Date: 5/1/26 9:51 am From: Patricia Velte <pvelte...> Subject: May Migration Report (2 of 2)
And here is the long list of May DEPARTURES…
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Cinnamon Teal
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May 21 - PAN, NW, SW, C, SC
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Northern Pintail
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May 14 - C, SC, NE, SE
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Green-winged Teal
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May 21 - ALL
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Redhead
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May 21 - C, SC, NE, SE
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Ring-necked Duck
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May 12 - ALL
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Lesser Scaup
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May 22 - ALL
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Bufflehead
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May 4 - ALL
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Hooded Merganser
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May 8 - PAN, SW, C, SC
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Red-breasted Merganser
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May 8 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE
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Ruddy Duck
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May 14 - C, SC, NE, SE
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Western Grebe
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May 13 - PAN, NW, SW, C, SC, NE: Rare east to Washington, Tulsa, and Okmulgee Cos. ONLY
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Virginia Rail
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May 10 - ALL
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Common Poorwill
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May 14 - C, SC, NE: Rare east to Osage, Tulsa and Creek Cos. Only
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Sora
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May 20 - ALL
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American Avocet
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May 20 - C, SC, NE, SE
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Black-bellied Plover
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May 30 - ALL
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Semipalmated Plover
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May 26 - ALL
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Piping Plover
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May 13 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE
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Snowy Plover
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May 16 - C, SC, NE
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Upland Sandpiper
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May 18 - NW, SW, C, SC, SE
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Long-billed Curlew
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May 20 - NW, SW, C, SC
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Hudsonian Godwit
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May 31 - 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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May 6 - PAN, NW, SW, C, SC, NE
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Dunlin
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May 31 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE: Rare Dec. 1 - Apr. 20; 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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Baird's Sandpiper
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May 27 - ALL
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Buff-breasted Sandpiper
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May 21 - 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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Western Sandpiper
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May 26 - ALL: Rare in spring migration
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Short-billed Dowitcher
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May 16 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE
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Long-billed Dowitcher
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May 23 - ALL
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Wilson's Snipe
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May 13 - ALL
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Solitary Sandpiper
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May 16 - ALL
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Willet
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May 22 - ALL
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Greater Yellowlegs
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May 22 – PAN and May 30 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE
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Red-necked Phalarope
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May 17 - ALL
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Bonaparte's Gull
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May 1 - ALL
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California Gull
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May 20 - PAN, NW, C, SC, NE
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Caspian Tern
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May 27 - ALL
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Common Loon
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May 10 - ALL
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American Bittern
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May 16 - ALL
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White-faced Ibis
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May 31 - SW, C, SC, NE, SE East to Washington, Tulsa and Muskogee cos Only
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Osprey
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May 25 - ALL
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Northern Harrier
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May 4 - SW, C, SC, SE
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Sharp-shinned Hawk
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May 10 - ALL
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Peregrine Falcon
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May 21 - ALL
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Dusky Flycatcher
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May 18 - Rare in Cimarron Co only
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Blue-headed Vireo
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May 23 – NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE
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Plumbeous Vireo
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May 14 - PAN *rare in Cimarron Co only
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Philadelphia Vireo
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May 21 - C, SC, NE, SE
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Bank Swallow
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May 24 - ALL
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Tree Swallow
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May 9 - SW, C
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Red-breasted Nuthatch
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May 5 - ALL
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Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
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May 26 – May 26 - SW,C,SC,NE,SE
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Sedge Wren
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May 13 - C, SC, NE, SE
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Marsh Wren
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May 13 – PAN and May 10 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE
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Ruby-crowned Kinglet
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May 15 - ALL
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Townsend's Solitaire
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May 9 - PAN
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Veery
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May 23 - NE, SE
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Gray-cheeked Thrush
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May 21 - C, SC, NE, SE
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Hermit Thrush
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May 18 - PAN
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American Pipit
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May 7 – PAN and May 5 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE,SE
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Sprague's Pipit
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May 3 - ALL
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Lark Bunting
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May 15 - 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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Clay-colored Sparrow
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May 20 - ALL
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Brewer's Sparrow
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May 21 - PAN *Cimarron co only
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White-crowned Sparrow
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May 20 – PAN and May 17 - NW, SW, C, NE and May 11 - SC, SE
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Harris's Sparrow
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May 10 - PAN, NW, C, NE and May 7 - SW, SC, SE
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White-throated Sparrow
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May 12 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE
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Vesper Sparrow
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May 13 – PAN and May 8 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE
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Le Conte's Sparrow
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May 1 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE
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Savannah Sparrow
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May 19 - ALL
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Song Sparrow
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May 4 - PAN
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Lincoln's Sparrow
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May 29 – PAN and May 24 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE
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Green-tailed Towhee
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May 15 - PAN * rare in Cimarron co only
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Spotted Towhee
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May 12 - ALL
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Eastern Towhee
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May 10 - SW, C, SC, NE, SE *rare in Comanche co only in SW; rare west to Payne, Logan, Oklahoma and Cleveland cos only in C; Pontotoc, Johnston and Marshall cos in SC; rare in rest of SC; and west to Osage and Pawnee cos only in NE
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Yellow-headed Blackbird
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May 20 - PAN, NW, SW, C, SC, NE and May 18 - SE
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Bobolink
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May 26 - NW, C, SC, NE, SE *rare in fall migration
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Brewer's Blackbird
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May 9 – PAN and May 1 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE
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Ovenbird
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May 22- NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE
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Northern Waterthrush
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May 20 - ALL
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Golden-winged Warbler
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May 15 - Rare west to Washington, Tulsa and Muskogee cos only in NE; and rare in Le Flore and McCurtain cos only in SE
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Tennessee Warbler
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May 25 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE
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Orange-crowned Warbler
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May 19 – PAN and May 19 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE
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Nashville Warbler
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May 19 - ALL
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Virginia’s Warbler
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May 12 - PAN *rare in Cimarron co only
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MacGillivray's Warbler
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May 29 - PAN *rare in Cimarron co only
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Mourning Warbler
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May 30 - C, SC, NE, SE
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American Redstart
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May 26 - ALL
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Magnolia Warbler
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May 30 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE
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Bay-breasted Warbler
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May 26 - NE, SE
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Blackburnian Warbler
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May 24 - NE, SE
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Yellow Warbler
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May 28 – SW and May 25 - SE
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Chestnut-sided Warbler
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May 21 - SW, C, SC, NE, SE
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Blackpoll Warbler
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May 23 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE
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Palm Warbler
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May 6 - NE, SE
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Yellow-rumped Warbler
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May 26 – PAN and May 13 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE
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Black-throated Green Warbler
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May 20 - ALL
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Canada Warbler
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May 24 - C, SC, NE, SE
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Wilson's Warbler
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May 27 - ALL
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Western Tanager
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May 26 - Cimarron co only
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Rose-breasted Grosbeak
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May 24 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE
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Black-headed Grosbeak
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May 31 – PAN and May 17 - NW, SW
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Lazuli Bunting
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May 28 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE
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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.
