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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.
