Date: 7/1/25 11:47 am
From: Patricia Velte <pvelte...>
Subject: July Migration Report

Dear OK Birders,

The lists for Arrivals and Departures are below.

Here are ARRIVALS

 

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Rufous Hummingbird
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July 22 - PAN, SW
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American Avocet
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July 14 - C, SC, NE, SE
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Semipalmated Plover
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July 12 - ALL 
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Piping Plover
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July 19 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE
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Snowy Plover
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July 19 - C, SC, NE
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Long-billed Curlew
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July 4 - NW, SW, C, SC
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Marbled Godwit
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July 1 - PAN, NW, SW, C, SC, NE
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Ruddy Turnstone
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July 26 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE: West to Alfalfa, Major and Blaine cos. Only in NW; and west to Washita, Kiowa and Tillman cos. Only in SW
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Red Knot
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July 28 - NW, C, NE: Rare in Alfalfa Co. Only
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Stilt Sandpiper
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July 12 - ALL
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Sanderling
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July 28 - ALL
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Baird's Sandpiper
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July 7 - ALL
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Least Sandpiper
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July 1 - PAN
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Buff-breasted Sandpiper
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July 26 - 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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Pectoral Sandpiper
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July 9 - ALL
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Semipalmated Sandpiper
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July 6 - ALL 
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Western Sandpiper
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July 6 - ALL
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Short-billed Dowitcher
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July 1 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE
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Long-billed Dowitcher
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July 10 - ALL
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Spotted Sandpiper
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July 4 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE
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Solitary Sandpiper
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July 1 - ALL
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Willet
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July 1 - ALL
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Wilson's Phalarope
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July 20 - SW, C, SC, NE, SE
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Caspian Tern
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July 11 - ALL
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Forster's Tern
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July 10 - PAN, NW, SW, NE
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White-faced Ibis
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July 26 - SW, C, SC, NE, SE East to Washington, Tulsa and Muskogee cos Only
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Swainson's Hawk
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July 14 - SE
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Peregrine Falcon
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July 28 - ALL
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Willow Flycatcher
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July 30 - ALL
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Least Flycatcher
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July 15 - ALL
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Bank Swallow
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July 22 - ALL
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Sedge Wren
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July 25 - NE, SE
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Yellow Warbler
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July 20 - SW and July 25 - SE
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Yellow-headed Blackbird
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July 4 - PAN, NW, SW, C, SC, NE
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DEPARTURE

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Glossy Ibis
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July 28 - 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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The Date Guide divides Oklahoma into 7 geographic regions, and lists the normal dates of occurrence for each Oklahoma bird species within each region. Observers are urged to report unusual species, or birds out of date or out of normal range in Oklahoma, based on the information given in this publication.

The Oklahoma Ornithological Society and Oklahoma Bird Records Committee web site, https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.okbirds.org/__;!!GNU8KkXDZlD12Q!7PhQc9aCEHfUrFCH_N_ND2ViuZTvCUQq-U3rWNRBlt6joNJo-Y6KmTAB26GXYtzMR0NnkYSpl_Rn6Byt$ [okbirds[.]org], includes ordering information for the Date Guide to the Occurrences of Birds in Oklahoma, information on documenting significant records, documentation forms, instructions, and a searchable database for Oklahoma bird migration information. Birders are cordially invited to join the Oklahoma Ornithological Society.

 

Happy birding!

Pat Velte

<pvelte...>

Oklahoma City, OK


 
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