Date: 10/1/25 2:19 pm From: Patricia Velte <pvelte...> Subject: October Migration Report (1 of 2)
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Greetings OKBirders,
October is a month with a lot of movement. Because the lists are long, I’m sending them in separate messages. Below is the list of ARRIVALS:
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Snow Goose
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October 10 - ALL
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Ross's Goose
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October 29 - ALL
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Greater White-fronted Goose
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October 6 - ALL
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Cackling Goose
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October 22 - ALL
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Canvasback
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October 20 - ALL
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Ring-necked Duck
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October 3 - ALL
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Greater Scaup
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October 22 - PAN, NW, SW, C, SC, NE
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Surf Scoter
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October 30 - NW, C, NE
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Bufflehead
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October 22 - ALL
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Hooded Merganser
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October 21 - PAN, SW, C, SC
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Red-breasted Merganser
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October 26 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE
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Ruddy Duck
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October 2 - C, SC, NE, SE
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Western Grebe
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October 12 - PAN, NW, SW, C, SC, NE: Rare east to Washington, Tulsa and Okmulgee Cos. ONLY
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Yellow Rail
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October 3 - SE: Rare in southern McCurtain Co. Only
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Sandhill Crane
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October 4 - PAN, C, SC, NE and October 8 - NW, SW, SE
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Whooping Crane
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October 17 - NW, SW: Rare in Alfalfa Co. Only in NW; and Rare in Tillman Co. Only in SW
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Dunlin
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October 9 - 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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American Woodcock
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October 18 - NW, SW, C, SC
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Bonaparte's Gull
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October 20 - ALL
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Little Gull
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October 11 - C, SC, NE
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Herring Gull
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October 4 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE
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Common Loon
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October 15 - ALL
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Golden Eagle
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October 25 - PAN, NW, SW, SC, NE, SE Rare east to Osage and Pawnee Cos; also Rare in Sequoyah Co
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Bald Eagle
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October 8 - PAN, SW
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Rough-legged Hawk
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October 18 - PAN, NW, NE and October 28 - SW, C
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Ferruginous Hawk
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October 22 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE Rare east to Washington, Tulsa and Okmulgee cos Only in NE
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Long-eared Owl
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October 18 - PAN, NW, C, NE
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Short-eared Owl
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October 11 - ALL
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
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October 3 - ALL
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Brown Creeper
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October 1 - ALL
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Winter Wren
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October 3 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE
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Golden-crowned Kinglet
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October 4 - ALL
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Hermit Thrush
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October 11 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE
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Sprague's Pipit
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October 2 - ALL
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Purple Finch
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October 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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Pine Siskin
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October 1 - ALL
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Thick-billed Longspur
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October 15 - PAN, NW, SW, C *rare east to Kingfisher, Oklahoma and Cleveland cos only
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Lark Bunting
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October 27 - NW, SW *east to Woods, Dewey and Custer cos only in SW; east to Washita, Kiowa and Tillman cos only in SW
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Fox Sparrow
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October 19 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE
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White-crowned Sparrow
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October 1 - NW, SW, C, NE and October 18 - SC, SE
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Harris's Sparrow
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October 19 - PAN, NW, C, NE
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White-throated Sparrow
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October 7 – PAN and October 3 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE
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Le Conte's Sparrow
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October 10 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE
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Henslow's Sparrow
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October 15 - SE *rare in south McCurtain co only
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Song Sparrow
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October 1 - NW, SW, C, NE and October 8 - SC, SE
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Swamp Sparrow
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October 1 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE
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Rusty Blackbird
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October 20 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE,SE
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Chestnut-collared Longspur
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October 15 – PAN, NW, SW, C, SC, NE
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Horned Grebe
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October 8 – ALL
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Mountain Bluebird
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October 18 – NW, SW, C
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Redhead
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October 1 – C, SC, NE, SE
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Sage Thrasher
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October 10 – SW
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Steller’s Jay
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October 20 – PAN
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Townsend’s Solitaire
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October 30 – NW, SW, C
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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.
