Bird

Alder Flycatcher

Empidonax alnorum

A summer resident that nests in West Virginia. Found in all 55 counties, across 13 habitats.

Here: Summer and on migration
Nesting: Nests here
Range: All 55 counties
Habitats: 13

Male Alder Flycatcher, whole bird — **Male**. (c) Kalvin Chan, some rights reserved (CC BY). CC BY. iNaturalist photo 394200859. iNaturalist large derivative; no local crop or retouch.

At a glance

Group: Birds
Here: Summer and on migration
Nesting: Nests here
Range: All 55 counties
Habitats: 13
Habitat models: Summer

Where it lives

The places its habitat model includes. It is not found everywhere a habitat occurs.

Habitats in West Virginia 13

Each habitat page lists the plants and wildlife also found there.

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Disturbed and introduced wetlands

Wet ground taken over by weedy or introduced plants after disturbance, such as common reed, Chinese tallow or tamarisk stands; the upland counterpart is roadsides, fields and disturbed ground.

Summer

Floodplain and bottomland forests

Forests on low ground beside rivers and streams that flood from time to time.

SummerCentral Appalachian Floodplain - Forest Modifier; Central Appalachian Riparian - Forest Modifier; South-Central Interior Large Floodplain - Forest Modifier; Central Interior and Appalachian Floodplain Systems; Central Interior and Appalachian Riparian Systems; South-Central Interior Small Stream and Riparian; South-Central Interior Large Floodplain

Forest edges and thickets

Borders of forests, clearings and shrubby thickets.

SummerDisturbed/Successional - Shrub Regeneration; Successional Shrub/Scrub (Other); Harvested Forest - Shrub Regeneration

Mountain balds

Treeless grassy or shrubby summits and ridges in the high mountains.

SummerSouthern Appalachian Grass and Shrub Bald - Shrub Modifier

Roadsides, fields and disturbed ground

Ground opened by people: roadsides, old fields, pastures, fencerows and lots.

SummerUtility Swath - Herbaceous

Streams, rivers and their banks

Flowing water and its banks, bars and rocky shoals.

SummerCentral Interior and Appalachian Riparian Systems; Cumberland Riverscour; South-Central Interior Small Stream and Riparian

Swamps

Forested wetlands with standing water much of the year, such as cypress and gum swamps.

SummerCentral Interior and Appalachian Swamp Systems

Tree plantations and managed pine

Planted or intensively managed stands of pine or hardwoods grown for timber; a land use rather than a natural community.

SummerDeciduous Plantation; Managed Tree Plantation

Dry forests and woodlands

Forests and open woodlands on dry ridges and slopes, often oak or pine.

SummerBeside its main habitat.Central Appalachian Oak and Pine Forest

Hemlock forests

Shady, evergreen forests of eastern or Carolina hemlock, often along rocky mountain streams and in gorges.

SummerBeside its main habitat.Appalachian Hemlock-Hardwood Forest

Moderately dry forests

Forests between dry and moist, often oak-hickory on slopes.

SummerBeside its main habitat.Northeastern Interior Dry-Mesic Oak Forest; Southern and Central Appalachian Oak Forest

Moist forests

Forests on moist but not wet ground, such as rich slopes and ravines.

SummerBeside its main habitat.Southern and Central Appalachian Cove Forest

Rich cove forests

Sheltered, moist mountain hollows and lower slopes with deep, fertile soil.

SummerBeside its main habitat.Southern and Central Appalachian Cove Forest

Other habitats in its models (29)

Land cover, or classes with no habitat page in West Virginia.

Ozark-Ouachita Dry-Mesic Oak Forest Summer, beside its main habitat.
Crosstimbers Oak Forest and Woodland Summer, beside its main habitat.
North-Central Interior Beech-Maple Forest Summer, beside its main habitat.
North-Central Interior Maple-Basswood Forest Summer, beside its main habitat.
Boreal Aspen-Birch Forest Summer, beside its main habitat.
South-Central Interior / Upper Coastal Plain Flatwoods Summer, beside its main habitat.
Ozark-Ouachita Mesic Hardwood Forest Summer, beside its main habitat.
Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain Dry Hardwood Forest Summer, beside its main habitat.
Boreal White Spruce-Fir-Hardwood Forest Summer, beside its main habitat.
Recently Logged Areas Summer.
Recently Burned Summer.
Recently Burned Forest Summer.
Recently Burned Shrubland Summer.
Introduced Upland Vegetation - Shrub Summer.
Central Interior and Appalachian Shrub-Herbaceous Wetland Systems Summer.
Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain Basin Swamp and Wet Hardwood Forest Summer, beside its main habitat.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Nonriverine Swamp and Wet Hardwood Forest - Oak Dominated Modifier Summer, beside its main habitat.
Boreal Acidic Peatland Systems Summer.
Southern and Central Appalachian Bog and Fen Summer.
Eastern Great Plains Wet Meadow, Prairie, and Marsh Summer.
Southern Piedmont/Ridge and Valley Upland Depression Swamp Summer.
Southern Piedmont Large Floodplain Forest - Forest Modifier Summer.
South-Central Interior Large Floodplain - Herbaceous Modifier Summer.
Eastern Boreal Floodplain Summer.
Eastern Great Plains Floodplain Systems Summer.
Southern Piedmont Small Floodplain and Riparian Forest Summer.
Ozark-Ouachita Riparian Summer.
South-Central Interior / Upper Coastal Plain Wet Flatwoods Summer, beside its main habitat.
North-Central Interior Wet Flatwoods Summer, beside its main habitat.