Date: 4/17/25 3:06 pm From: Mike Yough <myough...> Subject: Re: Payne County Audubon Field Trip: Prairie-Chickens and the Tallgrass Prairie Preserve
Greetings all. Due to the forecast of inclement weather, the Tallgrass
Prairie Preserve field trip has been CANCELLED.
Good birding to all.
Mike
On Mon, Apr 14, 2025 at 8:25 PM Mike Yough <myough...> wrote:
> Greetings all. Payne County Audubon is sponsoring a field trip this
> Saturday (4/19).
>
> Please meet at the south parking lot of Boomer Lake Park (where the boat
> house and fountain are) at 5:15 am. This puts us on the lek at dawn. If you
> are coming from outside Payne Co please meet us at the Shidler elementary
> school parking lot (336 1st St, Shidler, OK 74652) at 6:30 am. From there
> we will carpool to minimize cars at the lek. After the lek we plan to bird
> the Tallgrass Prairie Preserve for Osage county specialties like Henslow's
> Sparrow, Upland Sandpiper, American Golden Plover. We'll bird until 1pm.
> Bring a sack lunch. If you plan to come please RSVP to
> <landon.neumann10...>
>
> Mike Yough
> PCAS President
>
>
> --
> "Prosperity knits a man to the world. He feels he is 'finding his place in
> it,' while really it is finding its place in him."
>
> -C.S. Lewis (from The Screwtape Letters)
>
--
"Prosperity knits a man to the world. He feels he is 'finding his place in
it,' while really it is finding its place in him."
Date: 4/17/25 5:05 am From: drhal2 Yocum <drhal2...> Subject: Hummingbirds
I have seen 1 BCHU and a pair of RTHU
at Mitch Park. BCHU on east side near Pond entrance and RTHU on both ends of the metal bridge. Both areas have good growth of blooming red Honeysuckle .
Hal Yocum, Edmond
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Date: 4/15/25 7:52 pm From: <arbour...> <arbour...> Subject: Red Slough Bird Survey - April 15
It was partly cloudy, mild, and a little windy on the bird survey today. 66 species were found. Numerous Anhingas, Neotropic Cormorants, and Little-blue Herons are now sitting on nests on Pintail Lake. Gallinule numbers are increasing. Here is my list for today:
Date: 4/14/25 6:26 pm From: Mike Yough <myough...> Subject: Payne County Audubon Field Trip: Prairie-Chickens and the Tallgrass Prairie Preserve
Greetings all. Payne County Audubon is sponsoring a field trip this Saturday (4/19).
Please meet at the south parking lot of Boomer Lake Park (where the boat house and fountain are) at 5:15 am. This puts us on the lek at dawn. If you are coming from outside Payne Co please meet us at the Shidler elementary school parking lot (336 1st St, Shidler, OK 74652) at 6:30 am. From there we will carpool to minimize cars at the lek. After the lek we plan to bird the Tallgrass Prairie Preserve for Osage county specialties like Henslow's Sparrow, Upland Sandpiper, American Golden Plover. We'll bird until 1pm. Bring a sack lunch. If you plan to come please RSVP to <landon.neumann10...>
Mike Yough PCAS President
-- "Prosperity knits a man to the world. He feels he is 'finding his place in it,' while really it is finding its place in him."
Date: 4/12/25 4:27 pm From: Mark and Mary Peterson <markandmarypeterson...> Subject: Re: Suggestions
I had a Henslow's sparrow yesterday about 3 miles south of the junction to
Pawhuska on the south side of the TallgrassPrairie. 2 years ago, while
doing the breeding bird atlas block north of the Tallgrass Prairie
headquarters, I had 6 singing males in a 1 mile stretch. To get to this
area, go north of the headquarters 2-3 miles and take the road to the NE
for a mile or so. The road dips down to a stream bed and goes north. One
thing about Henslow's sparrows, they are usually not found in the same
place from year to year, because areas where they are are frequently burned
from year to year. They like tall grassy areas with old previous year's
grass. They usually sing from a tall weed. Also, they usually stop singing
shortly after sunrise.
On Fri, Apr 11, 2025, 11:25 AM drhal2 Yocum <drhal2...> wrote:
> Hi Brent,
> I used a slightly different due to my loss of hearing at the higher
> frequencies. I found the Henslow sparrow there at the Tall Grass Prairie
> by driving at 100 yard intervals , stopping for 5 minutes and using
> “Merlin to hear for me”. Then just 1-2 calls brought several right to the
> fence for excellent viewing and photos. That way I could cover more areas.
> No motor noise to compete.
> Hope you succeed.
> Hal A. Yocum , MD
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Apr 11, 2025, at 8:15 AM, Jesse Pline <jessepline...> wrote:
>
>
>
> Hi Brent,
>
> Your best bet for Henslow's Sparrow will be by avoiding driving and
> instead walking the roads and trails. I had the same difficulty when
> working on finding them for my OK Big Year, the easiest way to find them is
> when they're singing and their song is very short and high-pitched,
> something that you'll have a very hard time hearing over a car engine.
>
> When I got mine, I parked at the headquarters and just walked north along
> the 4201 road until I got it around (36.8696013, -96.4190080).
> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://ebird.org/checklist/S140017177__;!!GNU8KkXDZlD12Q!4XlGQBVxy70MrfSwR2mzHn0i5NDQcYeNlpwpynQWbzzGwrH6JWszSeyVADph3b_aeJzB4oIRV8V8KT797kap38DDdAyx7g$ [ebird[.]org]
> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://ebird.org/checklist/S140017177__;!!GNU8KkXDZlD12Q!7xUmgWeE7m6di3KDpie5c_v7pVBYUuKkjMBV26WII2LoQqyrysHkkJu9h8NC-FpTHYW9rIQTREssdOpw79P9vQ$> >
> Best of luck,
> ~Jesse Pline, CWR
> Eugene, OR
>
> On Fri, Apr 11, 2025, 1:02 AM Brent Barnes <
> <00000113f4c02191-dmarc-request...> wrote:
>
>> Hello birders of Oklahoma!
>>
>> I have finally broken down this year and am reaching out to the many
>> Oklahoma birding experts on this list serve for suggestions on finding and
>> photographing a bird that has become a real nemesis of mine - the Henslow's
>> Sparrow. Obviously, the best place to find this species in Oklahoma is the
>> Tall Grass Prairie Preserve, but after six half-day trips in April and May
>> during the past two years, I have continued to strike out.
>>
>> I know Henslow's Sparrow is a secretive bird of the sparse grassland, but
>> reportedly males can be seen perched and singing during breeding season. I
>> have slowly driven many miles at the Tall Grass preserve looking along
>> grass areas and have walked the trails many times. I have found many great
>> birds such as Upland Sandpiper, American Golden Plover, roosting Common
>> Nighthawk in the mid-day, American Pipit and can usually find Savannah
>> Sparrow and Field Sparrow and in May can easily find dozens of Dickissels,
>> but no Henslow's Sparrows.
>>
>> Do any of you have suggestions for finding and photographing this species
>> at the Tall Grass Prairie Preserve? For those who have seen this species
>> there, is it usually by slowly driving the grassy areas and searching the
>> grassland or by walking the trails or headquarter areas? Is there an area
>> of the large preserve where you have had better luck finding this species?
>>
>> Thanks for any tips, I will likely try and get up there in the next two
>> weeks and was hoping for suggestions.
>>
>> Brent Barnes
>>
>
“If you do not take an interest in the affairs of your government then you are doomed to live under the rules of fools. Plato“You can ignore reality, but you cannot ignore the consequences of reality.”
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On Friday, April 11, 2025, 3:23 PM, Brent Barnes <00000113f4c02191-dmarc-request...> wrote:
Thanks Hal and Jesse! I will employ both techniques when I head up there in a couple of weeks.
Brent Barnes
On Friday, April 11, 2025, 11:25:21 AM CDT, drhal2 Yocum <drhal2...> wrote:
Hi Brent, I used a slightly different due to my loss of hearing at the higher frequencies. I found the Henslow sparrow there at the Tall Grass Prairie by driving at 100 yard intervals , stopping for 5 minutes and using “Merlin to hear for me”. Then just 1-2 calls brought several right to the fence for excellent viewing and photos. That way I could cover more areas. No motor noise to compete.Hope you succeed.Hal A. Yocum , MD
Sent from my iPhone
On Apr 11, 2025, at 8:15 AM, Jesse Pline <jessepline...> wrote:
Hi Brent,
Your best bet for Henslow's Sparrow will be by avoiding driving and instead walking the roads and trails. I had the same difficulty when working on finding them for my OK Big Year, the easiest way to find them is when they're singing and their song is very short and high-pitched, something that you'll have a very hard time hearing over a car engine.
On Fri, Apr 11, 2025, 1:02 AM Brent Barnes <00000113f4c02191-dmarc-request...> wrote:
Hello birders of Oklahoma!
I have finally broken down this year and am reaching out to the many Oklahoma birding experts on this list serve for suggestions on finding and photographing a bird that has become a real nemesis of mine - the Henslow's Sparrow. Obviously, the best place to find this species in Oklahoma is the Tall Grass Prairie Preserve, but after six half-day trips in April and May during the past two years, I have continued to strike out.
I know Henslow's Sparrow is a secretive bird of the sparse grassland, but reportedly males can be seen perched and singing during breeding season. I have slowly driven many miles at the Tall Grass preserve looking along grass areas and have walked the trails many times. I have found many great birds such as Upland Sandpiper, American Golden Plover, roosting Common Nighthawk in the mid-day, American Pipit and can usually find Savannah Sparrow and Field Sparrow and in May can easily find dozens of Dickissels, but no Henslow's Sparrows.
Do any of you have suggestions for finding and photographing this species at the Tall Grass Prairie Preserve? For those who have seen this species there, is it usually by slowly driving the grassy areas and searching the grassland or by walking the trails or headquarter areas? Is there an area of the large preserve where you have had better luck finding this species?
Thanks for any tips, I will likely try and get up there in the next two weeks and was hoping for suggestions.
Brent Barnes
Thanks Hal and Jesse! I will employ both techniques when I head up there in a couple of weeks.
Brent Barnes
On Friday, April 11, 2025, 11:25:21 AM CDT, drhal2 Yocum <drhal2...> wrote:
Hi Brent, I used a slightly different due to my loss of hearing at the higher frequencies. I found the Henslow sparrow there at the Tall Grass Prairie by driving at 100 yard intervals , stopping for 5 minutes and using “Merlin to hear for me”. Then just 1-2 calls brought several right to the fence for excellent viewing and photos. That way I could cover more areas. No motor noise to compete.Hope you succeed.Hal A. Yocum , MD
Sent from my iPhone
On Apr 11, 2025, at 8:15 AM, Jesse Pline <jessepline...> wrote:
Hi Brent,
Your best bet for Henslow's Sparrow will be by avoiding driving and instead walking the roads and trails. I had the same difficulty when working on finding them for my OK Big Year, the easiest way to find them is when they're singing and their song is very short and high-pitched, something that you'll have a very hard time hearing over a car engine.
On Fri, Apr 11, 2025, 1:02 AM Brent Barnes <00000113f4c02191-dmarc-request...> wrote:
Hello birders of Oklahoma!
I have finally broken down this year and am reaching out to the many Oklahoma birding experts on this list serve for suggestions on finding and photographing a bird that has become a real nemesis of mine - the Henslow's Sparrow. Obviously, the best place to find this species in Oklahoma is the Tall Grass Prairie Preserve, but after six half-day trips in April and May during the past two years, I have continued to strike out.
I know Henslow's Sparrow is a secretive bird of the sparse grassland, but reportedly males can be seen perched and singing during breeding season. I have slowly driven many miles at the Tall Grass preserve looking along grass areas and have walked the trails many times. I have found many great birds such as Upland Sandpiper, American Golden Plover, roosting Common Nighthawk in the mid-day, American Pipit and can usually find Savannah Sparrow and Field Sparrow and in May can easily find dozens of Dickissels, but no Henslow's Sparrows.
Do any of you have suggestions for finding and photographing this species at the Tall Grass Prairie Preserve? For those who have seen this species there, is it usually by slowly driving the grassy areas and searching the grassland or by walking the trails or headquarter areas? Is there an area of the large preserve where you have had better luck finding this species?
Thanks for any tips, I will likely try and get up there in the next two weeks and was hoping for suggestions.
Brent Barnes
We've had the yellow throated warbler for a couple weeks, wood ducks have returned and this morning, parulas and great crested flycatchers showed but the coolest thing, and know it ain't birds, is large assembly of breeding gar (short nosed I think). They swim up the outlet creek from the river to its source and then perform this massive breeding ritual with the larger females tread water ( not easy, it's flowing fast) and are attended any number of smaller males. It is beautiful sinuous dance and worth the walk back a half mile or so to the west off Jenkins. The numbers conservatively 300, probably more. They full the creek bank to bank just below the bubbler for about 100 feet or more. The water is extremely well treated and has almost no odor and the fish seem to revel in it. It's been going on at a low level for a couple weeks, but it's just reached its peak. D.
Date: 4/11/25 8:16 am From: Mike Ludewig <fishinorbirding...> Subject: Oxley Nature Center Sherry Lake and Marsh Pond
For those who don't know yet, Sherry Lake at Oxley is at best only 50% full (by surface area). The earthen dam has broken and the lake is totally dry from the shore near the observation platform well past the island. Assuming you wouldn't sink in wet mud and muck, you could walk on dry land to the island and well beyond. Besides that, the Marsh pond is extremely low and also is at least 50% dry by surface water area. As a result, neither of these two favorite areas of mine are very "birdy". In fact, during my visit yesterday, I only saw some chicadees and blue-grey gnatcatchers! Also, Lake Yahola had no "water/shore bird" activity!
I talked with the Oxley folks about the situation and was told that after work with agencies such as the EPA, Corp of Engineers, etc that a plan had been developed for repair/ replacement but would not be totally completed "during our lifetime". I'm hoping this statement meant that although a complete reconstruction/replacement of the dam (which dates back to the Roosevelt WPA program of 1933-1939) could take a very long time, perhaps the dam hole could be "patched" to allow the lake to fill again while reconstruction takes place. Who knows?
Your best bet for Henslow's Sparrow will be by avoiding driving and instead
walking the roads and trails. I had the same difficulty when working on
finding them for my OK Big Year, the easiest way to find them is when
they're singing and their song is very short and high-pitched, something
that you'll have a very hard time hearing over a car engine.
On Fri, Apr 11, 2025, 1:02 AM Brent Barnes <
<00000113f4c02191-dmarc-request...> wrote:
> Hello birders of Oklahoma!
>
> I have finally broken down this year and am reaching out to the many
> Oklahoma birding experts on this list serve for suggestions on finding and
> photographing a bird that has become a real nemesis of mine - the Henslow's
> Sparrow. Obviously, the best place to find this species in Oklahoma is the
> Tall Grass Prairie Preserve, but after six half-day trips in April and May
> during the past two years, I have continued to strike out.
>
> I know Henslow's Sparrow is a secretive bird of the sparse grassland, but
> reportedly males can be seen perched and singing during breeding season. I
> have slowly driven many miles at the Tall Grass preserve looking along
> grass areas and have walked the trails many times. I have found many great
> birds such as Upland Sandpiper, American Golden Plover, roosting Common
> Nighthawk in the mid-day, American Pipit and can usually find Savannah
> Sparrow and Field Sparrow and in May can easily find dozens of Dickissels,
> but no Henslow's Sparrows.
>
> Do any of you have suggestions for finding and photographing this species
> at the Tall Grass Prairie Preserve? For those who have seen this species
> there, is it usually by slowly driving the grassy areas and searching the
> grassland or by walking the trails or headquarter areas? Is there an area
> of the large preserve where you have had better luck finding this species?
>
> Thanks for any tips, I will likely try and get up there in the next two
> weeks and was hoping for suggestions.
>
> Brent Barnes
>
Hello birders of Oklahoma!
I have finally broken down this year and am reaching out to the many Oklahoma birding experts on this list serve for suggestions on finding and photographing a bird that has become a real nemesis of mine - the Henslow's Sparrow. Obviously, the best place to find this species in Oklahoma is the Tall Grass Prairie Preserve, but after six half-day trips in April and May during the past two years, I have continued to strike out.
I know Henslow's Sparrow is a secretive bird of the sparse grassland, but reportedly males can be seen perched and singing during breeding season. I have slowly driven many miles at the Tall Grass preserve looking along grass areas and have walked the trails many times. I have found many great birds such as Upland Sandpiper, American Golden Plover, roosting Common Nighthawk in the mid-day, American Pipit and can usually find Savannah Sparrow and Field Sparrow and in May can easily find dozens of Dickissels, but no Henslow's Sparrows.
Do any of you have suggestions for finding and photographing this species at the Tall Grass Prairie Preserve? For those who have seen this species there, is it usually by slowly driving the grassy areas and searching the grassland or by walking the trails or headquarter areas? Is there an area of the large preserve where you have had better luck finding this species?
Thanks for any tips, I will likely try and get up there in the next two weeks and was hoping for suggestions.
Brent Barnes
Date: 4/10/25 6:06 pm From: <arbour...> <arbour...> Subject: Red Slough Bird Survey - April 10
It was partly cloudy and warm, with a light wind on the bird survey today. 75 species were found. Its been two weeks since I did a bird survey and things have really changed. Most of our winter ducks have departed and a lot of our summer breeders have arrived. Notable recent arrivals include Black-bellied Whistling Ducks, Purple Gallinules, Green Herons, Red-eyed Vireos, Prothonotary Warblers, Orchard Oriole, etc. Also of note, Little-blue Herons and Anhingas are already starting to nest on Pintail Lake. Here is my list for today:
Date: 4/8/25 6:48 am From: Sandy Berger <sndbrgr...> Subject: Birding in and Around Fort Smith/Sequoyah NWR
After Covid I saw from other Facebook pages that there were a number of
people in this area that had taken up birding during the pandemic,
including people in eastern Oklahoma. So I started the Facebook page
Birding In and Around Fort Smith which covers parts of Easter OK.
If there are any eastern Oklahoma people interested please check out the
page or email me for info on field trips. This Saturday we will be heading
to Alma, AR to visit the new wet units that the Arkansas Game and Fish
Commission has built. We will meet at the Alma McDonald’s at 7:00 a.m.
The page is designed for people to post photos from birds within 50 miles
of Fort Smith. So that would include Sequoyah NWR and the lower half of
Lake Tenkiller. New birders can ask questions. Advice on birding is
sometimes posted. But anyone, no matter where they live, is invited.
Please check it out.
Yesterday I visited Sequoyah NWR. I came away with 55 species. Newly
arrived birds included Yellow-throated Warbler, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher,
Northern Parula and a single Warbling Vireo that Ebird said was too early.
Even with all the flooded fields though, there was not a single shorebird
on site. Also found a Barred Owl nest and watched a young bobcat catch a
coot.
Sadly all the trees in Miner’s cove are dead and have crashed to the
ground. We all believe it had to do with the 2019 flood.
Also, sadly, two of Sequoyah’s employees are having to take early
retirement because of government cuts.
- OOS Group Dinner
- Keynote speaker: Dr. Leslie Cole
- Topic: An update on the ongoing global H5N1 Highly Pathogenic Avian
Influenza outbreak, including information on how the virus is changing
species and current control activities.
*Sunday, April 13th Morning*
- Tishomingo NWR Field Trip, 9 am (Lead by Justin Roach, meet at 4-way
stop inside refuge)
- Checkout before 12 pm
We checked the area this AM just north of 63rd.
Many sightings:
American Golden Plover-8
Upland sandpiper-1
Pectoral sandpipers - 2
Also American kestrels, American and Fish crows, Savannah sparrow, E Meadowlark, killdeer.
Hal Yocum , Edmond
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Date: 4/4/25 3:27 am From: my AT&T YAHOO MAIL <shenthorn205...> Subject: Re: Hackberry Flat Survey 4-3-2025
Wow! Great to have the wetland return and be visited by such variety and numbers. I had wondered why no mention in years.
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On Thu, Apr 3, 2025 at 10:37 PM, drhal2 Yocum<drhal2...> wrote: Nice list, thanks.
Hal Yocum, Edmond
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> On Apr 3, 2025, at 8:55 PM, Louis Truex <ml2x1954...> wrote:
>
>
> Hello Everyone,
>
> For the first time in 7 years, we have some real water at Hackberry Flat. We still need more rain to fill the 6 units ready to accept it but we have water right now in 4 of the 6 units just east of the Meeting Center. Water will begin to be added to the Boardwalk Unit, which are the next two east, on Monday. Movement is slow bc of the lo head pressure at the lake. The lake is still showing no mud but there are lots of shorebirds in the grass around the edges. The goal is to draw water down until mud appears around the lake and to keep drawing the lake down as that mud dries to expose the same width of new mud. That is the play unless it rains big and then it will be to fill the Sandpiper, Brood, Avocet and the Weir units..........here's the survey results.
>
> Tillman - Hackberry Flat Survey, Tillman, Oklahoma, US
> Apr 2, 2025 11:57 AM - 3:25 PM
> Protocol: Traveling
> 15.879 mile(s)
> 49 species (+1 other taxa)
>
> Blue-winged Teal 290
> Cinnamon Teal 2
> Northern Shoveler 450
> Gadwall 280
> American Wigeon 9
> Mallard 10
> Northern Pintail 66
> Green-winged Teal 117
> Ring-necked Duck 4
> Lesser Scaup 6
> Bufflehead 4
> Ruddy Duck 42
> Mourning Dove 88
> American Coot 275
> Black-necked Stilt 11
> Killdeer 4
> Upland Sandpiper 3
> Long-billed Curlew 6
> Long-billed Dowitcher 750
> Wilson's Snipe 78 Counted individually
> Lesser Yellowlegs 2
> Greater Yellowlegs 13
> Baird's Sandpiper 43
> Least Sandpiper 37
> Pied-billed Grebe 6
> Eared Grebe 2
> Turkey Vulture 1
> Northern Harrier 2
> Red-tailed Hawk 3
> Great Horned Owl 1
> American Kestrel 2
> Say's Phoebe 1 Peachy, rufous belly with jet black tail Dark line from bill thru eye Kelvin saw him mon and tue
> Ash-throated Flycatcher 1 Cont bird Probably a nester from last year Early Pale yellow n belly Dingy white throat extending to yellow Rufous under tail and primaries
> Scissor-tailed Flycatcher 4
> Loggerhead Shrike 6
> Horned Lark 4
> Purple Martin 3
> Barn Swallow 4
> Marsh Wren 2
> Northern Mockingbird 3
> Lark Sparrow 2
> White-crowned Sparrow 26
> Vesper Sparrow 4
> Savannah Sparrow 16
> Western Meadowlark 2
> Eastern Meadowlark 1
> Western/Eastern Meadowlark 21
> Red-winged Blackbird 80
> Brown-headed Cowbird 1
> Northern Cardinal 1
>
> Lou Truex
Nice list, thanks.
Hal Yocum, Edmond
Sent from my iPhone
> On Apr 3, 2025, at 8:55 PM, Louis Truex <ml2x1954...> wrote:
>
>
> Hello Everyone,
>
> For the first time in 7 years, we have some real water at Hackberry Flat. We still need more rain to fill the 6 units ready to accept it but we have water right now in 4 of the 6 units just east of the Meeting Center. Water will begin to be added to the Boardwalk Unit, which are the next two east, on Monday. Movement is slow bc of the lo head pressure at the lake. The lake is still showing no mud but there are lots of shorebirds in the grass around the edges. The goal is to draw water down until mud appears around the lake and to keep drawing the lake down as that mud dries to expose the same width of new mud. That is the play unless it rains big and then it will be to fill the Sandpiper, Brood, Avocet and the Weir units..........here's the survey results.
>
> Tillman - Hackberry Flat Survey, Tillman, Oklahoma, US
> Apr 2, 2025 11:57 AM - 3:25 PM
> Protocol: Traveling
> 15.879 mile(s)
> 49 species (+1 other taxa)
>
> Blue-winged Teal 290
> Cinnamon Teal 2
> Northern Shoveler 450
> Gadwall 280
> American Wigeon 9
> Mallard 10
> Northern Pintail 66
> Green-winged Teal 117
> Ring-necked Duck 4
> Lesser Scaup 6
> Bufflehead 4
> Ruddy Duck 42
> Mourning Dove 88
> American Coot 275
> Black-necked Stilt 11
> Killdeer 4
> Upland Sandpiper 3
> Long-billed Curlew 6
> Long-billed Dowitcher 750
> Wilson's Snipe 78 Counted individually
> Lesser Yellowlegs 2
> Greater Yellowlegs 13
> Baird's Sandpiper 43
> Least Sandpiper 37
> Pied-billed Grebe 6
> Eared Grebe 2
> Turkey Vulture 1
> Northern Harrier 2
> Red-tailed Hawk 3
> Great Horned Owl 1
> American Kestrel 2
> Say's Phoebe 1 Peachy, rufous belly with jet black tail Dark line from bill thru eye Kelvin saw him mon and tue
> Ash-throated Flycatcher 1 Cont bird Probably a nester from last year Early Pale yellow n belly Dingy white throat extending to yellow Rufous under tail and primaries
> Scissor-tailed Flycatcher 4
> Loggerhead Shrike 6
> Horned Lark 4
> Purple Martin 3
> Barn Swallow 4
> Marsh Wren 2
> Northern Mockingbird 3
> Lark Sparrow 2
> White-crowned Sparrow 26
> Vesper Sparrow 4
> Savannah Sparrow 16
> Western Meadowlark 2
> Eastern Meadowlark 1
> Western/Eastern Meadowlark 21
> Red-winged Blackbird 80
> Brown-headed Cowbird 1
> Northern Cardinal 1
>
> Lou Truex
Greetings OK Birders,
The Payne County Audubon Society is holding the 5th annual BIRDLAM competition on April 26, and I would encourage you to register!
Birdlam is Oklahoma’s big day birding event sponsored by the Payne County Audubon Society. Held on the fourth Saturday in April, the aim of Birdlam is to raise funds for Audubon chapters and other bird clubs across the state, increase general awareness of the avifauna diversity within Oklahoma, and … have fun!
We have some new prize categories this year, a great logo for the t-shirt, and the painted bunting is our target species. This has been a very Payne County heavy event in the last few years but we would like to see more birders from across the state compete, and to ramp up the competition.
You can find more information, including how to register here: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://paynecountyaudubonsociety.com/birdlam/__;!!GNU8KkXDZlD12Q!7utS4T539hg6yfbo51apmvwmOsjMH-ihBYHhIk1flWkcBgRxrslp2EALag7bGlntTm3jMxQAbkR5zQRGFSQUcQ$ [paynecountyaudubonsociety[.]com]
Cheers,
Michael Reichert
For the first time in 7 years, we have some real water at Hackberry Flat. We still need more rain to fill the 6 units ready to accept it but we have water right now in 4 of the 6 units just east of the Meeting Center. Water will begin to be added to the Boardwalk Unit, which are the next two east, on Monday. Movement is slow bc of the lo head pressure at the lake. The lake is still showing no mud but there are lots of shorebirds in the grass around the edges. The goal is to draw water down until mud appears around the lake and to keep drawing the lake down as that mud dries to expose the same width of new mud. That is the play unless it rains big and then it will be to fill the Sandpiper, Brood, Avocet and the Weir units..........here's the survey results.
Tillman - Hackberry Flat Survey, Tillman, Oklahoma, US Apr 2, 2025 11:57 AM - 3:25 PM Protocol: Traveling 15.879 mile(s) 49 species (+1 other taxa)
Blue-winged Teal 290 Cinnamon Teal 2 Northern Shoveler 450 Gadwall 280 American Wigeon 9 Mallard 10 Northern Pintail 66 Green-winged Teal 117 Ring-necked Duck 4 Lesser Scaup 6 Bufflehead 4 Ruddy Duck 42 Mourning Dove 88 American Coot 275 Black-necked Stilt 11 Killdeer 4 Upland Sandpiper 3 Long-billed Curlew 6 Long-billed Dowitcher 750 Wilson's Snipe 78 Counted individually Lesser Yellowlegs 2 Greater Yellowlegs 13 Baird's Sandpiper 43 Least Sandpiper 37 Pied-billed Grebe 6 Eared Grebe 2 Turkey Vulture 1 Northern Harrier 2 Red-tailed Hawk 3 Great Horned Owl 1 American Kestrel 2 Say's Phoebe 1 Peachy, rufous belly with jet black tail Dark line from bill thru eye Kelvin saw him mon and tue Ash-throated Flycatcher 1 Cont bird Probably a nester from last year Early Pale yellow n belly Dingy white throat extending to yellow Rufous under tail and primaries Scissor-tailed Flycatcher 4 Loggerhead Shrike 6 Horned Lark 4 Purple Martin 3 Barn Swallow 4 Marsh Wren 2 Northern Mockingbird 3 Lark Sparrow 2 White-crowned Sparrow 26 Vesper Sparrow 4 Savannah Sparrow 16 Western Meadowlark 2 Eastern Meadowlark 1 Western/Eastern Meadowlark 21 Red-winged Blackbird 80 Brown-headed Cowbird 1 Northern Cardinal 1
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Ross's Goose
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April 1 - ALL
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Greater White-fronted Goose
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April 4 - ALL
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Cackling Goose
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April 1 - ALL
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Canvasback
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April 10 - ALL
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Greater Scaup
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April 10 - PAN, NW, SW, C, SC, NE
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Surf Scoter
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April 20 - NW, C, NE
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Common Goldeneye
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April 10 - ALL
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Common Merganser
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April 2 - ALL
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Horned Grebe
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April 27 - ALL
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Sandhill Crane
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April 8 - ALL
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Whooping Crane
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April 15 - NW, SW: Rare in Alfalfa Co. Only in NW; and Rare in Tillman Co. Only in SW
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Herring Gull
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April 15 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE
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Red-throated Loon
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April 28 - C, NE
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Pacific Loon
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April 28 - C, NE
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Bald Eagle
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April 1 - PAN, SW
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Rough-legged Hawk
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April 20 - PAN, NW, NE
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Long-eared Owl
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April 18 - PAN, NW, SW, C, SC, NE
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Short-eared Owl
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April 22 - ALL
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
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April 16 - ALL
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Merlin
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April 28 - ALL
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Say's Phoebe
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April 13 - NW, SW
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Mountain Chickadee
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April 28 - *Cimarron co only
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Brown Creeper
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April 15 - ALL
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Winter Wren
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April 10 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE
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Golden-crowned Kinglet
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April 8 - ALL
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Mountain Bluebird
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April 22 – PAN and April 1 - NW, SW, C *rare east to Kingfisher, Canadian and Grady cos only
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Townsend's Solitaire
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April 28 - NW, SW, C *rare east to Logan, Oklahoma and Cleveland cos only
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Hermit Thrush
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April 22 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE
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Sage Thrasher
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April 25 - PAN *Cimarron co only
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Purple Finch
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April 25 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE *rare west to Alfalfa, Major and Blaine cos only in NW; rare in Caddo and Comanche cos only in SW; declining status - reports requested
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Red Crossbill
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April 28 - ALL
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Chestnut-collared Longspur
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April 12 - PAN, NW, SW, C, SC, NE *rare east to Osage and Pawnee cos only
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| Thick-billed Longspur |
April 10 - PAN, NW, SW, C *rare east to Kingfisher, Oklahoma and Cleveland cos only
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Fox Sparrow
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April 9 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE
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Dark-eyed Junco
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April 21 - ALL
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White-throated Sparrow
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April 27 - PAN
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Song Sparrow
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April 17 - NW, SW, C, NE and April 10 - SC, SE
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Swamp Sparrow
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April 24 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE
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Western Meadowlark
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April 5 - SC, NE, SE
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The Date Guide divides Oklahoma into 7 geographic regions,and lists the normal dates of occurrence for each Oklahoma bird species withineach region. Observers are urged to report unusual species, or birds out ofdate or out of normal range in Oklahoma, based on the information given in thispublication.
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Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
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April 27 - C, SC Rare in Alfalfa and Major Cos. ONLY in NW; RARE in Comanche and Tillman Cos. ONLY in SW
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Yellow-billed Cuckoo
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April 25 - ALL
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Black-billed Cuckoo
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April 30 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE
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Common Nighthawk
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April 25 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE
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Common Poorwill
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April 3 - PAN, NW, SW: East to Woods, Ellis and Roger Mills Cos. In NW; Rare in rest of NW; and all Except Cotton Co. in SW and April 10 - C, SC, NE: Rare east to Osage, Tulsa and Creek Cos. Only
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Chuck-will's-widow
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April 6 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE
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Eastern Whip-poor-will
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April 4 - NE, SE: West to Osage, Tulsa and Okmulgee cos. Only in NE; and west to Pittsburg, Atoka and Choctaw cos. Only in SE
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Black-chinned Hummingbird
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April 12 - PAN: Cimarron Co. Only
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Purple Gallinule
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April 15 - Rare in Bryan and southern McCurtain Cos. Only
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Common Gallinule
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April 1 - NW, SW, C, SC: Rare in Major Co. Only in NW; and Rare in Tillman Co. Only in SW
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Whooping Crane
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April 1 -NW, SW: Rare in Alfalfa Co. Only in NW; and Rare in Tillman Co. Only in SW
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Black-necked Stilt
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April 1 - PAN, C, SC, SE: Rare in southern McCurtain Co. in SE
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American Avocet
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April 1 - PAN
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Black-bellied Plover
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April 22 - ALL
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Semipalmated Plover
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April 9 - ALL
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Whimbrel
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April 22 - ALL
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Piping Plover
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April 13 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE
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Upland Sandpiper
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April 12 - PAN
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Hudsonian Godwit
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April 10 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE: West to Woods, Woodward, Dewey and Custer cos. Only in NW; and west to Washita, Kiowa and Tillman cos. Only in SW
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Marbled Godwit
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April 7 - PAN, NW, SW, C, SC, NE
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Sanderling
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April 26 - ALL
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White-rumped Sandpiper
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April 26 - ALL
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Buff-breasted Sandpiper
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April 22 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE: West to Woods, Woodward, Dewey and Custer cos Only in NW; and west to Washita Kiowa and Tillman cos. Only in SW
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Wilson's Snipe
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April 1 - PAN
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Spotted Sandpiper
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April 22 – PAN and April 10 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE
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Willet
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April 11 - ALL
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Caspian Tern
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April 15 - ALL
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Common Loon
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April 3 - PAN
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American White Pelican
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April 1 - PAN
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Least Bittern
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April 16 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE
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Tricolored Heron
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April 17 - NW, C, SC, SE Rare in Alfalfa Co Only in NW; Rate in Canadian and Oklahoma cos Only in C; Rare in Johnston Co Only in SC; and Rare in Bryan, Choctaw and southern McCurtain cos Only in SE
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Green Heron
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April 1 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE
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Black-crowned Night-Heron
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April 15 - PAN
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Glossy Ibis
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April 12 - NW, SW, C, SE Rare in Alfalfa and Major cos Only in NW; Rare in Tillman Co Only in SW; and Rare in southern McCurtain Co Only in SE
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White-faced Ibis
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April 1 - ALL
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Mississippi Kite
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April 20 - ALL East to Washington, Rogers, Wagoner and Muskogee Cos Only in NE
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Broad-winged Hawk
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April 2 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE Rare west to Alfalfa, Major, Dewey and Blaine cos only in NW; and Caddo and Comanche cos Only in SW
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Red-headed Woodpecker
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April 15 - PAN
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Ash-throated Flycatcher
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April 12 - PAN, NW, SW Cimarron Co and rare in Texas and Beaver cos in PAN; Rare in Blaine co Only in NW; and east to Beckham, Kiowa, western Comanche and Tillman cos Only in SW
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Great Crested Flycatcher
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April 13 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE
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Cassin's Kingbird
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April 22 - Northwestern Cimarron co Only
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Western Kingbird
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April 21 – PAN and April 10 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE - All counties except Delaware, Cherokee and Adair in NE, and east to Pittsburg, Atoka and western Choctaw cos. In SE
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Eastern Kingbird
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April 25, - PAN and April 14 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE and April 7 - SE
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Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
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April 8 - PAN
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Olive-sided Flycatcher
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April 30 - ALL
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Eastern Wood-Pewee
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April 20 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE West to Alfalfa, Major and Blaine cos only in NW; west to Caddo, Comanche and Cotton cos only in SW
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Acadian Flycatcher
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April 20 - C, SC, NE, SE west to Payne, Lincoln and Pottawatomie cos in C; and Pontotoc, Johnston and Marshall cos. Only in SC
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Least Flycatcher
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April 22 - ALL
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Vermilion Flycatcher
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April 1 - PAN rare in northwestern Cimarron co only
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Black-capped Vireo
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April 8 - SW Comanche co only
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Bell's Vireo
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April 18 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE
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Blue-headed Vireo
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April 20 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE
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Warbling Vireo
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April 10 - ALL
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Red-eyed Vireo
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April 7 -NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE *West to Washita, Kiowa and Tillman cos only
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Bank Swallow
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April 14 – ALL and April 16 - Ottawa co only
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Tree Swallow
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April 1 - PAN, NW
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No. Rough-winged Swallow
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April 4 - PAN
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Cliff Swallow
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April 6 - PAN
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Cave Swallow
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April 20 - SW *north to Jackson, Kiowa and Comanche cos only
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House Wren
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April 11 - PAN, NW and April 4 - C, NE
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Sedge Wren
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April 15 - C, SC
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Marsh Wren
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April 14 - PAN, NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE
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Veery
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April 27 - NE, SE
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Gray-cheeked Thrush
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April 21 - C, SC, NE, SE
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Hermit Thrush
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April 19 - PAN
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Swainson's Thrush
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April 16 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE
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Wood Thrush
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April 18 - SW, C, SC, NE, SE *rare in Caddo and Comanche cos only in SW
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Gray Catbird
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April 17 - ALL
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Lesser Goldfinch
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April 25 - PAN, SW *Cimarron co only in PAN and rare in Caddo and Comanche cos only in SW
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Cassin's Sparrow
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April 9 - PAN, NW, SW, C, SC *east to Alfalfa and Major cos only in NW; rare in Canadian co only in C; and rare in Jefferson and Carter cos only in SC
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Bachman's Sparrow
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April 1 - NE, SE *rare in Osage, Creek, Okmulgee and Delaware cos only in NE; rare in Atoka, Pushmataha and McCurtain cos only in SE
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Grasshopper Sparrow
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April 9 - PAN
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Black-throated Sparrow
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April 12 - PAN * rare in northwestern Cimarron co only
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Lark Sparrow
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April 6 - PAN
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Clay-colored Sparrow
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April 10 – PAN and April 1 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE
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Brewer's Sparrow
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April 15 - PAN *Cimarron co only
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White-throated Sparrow
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April 3 - PAN
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Henslow's Sparrow
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April 7 - NE *Osage, Washington, Nowata and Craig cos only
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Savannah Sparrow
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April 1 - PAN
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Lincoln's Sparrow
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April 4 - PAN
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Green-tailed Towhee
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April 28 - PAN *rare in Cimarron co only
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Yellow-breasted Chat
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April 17 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE
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Bobolink
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April 29 - NW, C, SC, NE, SE
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Yellow-headed Blackbird
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April 1 - SE
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Orchard Oriole
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April 12 - ALL
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Bullock's Oriole
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April 18 - PAN, NW, SW *Harper, Ellis and Roger Mills co only in NW and all counties except Caddo, eastern Comanche and Cotton cos in SW
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Baltimore Oriole
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April 17 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE *west to Caddo, eastern Comanche and Cotton cos in SW
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Bronzed Cowbird
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April 30 - PAN *rare in western Cimarron Co only
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Ovenbird
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April 12- NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE and April 8 - *Delaware and Adair cos only in NE and Le Flore and McCurtain cos only in SE
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Worm-eating Warbler
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April 10 - NE, SE *Ottawa, Delaware, Cherokee and Adair cos only in NE; and Le Flore and McCurtain cos only in SE
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Northern Waterthrush
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April 21 - ALL
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Blue-winged Warbler
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April 28 - NE *rare in Delaware, Cherokee, Adair and Sequoyah cos only
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Prothonotary Warbler
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April 1 - NW, C, SC, NE, SE *Alfalfa and Major cos only in NW
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Swainson's Warbler
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April 14 - SE * rare in McCurtain co only
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Tennessee Warbler
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April 19 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE
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Orange-crowned Warbler
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April 22 - PAN
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Nashville Warbler
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April 28 – PAN and April 4 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE
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Kentucky Warbler
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April 8 - C, SC, NE, SE *west to Logan, Oklahoma and Cleveland cos only in C; and Johnston and Pontotoc cos only in SC
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Common Yellowthroat
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April 28 – PAN and April 15 – NW and April 7 - SW, C, NE
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Hooded Warbler
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April 6 - SE *Latimer, Le Flore, Pushmataha and McCurtain cos only in SE
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American Redstart
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April 17 - ALL *west to Craig, Mayes, wagoner and Muskogee cos only in NE; and Le Flore and McCurtain cos only in SE
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Cerulean Warbler
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April 15 - NE, SE *rare in Delaware and Cherokee cos only in NE; rare in Le Flore and McCurtain cos only in SE
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Yellow Warbler
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April 27 – PAN and April 22 - NW, C, NE and April 24 – SW and April 15 - SE
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Chestnut-sided Warbler
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April 28 - SW, C, SC, NE, SE * rare in Comanche Co only in SW
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Blackpoll Warbler
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April 27 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE
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Palm Warbler
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April 20 - NE, SE
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Yellow-rumped Warbler
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April 14 - PAN
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Prairie Warbler
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April 17 - NE, SE *west to Craig, Rogers, Tulsa, southern Osage and Okmulgee cos only in NE
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Black-throated Green Warbler
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April 5 - ALL
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Wilson's Warbler
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April 22 - ALL
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Summer Tanager
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April 10 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE
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Scarlet Tanager
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April 14 - NE, SE *West to Craig, Mayes, Wagoner and Muskogee cos only in NE; Le Flore, Pushmataha and McCurtain cos only in SE
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Rose-breasted Grosbeak
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April 20 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE
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Black-headed Grosbeak
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April 28 - PAN, NW, SW
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Blue Grosbeak
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April 20 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE
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Lazuli Bunting
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April 30 – PAN and April 26 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE
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Indigo Bunting
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April 30 – PAN and April 14 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE
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Dickcissel
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April 18 - ALL
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Painted Bunting
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April 19 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE
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The Date Guide divides Oklahoma into 7 geographic regions,and lists the normal dates of occurrence for each Oklahoma bird species withineach region. Observers are urged to report unusual species, or birds out ofdate or out of normal range in Oklahoma, based on the information given in thispublication.
I had been looking for them nearly daily for the last week and finally saw it today. In fact I thought that we were watching 2 of them based on their vocalizing. Only saw 1 at a time right around the small waterfall .
Hal Yocum
Sent from my iPhone
> On Apr 1, 2025, at 5:14 PM, Devin Bosler <devinbosler...> wrote:
>
> Hi Hal/ OKBIRDS,
>
> I had two (a presumed pair of) Louisiana Waterthrushes at this spot in Mitch Park back on Saturday, 29 March. I suspect they were back even earlier than that date. I couldn’t make it out there until late Saturday afternoon. So, they returned a few days ago. Just putting that out there.
>
> Good birding,
> Devin Bosler
> Edmond, OK
>
>
>> On Apr 1, 2025, at 2:47 PM, drhal2 Yocum <drhal2...> wrote:
>>
>> L. Waterthrush heard / seen about 11- 11:30
>> along the the creek south of the metal bridge, near the small waterfall. There is a trail into the waterfall located south of the bridge with entrances on both east & west of the creek.
>> Hal A. Yocum
>> Sent from my iPhone
I had two (a presumed pair of) Louisiana Waterthrushes at this spot in Mitch Park back on Saturday, 29 March. I suspect they were back even earlier than that date. I couldn’t make it out there until late Saturday afternoon. So, they returned a few days ago. Just putting that out there.
Good birding,
Devin Bosler
Edmond, OK
> On Apr 1, 2025, at 2:47 PM, drhal2 Yocum <drhal2...> wrote:
>
> L. Waterthrush heard / seen about 11- 11:30
> along the the creek south of the metal bridge, near the small waterfall. There is a trail into the waterfall located south of the bridge with entrances on both east & west of the creek.
> Hal A. Yocum
> Sent from my iPhone
L. Waterthrush heard / seen about 11- 11:30
along the the creek south of the metal bridge, near the small waterfall. There is a trail into the waterfall located south of the bridge with entrances on both east & west of the creek.
Hal A. Yocum
Sent from my iPhone
Date: 3/27/25 9:20 pm From: <arbour...> <arbour...> Subject: Red Slough Bird Survey - March 27
It started off calm, partly cloudy and mild, turning windy and warmer in the afternoon, on the bird survey today. 68 species were found. Migrants are really starting to show up. Spring has sprung! Here is my list for today:
Date: 3/24/25 4:55 pm From: Bob LaVal <blnllaval...> Subject: Ruby-throat HB
I see on the humming bird net, that the FRST of yr Ruby-throat has returned to Hochatown, OK on March 22. I think its a little early, Time to put out your feeders. Bob Laval Heavener
Date: 3/24/25 9:53 am From: Dan Reinking <dan...> Subject: Re: Vermillion flycatcher
I believe it is at a pond at the Mohawk Park golf course.
Dan
From: okbirds <OKBIRDS...> On Behalf Of Zach DuFran
Sent: Monday, March 24, 2025 11:49 AM
To: <OKBIRDS...>
Subject: Re: [OKBIRDS] Vermillion flycatcher
Would you mind providing location information? County, city, cross streets.
Date: 3/23/25 12:25 pm From: Zach Poland <zachapoland...> Subject: 2025 OOS Spring Meeting: Lake Murray State Park 4/11-4/13
The Oklahoma Ornithological Society's 2025 Spring Meeting will be held at
Lake Murray State Park from April 11-13. Field trips and meeting activities
are open to all.
Meeting activities will take place at the Group Camp at Lake Murray State
Park. Camp sites or bunks are available in the Group Camp and can be
purchased as part of registration. Individual lodging, cabins or camp
sites can be reserved through the Lake Murray SP website.
Registration is open and can be found on the OOS webpage.
Here is the preliminary meeting agenda:
*Friday, April 11th Afternoon/Evening*
- Meeting registration and reception
- Individual birding
- Social gathering
- Board games
- OOS Group Dinner
- Keynote speaker: Dr. Leslie Cole
- Topic: An update on the ongoing global H5N1 Highly Pathogenic Avian
Influenza outbreak, including information on how the virus is changing
species and current control activities.
*Sunday, April 13th Morning*
- Individual birding
- Checkout
Specific times and details will be available soon.
If you are interested in becoming a member of the OOS, you can join from
the webpage as well.
Date: 3/19/25 12:45 am From: Steve Davis <spd8109...> Subject: Doug James's 100th birth anniversary birding trip to Costa Rica Dec 14-21, 2025
FYI
---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: *Ragupathy Kannan* <greathornbill...>
Date: Sun, Mar 16, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Subject: Doug James's 100th birth anniversary birding trip to Costa Rica
Dec 14-21, 2025
To: ARBIRD Listserv <arbird-l...>
This year is Prof. Doug James's 100th birth anniversary. Doug had the
vision to start the Arkansas Audubon Society Trust (AAST) in 1972. He
sold used textbooks to create and build the trust endowment, which has
since ballooned to over $250,000. The trust supports many student
projects every year, mostly on research and conservation of Arkansas birds.
To commemorate Doug's 100th birthday, all the money I raise this year on
birding and nature tours will be donated to the AAST in his memory. I
already have $1060 from my Belize and Panama tours this summer. My aim
is to raise $3000 for the trust by the end of the year.
I hereby announce a fund raising birding trip to the Guanacaste region
of Costa Rica Dec 14-21, 2025. Price is $2435 plus air, starting from
and ending at Liberia, Costa Rica. Our local guide will be the
legendary genius, Esteban Biamonte, who won many hearts from my last
December's tour.
