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Date: 2/12/25 6:32 pm
From: Jesse Pline <jessepline...>
Subject: Re: Red Slough Bird Survey - Feb. 12
Nesting Caracaras in Oklahoma would be awesome! Great find. Hope they stick
around and become regulars down there for you you!

~Jesse Pline, CWR
Eugene, OR

On Wed, Feb 12, 2025, 6:20 PM <arbour...> <arbour...>
wrote:

> It started off overcast, light rain (early only), cool (low 40's). with a
> little wind; becoming windier but only slightly warmer (upper 40's) in the
> afternoon, on the bird survey today. 64 species were found. The highlight
> today was finding a pair of Crested Caracaras on Red Slough. An hour later
> I found a pair of Crested Caracaras a mile west of where I had the first
> pair. Its possible they were a different pair but I am going to have to
> assume they were the same birds. I also observed them copulating so this
> may mean they will be nesting in the area. Here is my list for today:
>
>
> Canada Geese - 18
>
> Wood Duck - 3
>
> Gadwall - 225
>
> Mallard - 318
>
> Blue-winged Teal - 2
>
> Northern Shoveler - 23
>
> Northern Pintail - 158
>
> Green-winged Teal - 157
>
> Canvasback - 13
>
> Ring-necked Duck - 185
>
> Hooded Merganser - 10
>
> Pied-billed Grebe – 3
>
> *Neotropic Cormorant - 1 *(basic adult)
>
> Double-crested Cormorant - 5
>
> Great-blue Heron - 9
>
> Black Vulture - 9
>
> Turkey Vulture – 4
>
> Northern Harrier - 4
>
> Bald Eagle - 1 imm.
>
> Red-shouldered Hawk - 7
>
> Red-tailed Hawk - 3
>
> American Kestrel - 1
>
> *Crested Caracara* - 2 adults
>
> American Coot – 525
>
> Killdeer - 46
>
> Wilson's Snipe - 1
>
> Belted Kingfisher - 1
>
> Red-bellied Woodpecker - 2
>
> Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 2
>
> Hairy Woodpecker - 1
>
> Downy Woodpecker - 4
>
> Northern Flicker - 5
>
> Pileated Woodpecker - 1
>
> Loggerhead Shrike - 2
>
> Eastern Phoebe - 6
>
> Blue Jay - 2
>
> American Crow – 10
>
> Fish Crow - 1
>
> Carolina Chickadee - 5
>
> Carolina Wren - 7
>
> Winter Wren - 3
>
> Sedge Wren - 1
>
> Marsh Wren - 1
>
> Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 3
>
> Golden-crowned Kinglet - 1
>
> Northern Mockingbird - 1
>
> Brown Thrasher - 3
>
> Eastern Bluebird - 3
>
> Hermit Thrush - 1
>
> Cedar Waxwing - 12
>
> Orange-crowned Warbler - 1
>
> Yellow-rumped Warbler - 21
>
> Savannah Sparrow - 12
>
> Fox Sparrow - 1
>
> Lincoln's Sparrow - 1
>
> Song Sparrow - 10
>
> Swamp Sparrow - 5
>
> White-throated Sparrow - 45
>
> Dark-eyed Junco - 1
>
> Eastern Towhee - 1
>
> Northern Cardinal – 21
>
> Meadowlark species - 33
>
> Red-winged Blackbird – 110
>
> Purple Finch - 6
>
>
>
> *Herps:*
>
>
> Cajun Chorus Frog (calling)
>
>
>
> Good birding!
>
>
>
> David Arbour
>
> De Queen, AR
>
>
>
>
>
> Check out the Red Slough Photo Gallery: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://pbase.com/red_slough_wma__;!!GNU8KkXDZlD12Q!-ZW3uworoGE1SkzYdB1gf_16jDqhOSrXP5HzFdwfVVq0rxm8rVyoM5UCJtmaSNJqwNbAAkIqbcTaxuGN8TEWLw$ [pbase[.]com]
> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://pbase.com/red_slough_wma__;!!GNU8KkXDZlD12Q!9aT0S5oZXSwATwz42e_UNhDGSEKdF7w18sT91_89ZyAsxBdlI66cLHtnY7B-EX6sEw61WYXYBwa-FzLzrJiErg$>
>
>
>
> Birders Guide to the Red Slough WMA:
> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/ouachita/landmanagement/resourcemanagement/?cid=fseprd1043423__;!!GNU8KkXDZlD12Q!-ZW3uworoGE1SkzYdB1gf_16jDqhOSrXP5HzFdwfVVq0rxm8rVyoM5UCJtmaSNJqwNbAAkIqbcTaxuFUrEA20A$ [fs[.]usda[.]gov]
> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/ouachita/landmanagement/resourcemanagement/?cid=fseprd1043423__;!!GNU8KkXDZlD12Q!9aT0S5oZXSwATwz42e_UNhDGSEKdF7w18sT91_89ZyAsxBdlI66cLHtnY7B-EX6sEw61WYXYBwa-FzIcXwXdgw$>
>
>

 
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