CARDINAL

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CARDINAL

• THE NORTHERN CARDINAL IS 8-9 INCHES LONG AND HAS
  A WINGSPREAD OF 10-12 INCHES
• IT WEIGHS FROM 1-2 OUNCES
• SHORT WIDE BILL
• MALES HAVE BRILLIANT RED FEATHERS, A TALL HEAD
  CREST, A WIDE, RED BILL, AND A BLACK FACE.
• FEMALES AND JUVENILES ARE GRAY-OLIVE ABOVE AND
  PALER BELOW, WITH SOME DEEP RED ON THE CREST,
  WINGS, AND TAIL, AND A BRIGHT PINK-TO-ORANGE BILL.

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CARDINAL

• WEST VIRGINIA STATE BIRD
• NAMED BY EARLY AMERICAN SETTLERS, AFTER CATHOLIC
  CARDINALS WHO DRESS IN BRIGHT RED ROBES.
• STRONGLY TERRITORIAL AND HAVE A LOUD, WHISTLING
  SONG
• EAT SEEDS, INSECTS, SNAILS, AND MAPLE SAP

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WEST VIRGINIA BIRDS
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WEST VIRGINIA BIRDS

• BARRED OWL
• JACKSONS MILL 4-H STATE CAMP OFF ROUTE 19,
  NORTH OF WESTON, LEWIS COUNTY, EXIT 105 OR 99 OFF
  I-79
• 33 ON MAP

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WEST VIRGINIA BIRDS

• SHRIKES LOCATED IN THE EASTERN PANHANDLE OF WEST
  VIRGINIA
• BEETLES ARE THEIR NUMBER ONE FOOD ITEM
• OCCASIONALLY THEY WILL PREY ON MICE AND SMALL
  BIRDS
• S 49, 50, 51 ON MAP

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WEST VIRGINIA BIRDS

• FLYCATCHERS
• CRANESVILLE SWAMP, TNC PRESERVE -- CRANESVILLE
  (NEAR OAKLAND, MD), PRESTON COUNTY
• CANAAN VALLEY STATE PARK -- ROUTE 32 SOUTH OF
  DAVIS, TUCKER COUNTY
• CRANBERRY GLADES BOTANICAL AREA -- ROUTES 150
  55, WEST OF MARLINTON, POCAHONTAS COUNTY
• S 43, 44, 22 ON MAP

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WEST VIRGINIA BIRDS

• NIGHT HERON
• TYGART LAKE S.P./PLEASANT CREEK WMA -- ROUTE 119
  NEAR GRAFTON, TAYLOR COUNTY
• 41 ON MAP

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WEST VIRGINIA BIRDS

• RED BELLEYED WOODPECKER
• COONSKIN PARK -- OFF ROUTE 114, NEAR CHARLESTON
  AIRPORT-- KANAWAH COUNTY
• JACKSONS MILL 4-H STATE CAMP -- OFF ROUTE 19,
  NORTH OF WESTON, LEWIS COUNTY, EXIT 105 OR 99 OFF
  I-79
• S 10 AND 33 ON MAP

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WEST VIRGINIA BIRDS

• RED SHOULDER HAWK
• PIPESTEM STATE PARK -- OFF ROUTE 20, PEPESTEM,
  SUMMERS COUNTY
• KANAWHA STATE FOREST -- OFF ROUTE 119, 4 MILES
  SOUTH OF CHARLESTON -- KANAWHA COUNTY
• S 10 AND 13 ON MAP

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WEST VIRGINIA BIRDS

• SONG SPARROW
• STONECOAL LAKE WMA -- OFF ROUTE 33, WEST OF
  BUCKHANNON, IN UPSHUR/LEWIS COUNTIES
• BYRD LOCKS (GALLIPOLIS LOCKS DAM) -- ROUTE 2,
  GALLIPOLIS FERRY, MASON COUNTY
• S 34, 33, AND 16 ON MAP

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WEST VIRGINIA BIRDS

• SWALLOWS
• BYRD LOCKS (GALLIPOLIS LOCKS DAM) -- ROUTE 2,
  GALLIPOLIS FERRY, MASON COUNTY
• COONSKIN PARK (OUTSIDE THE CITY OF CHARLESTON) --
  OFF ROUTE 114, NEAR CHARLESTON AIRPORT -- KANAWHA
  COUNTY
• S 16 AND 10 ON MAP

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WEST VIRGINIA BIRDS

• WILD TURKEYS
• BLUESTONE LAKE/WMA -- ROUTE 20 NEAR HINTON,
  SUMMERS COUNTY
• 13 ON MAP