Date: 5/2/26 12:03 pm From: Patricia Velte <pvelte...> Subject: May Migration Report (1 of 2)
Hello!
The May departures list is lengthy and so I’m sending this month’s list in two message. Here is the list of ARRIVALS.
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Common Nighthawk
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May 7 - PAN
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Ruddy Turnstone
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May 4 - 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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Short-billed Dowitcher
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May 3 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE
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Red-necked Phalarope
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May 4 - ALL
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Laughing Gull
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May 11 - NW, C, SC, NE, SE
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Least Tern
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May 1 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE
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Black Tern
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May 1 - ALL
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Green Heron
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May 1 - PAN
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White Ibis
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May 20 - C, SC
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Great Crested Flycatcher
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May 3 - Texas and Beaver Cos Only
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Western Wood-Pewee
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May 10 - PAN Cimarron Co only
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Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
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May 1 SW, C, SC, NE, SE Rare west to Caddo, Comanche and Cotton cos only
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Alder Flycatcher
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May 6 - C, SC, NE, SE
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Willow Flycatcher
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May 6 - ALL
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Dusky Flycatcher
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May 6 - PAN Rare in Cimarron Co only
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Plumbeous Vireo
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May 1 - PAN *rare in Cimarron Co only
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Philadelphia Vireo
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May 2 - C, SC, NE, SE
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Swainson's Thrush
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May 1 - PAN
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Yellow-breasted Chat
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May 11 - PAN
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Golden-winged Warbler
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May 1 - NE, SE *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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Virginia’s Warbler
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May 6 - PAN *rare in Cimarron co only
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MacGillivray's Warbler
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May 10 - PAN *rare in Cimarron co only
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Mourning Warbler
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May 5 - C, SC, NE, SE
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Magnolia Warbler
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May 2 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE
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Bay-breasted Warbler
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May 3 - NE, SE
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Blackburnian Warbler
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May 1 - NE, SE
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Canada Warbler
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May 5 - C, SC, NE, SE
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Western Tanager
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May 10 - PAN *Cimarron co only
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Blue Grosbeak
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May 2 - PAN
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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.
