

To self-check your entered data, this calculator should match the Total Time you entered. If it doesn't match, double-check your entries.

Mileage

Round your mileage to the nearest quarter mile, using decimals. Example: ¼ mile = .25, and ¾ mile = .75.
Miles by Car: Check your odometer when you begin and again when you end. Calculate the miles driven. Don't count re-tracing your route.
Miles by Foot: Figure 1 mile per hour of walking maximum. Standing still or birding outside your car is considered walking with 0 miles. Don't count re-tracing your steps.
Total Miles: Miles driven plus miles walked by your party(s).

Miles driven plus miles walked; rounded to the nearest quarter mile using decimals. Don't count re-tracing your route.

To help you self-check your data entered, this calculator should match the Total Miles you entered. If it doesn't match, double-check your entries.

Weather

Record weather conditions you directly encountered during your observations. You may select more than one (1) condition.

Enter the minimum and maximum temperatures in Fahrenheit during your observations. Example: 37F / 52F.

AM Weather Conditions

Select any/all AM Weather Conditions. If you did Not observe in AM hours, select No AM Observations.

PM Weather Conditions:

Select any/all PM Weather Conditions. If you did Not observe in PM hours, select No PM Observations.

Enter the maximum snow depth (Not drifts against something) in Inches during your observations. Examples: 24in, or type Dusting, or None.

Enter the maximum snow depth (Not drifts against something) in Inches during your observations. Examples: 24in, or type Dusting, or None.

Still Water Conditions:

Select all still water conditions that you observed.

Moving Water Conditions:

Select all Moving water conditions that you observed.

Bird Species Checklist

Enter the total number of each species observed on count day. If 0 were observed, leave it blank - do NOT enter 0. Entering 0 in a field returns an error.

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Note the age of the Bald Eagle(s): Sub-Adult or Adult?

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Calculated from the checklist above; not including write-ins below.

Enter the total number of species observed from above checklist; not including write-ins below.

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Write-in species name and number observed not listed on above checklist. You may be contacted for more details; a Rare Bird Report may be requested.

Enter species seen or heard during the count week but not observed on count day. The count week is 3 days before and after the count day.

Don't navigate away or close this page until you see, "Your Data is Successfully Submitted." It may take a minute for our system to save your information after you click Submit. Be patient. When you're ready to submit your data, click the button.

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