The penguin is the only bird that can swim, but not fly. There are no wild penguins in North America.
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.
If you have 5 or more observers, enter their names in Notes field near the bottom of this form.
Survey Type and Area
A separate form must be submitted for each Survey Type
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.
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.
No AM Observations
AM Rain None
AM Rain Light
AM Rain Heavy
AM Snow None
AM Snow Light
AM Snow Heavy
AM Wind Calm
AM Wind Gusty
AM Wind High
No PM Observations
PM Rain None
PM Rain Light
PM Rain Heavy
PM Snow None
PM Snow Light
PM Snow Heavy
PM Wind Calm
PM Wind Gusty
PM Wind High
Enter the maximum snow depth (Not drifts against something) in Inches during your observations. Examples: 24in, or type Dusting, or None.
Unknown / Did Not Observe
Open
Partly Open
Frozen
Partly Frozen
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.
Note the age of the Bald Eagle(s): Sub-Adult or Adult?
unspecified Downy or Hairy Woodpecker
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.
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.
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