I wish people with cameras with lens big enough to count eye lashes would keep their distance.Old man’s opinionDon MaasMesa, AZMaricopa County
“If you do not take an interest in the affairs of your government then you are doomed to live under the rules of fools. Plato“You can ignore reality, but you cannot ignore the consequences of reality.”
Don & Shirley MaasThe Maas’s have migrated to the Valley of the Sun in Mesa, AZ from Choctaw, Ok for the winter.
On Thursday, October 22, 2026, 11:58 AM, Zach DuFran <zdufran...> wrote:
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Zach DuFranNorman, OK
On Thu, Oct 22, 2026 at 1:41 PM Devin Bosler <devinbosler...> wrote:
Hi OKBIRDS, There was a male COMMON POORWILL day-roosting on the ground at Oklahoma DEQ bldg. pollinator garden on corner of N. Robinson Ave. x N. 7th St. in downtown OKC. Unfortunately a man trying to get as close as possible to it for phoneZjQcmQRYFpfptBannerStart External Email ZjQcmQRYFpfptBannerEndHi OKBIRDS,
There was a male COMMON POORWILL day-roosting on the ground at Oklahoma DEQ bldg. pollinator garden on corner of N. Robinson Ave. x N. 7th St. in downtown OKC. Unfortunately a man trying to get as close as possible to it for phone photos flushed it as I was arriving. It flew down 7th St. to St. Paul’s Episcopal Church cathedral lot where it disappeared into their garden beds. I tried to relocate it but never could. It’s in there resting somewhere. Hopefully settled in a spot with not much more human disturbance. One of a handful of fall occurrences for Oklahoma Co. Thanks to Ellie Howell for posting her initial observation on eBird shortly after 11am! I wish others could enjoy it.
