Bird

Ovenbird

Seiurus aurocapilla

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

Adult Ovenbird, whole bird — **Adult**. (c) Brent Cox, some rights reserved (CC BY). CC BY. iNaturalist photo 657367697. iNaturalist large derivative; no local crop or retouch.

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.

Winter

Dry forests and woodlands

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

SummerWinterSouthern and Central Appalachian Oak Forest - Xeric; Allegheny-Cumberland Dry Oak Forest and Woodland - Hardwood; Central and Southern Appalachian Montane Oak Forest; Central Appalachian Oak and Pine Forest

Floodplain and bottomland forests

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

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

Forest edges and thickets

Borders of forests, clearings and shrubby thickets.

WinterHarvested Forest - Shrub Regeneration

Hemlock forests

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

SummerAppalachian Hemlock-Hardwood Forest

Moderately dry forests

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

SummerNortheastern 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.

SummerWinterSouthern and Central Appalachian Cove Forest; South-Central Interior Mesophytic Forest

Rich cove forests

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

SummerSouthern and Central Appalachian Cove Forest

Spruce-fir forests

Cool, evergreen forests of red spruce and Fraser fir on the highest mountains.

Summer

Streams, rivers and their banks

Flowing water and its banks, bars and rocky shoals.

SummerWinterSouth-Central Interior Small Stream and Riparian

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.

SummerWinterDeciduous Plantation; Managed Tree Plantation

Other habitats in its models (62)

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

Central and Southern Appalachian Northern Hardwood Forest Summer.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Limestone Forest Summer and winter.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Northern Loess Plain Oak-Hickory Upland - Hardwood Modifier Summer and winter.
Northeastern Interior Dry Oak Forest-Hardwood Modifier Summer.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Northern Loess Plain Oak-Hickory Upland - Juniper Modifier Winter.
Northeastern Interior Dry Oak Forest - Mixed Modifier Summer.
Ozark-Ouachita Dry-Mesic Oak Forest Summer.
Southern Interior Low Plateau Dry-Mesic Oak Forest Summer and winter.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Northern Dry Upland Hardwood Forest Summer and winter.
Crosstimbers Oak Forest and Woodland Summer.
North-Central Interior Dry-Mesic Oak Forest and Woodland Summer.
North-Central Interior Dry Oak Forest and Woodland Summer.
Ouachita Montane Oak Forest Summer.
North-Central Interior Beech-Maple Forest Summer.
North-Central Interior Maple-Basswood Forest Summer.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Northern Loess Bluff Forest Winter.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Southern Loess Bluff Forest Winter.
Southern Coastal Plain Dry Upland Hardwood Forest Winter.
South Florida Hardwood Hammock Winter.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Dry and Dry-Mesic Oak Forest Summer and winter.
Southwest Florida Coastal Strand and Maritime Hammock Winter.
Southeast Florida Coastal Strand and Maritime Hammock Winter.
Central and South Texas Coastal Fringe Forest and Woodland Winter.
Southern Coastal Plain Oak Dome and Hammock Winter.
Ozark-Ouachita Dry Oak Woodland Summer.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Maritime Forest Winter.
Mississippi Delta Maritime Forest Winter.
Southern Piedmont Mesic Forest Summer and winter.
West Gulf Coastal Plain Mesic Hardwood Forest Summer and winter.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Northern Mesic Hardwood Forest Summer and winter.
Ozark-Ouachita Mesic Hardwood Forest Summer.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Southern Mesic Slope Forest Winter.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Central Maritime Forest Winter.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Northern Maritime Forest Winter.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Southern Maritime Forest Winter.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Interior Shortleaf Pine-Oak Forest - Hardwood Modifier Summer and winter.
Southern Piedmont Dry Oak-(Pine) Forest - Hardwood Modifier Summer and winter.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Northern Dry Upland Hardwood Forest - Offsite Pine Modifier Winter.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Interior Shortleaf Pine-Oak Forest - Mixed Modifier Winter.
Southern Piedmont Dry Oak-(Pine) Forest - Mixed Modifier Summer and winter.
Southern Piedmont Dry Oak-Heath Forest - Mixed Modifier Summer and winter.
Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain Dry Hardwood Forest Summer and winter.
Ozark-Ouachita Shortleaf Pine-Oak Forest and Woodland Summer.
Southern Piedmont Dry Oak-(Pine) Forest Winter.
West Gulf Coastal Plain Pine-Hardwood Forest Summer and winter.
Southern Ridge and Valley Dry Calcareous Forest Summer and winter.
West Gulf Coastal Plain Sandhill Oak and Shortleaf Pine Forest and Woodland Winter.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Mesic Hardwood and Mixed Forest Summer and winter.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Interior Upland Longleaf Pine Woodland - Offsite Hardwood Modifier Winter.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Fall-line Sandhills Longleaf Pine Woodland - Offsite Hardwood Modifier Summer and winter.
Florida Peninsula Inland Scrub Winter.
North-Central Oak Barrens Summer.
Harvested Forest - Grass/Forb Regeneration Winter.
Recently Burned Shrubland Winter.
Southern Coastal Plain Nonriverine Cypress Dome Winter.
Southern Piedmont Large Floodplain Forest - Forest Modifier Summer and winter.
Southern Coastal Plain Hydric Hammock Winter.
Southern Piedmont Small Floodplain and Riparian Forest Summer and winter.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Small Brownwater River Floodplain Forest Summer and winter.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Small Stream and River Floodplain Forest Summer and winter.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Southern Loblolly-Hardwood Flatwoods Winter.
West Gulf Coastal Plain Pine-Hardwood Flatwoods Winter.