It was overcast, foggy, calm, and mild, with misting rain; turning partly cloudy with a little wind in the afternoon. 57 species were found. Not much of note. Here is my list for today:
Date: 1/17/26 10:53 am From: drhal2 Yocum <drhal2...> Subject: Re: Great Black-Backed Gull in Altus
I get as far as eastern PA, but not the coast.
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> Long drive on a windy day. Would be a “lifer” though. I try to find those when I am Back East , but no luck so far.
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>> This bird was found by Floyd Murdock last evening on the Altus pond.
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Date: 1/17/26 10:49 am From: drhal2 Yocum <drhal2...> Subject: Re: Great Black-Backed Gull in Altus
Long drive on a windy day. Would be a “lifer” though. I try to find those when I am Back East , but no luck so far.
Hal
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Robert Bastarache and I surveyed birds today at Red Slough and found 57 species. The weather was partly cloudy and cool with a little wind. Was not a very birdie day as we saw low numbers of birds. The only highlight today was a single Common Gallinule on Pintail Lake. Here is our list for today:
It was partly cloudy and mild, with a slight breeze on the bird survey today. 54 species were found. Highlights were a couple Common Gallinules and an American Bittern. Here is my list for today:
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It’s been some time since I’ve posted about Sequoyah. That’s because it’s been some time since I’ve been there. But it sure was good to get back. My husband and I had a good morning there today. I garnered 55 bird species and he garnered some
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It’s been some time since I’ve posted about Sequoyah. That’s because it’s been some time since I’ve been there. But it sure was good to get back.
My husband and I had a good morning there today. I garnered 55 bird species and he garnered some great photos. Also ran into Trina Arnold, and Charles Vann.
The ebird “rarities” included Great Egret, 3 Sora, and Blue-winged Teal. Yes, I had to do write-ups. I also had an over-wintering Common Yellowthroat.
We approximated around 3,000 Snow Geese. We arrived at the refuge before sunrise. It was at least 45 minutes before the geese came in from the river to spend some morning time on land. They were on land for some time and then took off all of a sudden and we were on the road right in the middle of take off. Glorious cacophony are my words to describe the sound. And they just kept circling, and screaming. So fun.
Along with a swirling flock of geese there were swirling flocks of Red-winged Blackbirds. There were thousands of them. Such a sight.
Tiny Winter Wrens to not so tiny Bald Eagles were represented.
Happy New Year to you all.
Sandy B.
Sequoyah NWR
Vian, OK
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> It’s been some time since I’ve posted about Sequoyah. That’s because it’s
> been some time since I’ve been there. But it sure was good to get back. My
> husband and I had a good morning there today. I garnered 55 bird species
> and he garnered some
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> It’s been some time since I’ve posted about Sequoyah. That’s because it’s
> been some time since I’ve been there. But it sure was good to get back.
> My husband and I had a good morning there today. I garnered 55 bird
> species and he garnered some great photos. Also ran into Trina Arnold, and
> Charles Vann.
> The ebird “rarities” included Great Egret, 3 Sora, and Blue-winged Teal.
> Yes, I had to do write-ups. I also had an over-wintering Common
> Yellowthroat.
> We approximated around 3,000 Snow Geese. We arrived at the refuge before
> sunrise. It was at least 45 minutes before the geese came in from the river
> to spend some morning time on land. They were on land for some time and
> then took off all of a sudden and we were on the road right in the middle
> of take off. Glorious cacophony are my words to describe the sound. And
> they just kept circling, and screaming. So fun.
> Along with a swirling flock of geese there were swirling flocks of
> Red-winged Blackbirds. There were thousands of them. Such a sight.
> Tiny Winter Wrens to not so tiny Bald Eagles were represented.
>
> Happy New Year to you all.
> Sandy B.
> Sequoyah NWR
> Vian, OK
>
>
Its been some time since Ive posted about Sequoyah. Thats because its been some time since Ive been there. But it sure was good to get back. My husband and I had a good morning there today. I garnered 55 bird species and he garnered some
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Its been some time since Ive posted about Sequoyah. Thats because its been some time since Ive been there. But it sure was good to get back.
My husband and I had a good morning there today. I garnered 55 bird species and he garnered some great photos. Also ran into Trina Arnold, and Charles Vann.
The ebird rarities included Great Egret, 3 Sora, and Blue-winged Teal. Yes, I had to do write-ups. I also had an over-wintering Common Yellowthroat.
We approximated around 3,000 Snow Geese. We arrived at the refuge before sunrise. It was at least 45 minutes before the geese came in from the river to spend some morning time on land. They were on land for some time and then took off all of a sudden and we were on the road right in the middle of take off. Glorious cacophony are my words to describe the sound. And they just kept circling, and screaming. So fun.
Along with a swirling flock of geese there were swirling flocks of Red-winged Blackbirds. There were thousands of them. Such a sight.
Tiny Winter Wrens to not so tiny Bald Eagles were represented.
Happy New Year to you all.
Sandy B.
Sequoyah NWR
Vian, OK
It’s been some time since I’ve posted about Sequoyah. That’s because it’s
been some time since I’ve been there. But it sure was good to get back.
My husband and I had a good morning there today. I garnered 55 bird species
and he garnered some great photos. Also ran into Trina Arnold, and Charles
Vann.
The ebird “rarities” included Great Egret, 3 Sora, and Blue-winged Teal.
Yes, I had to do write-ups. I also had an over-wintering Common
Yellowthroat.
We approximated around 3,000 Snow Geese. We arrived at the refuge before
sunrise. It was at least 45 minutes before the geese came in from the river
to spend some morning time on land. They were on land for some time and
then took off all of a sudden and we were on the road right in the middle
of take off. Glorious cacophony are my words to describe the sound. And
they just kept circling, and screaming. So fun.
Along with a swirling flock of geese there were swirling flocks of
Red-winged Blackbirds. There were thousands of them. Such a sight.
Tiny Winter Wrens to not so tiny Bald Eagles were represented.
Happy New Year to you all.
Sandy B.
Sequoyah NWR
Vian, OK
