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.
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.
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).