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Northern Parula

Parula americana

A summer resident that nests in West Virginia. Found in all 55 counties, across 11 habitats.

Here
Summer
Nesting
Nests here
Range
All 55 counties
Habitats
11

At a glance

Group
Birds
Here
Summer
Nesting
Nests here
Range
All 55 counties
Habitats
11
Habitat models
Summer, Winter

Where it lives

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

Habitats in West Virginia 11

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

1 of 11

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.

SummerWinter

Floodplain and bottomland forests

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

SummerSouth-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

Streams, rivers and their banks

Flowing water and its banks, bars and rocky shoals.

SummerCentral Interior and Appalachian Riparian Systems; 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

Dry forests and woodlands

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

SummerOnly within 120 m of water.Central and Southern Appalachian Montane Oak Forest; Central Appalachian Oak and Pine Forest; Southern Appalachian Montane Pine Forest and Woodland

Forest edges and thickets

Borders of forests, clearings and shrubby thickets.

WinterOnly within 120 m of water.Disturbed/Successional - Shrub Regeneration; Successional Shrub/Scrub (Other); Harvested Forest - Shrub Regeneration

Hemlock forests

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

SummerOnly within 120 m of water.Appalachian Hemlock-Hardwood Forest

Moist forests

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

SummerOnly within 120 m of water.Southern and Central Appalachian Cove Forest; South-Central Interior Mesophytic Forest

Rich cove forests

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

SummerOnly within 120 m of water.Southern and Central Appalachian Cove Forest

Roadsides, fields and disturbed ground

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

WinterOnly within 120 m of water.Cultivated Cropland; Pasture/Hay; Disturbed/Successional - Grass/Forb Regeneration; Utility Swath - Herbaceous; Ruderal Upland - Old Field

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.

WinterOnly within 120 m of water.Deciduous Plantation; Managed Tree Plantation
Other habitats in its models (65)

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

  • Developed, Low Intensity Winter, only within 120 m of water.
  • Orchards Vineyards and Other High Structure Agriculture Winter, only within 120 m of water.
  • Central and Southern Appalachian Northern Hardwood Forest Summer, only within 120 m of water.
  • East Gulf Coastal Plain Northern Loess Bluff Forest Summer, only within 120 m of water.
  • East Gulf Coastal Plain Southern Loess Bluff Forest Summer, only within 120 m of water.
  • South Florida Hardwood Hammock Summer and winter.
  • Southwest Florida Coastal Strand and Maritime Hammock Summer and winter.
  • Southeast Florida Coastal Strand and Maritime Hammock Summer and winter.
  • South Florida Pine Rockland Winter, only within 120 m of water.
  • East Gulf Coastal Plain Maritime Forest Summer, only within 120 m of water.
  • Southern Piedmont Mesic Forest Summer, only within 120 m of water.
  • East Gulf Coastal Plain Northern Mesic Hardwood Forest Summer, only within 120 m of water.
  • East Gulf Coastal Plain Southern Mesic Slope Forest Summer, only within 120 m of water.
  • Atlantic Coastal Plain Central Maritime Forest Summer, only within 120 m of water.
  • Atlantic Coastal Plain Northern Maritime Forest Summer, only within 120 m of water.
  • Atlantic Coastal Plain Southern Maritime Forest Summer, only within 120 m of water.
  • Atlantic Coastal Plain Mesic Hardwood and Mixed Forest Summer, only within 120 m of water.
  • Recently Logged Areas Winter, only within 120 m of water.
  • Harvested Forest - Grass/Forb Regeneration Winter, only within 120 m of water.
  • Recently Burned Winter, only within 120 m of water.
  • Recently Burned Forest Winter, only within 120 m of water.
  • Recently Burned Grassland Winter, only within 120 m of water.
  • Recently Burned Shrubland Winter, only within 120 m of water.
  • Introduced Upland Vegetation - Shrub Winter, only within 120 m of water.
  • Introduced Upland Vegetation - Forbland Winter, only within 120 m of water.
  • Introduced Upland Vegetation - Annual Grassland Winter, only within 120 m of water.
  • Introduced Upland Vegetation - Perennial Grassland Winter, only within 120 m of water.
  • Introduced Upland Vegetation - Perennial Grassland and Forbland Winter, only within 120 m of water.
  • Florida Big Bend Salt-Brackish Tidal Marsh Winter.
  • Southern Coastal Plain Nonriverine Basin Swamp - Okefenokee Taxodium Modifier Summer.
  • Southern Coastal Plain Nonriverine Basin Swamp - Okefenokee Bay/Gum Modifier Summer.
  • Southern Coastal Plain Nonriverine Basin Swamp - Okefenokee Pine Modifier Summer.
  • Southern Coastal Plain Nonriverine Basin Swamp - Okefenokee Nupea Modifier Summer.
  • Southern Coastal Plain Nonriverine Basin Swamp - Okefenokee Clethra Modifier Summer.
  • East Gulf Coastal Plain Tidal Wooded Swamp Summer.
  • Atlantic Coastal Plain Southern Tidal Wooded Swamp Summer.
  • South Florida Everglades Sawgrass Marsh Winter.
  • Atlantic Coastal Plain Northern Tidal Wooded Swamp Summer.
  • South Florida Mangrove Swamp Winter.
  • West Gulf Coastal Plain Near-Coast Large River Swamp Summer.
  • South Florida Bayhead Swamp Winter.
  • Southern Coastal Plain Nonriverine Basin Swamp Summer.
  • Atlantic Coastal Plain Nonriverine Swamp and Wet Hardwood Forest - Taxodium/Nyssa Modifier Summer.
  • Atlantic Coastal Plain Nonriverine Swamp and Wet Hardwood Forest - Oak Dominated Modifier Summer.
  • South Florida Dwarf Cypress Savanna Winter.
  • South Florida Wet Marl Prairie Winter.
  • Lower Mississippi River Bottomland Depressions - Forest Modifier Summer.
  • South Florida Cypress Dome Summer and winter.
  • Southern Coastal Plain Nonriverine Cypress Dome Summer.
  • Mississippi River Bottomland Depression Summer.
  • South Florida Freshwater Slough and Gator Hole Winter.
  • Atlantic Coastal Plain Blackwater Stream Floodplain Forest - Forest Modifier Summer.
  • East Gulf Coastal Plain Large River Floodplain Forest - Forest Modifier Summer.
  • Southern Piedmont Large Floodplain Forest - Forest Modifier Summer.
  • Mississippi River Riparian Forest Summer.
  • Mississippi River Low Floodplain (Bottomland) Forest Summer.
  • Southern Coastal Plain Hydric Hammock Summer.
  • Southern Piedmont Small Floodplain and Riparian Forest Summer.
  • Atlantic Coastal Plain Small Brownwater River Floodplain Forest Summer.
  • Atlantic Coastal Plain Small Blackwater River Floodplain Forest Summer.
  • Atlantic Coastal Plain Brownwater Stream Floodplain Forest Summer.
  • East Gulf Coastal Plain Small Stream and River Floodplain Forest Summer.
  • Southern Coastal Plain Blackwater River Floodplain Forest Summer.
  • Mississippi River Floodplain and Riparian Forest Summer.
  • South Florida Pine Flatwoods Winter, only within 120 m of water.

All habitats

Seasons in West Virginia

  • Summer: nests here, in all 55 counties.

Also found in this habitat

Plants 712

Plants named in NatureServe descriptions of these habitats that grow in West Virginia. Shared habitat, not food.

Wildlife 212

Other animals whose habitat models include the same habitats in West Virginia. Not sighting records.

NatureServe Explorer, CC BY 4.0. USGS Gap Analysis Project habitat models.

Sources