Below are the Arrival and Departure lists for August.
ARRIVALS
Green-winged Teal
August 26 - ALL
Sora
August 15 - ALL
Black-bellied Plover
August 2 - ALL
American Golden-Plover
August 28 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE
Wilson's Snipe
August 21 - ALL
Red-necked Phalarope
August 28 - ALL
California Gull
August 11 - PAN, NW, C, SC, NE
Common Tern
August 18 - NW, C, SC, NE
American Bittern
August 25 - ALL
Osprey
August 15 - ALL
Northern Harrier
August 24 - SW, C, SC, SE
Olive-sided Flycatcher
August 18 - ALL
Western Wood-Pewee
August 16 - PAN Cimarron Co only
Alder Flycatcher
August 4 - C, SC, NE, SE
Hammond's Flycatcher
August 28 - PAN Rare in Cimarron Co only
Dusky Flycatcher
August 27 - Rare in Cimarron Co only
Cassin's Vireo
August 25 - PAN *rare in Cimarron Co only
Tree Swallow
August 1 - SW, C
White-breasted Nuthatch
August 30 - rare in Cimarron county only
Clay-colored Sparrow
August 18 - PAN
Brewer's Sparrow
August 25 - PAN *Cimarron co only
Brewer's Blackbird
August 27 - PAN
American Redstart
August 21 - ALL
Black-headed Grosbeak
August 21 - PAN
Black-throated Green Warbler
August 13 - ALL
Canada Warbler
August 28 - C, SC, NE, SE
Lazuli Bunting
August 18 -PAN
MacGillivray's Warbler
August 20 - PAN
Mourning Warbler
August 25 - C, SC, NE, SE
Northern Waterthrush
August 25 - AL
Virginia's Warbler
August 15 - PAN
DEPARTURES
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
August 26 - NW, SW, C, SC
Western Kingbird
August 23 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE - All counties except Delaware, Cherokee and Adair in NE, and east to Pittsburg, Atoka and western Choctaw cos. In SE
Wood Thrush
August 28 - SW, C, SC, NE, SE * rare in Caddo and Comanche cos only in SW
Bachman's Sparrow
August 31 - NE, SE *rare in Osage, Creek, Okmulgee and Delaware cos only in NE; rare in Atoka, Pushmataha and McCurtain cos only in SE
Louisiana Waterthrush
August 23 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE *Major, Dewey and Blaine cos only in NW; and Caddo and Comanche cos only in SW
Blue-winged Warbler
August 8 - NE
Prairie Warbler
August 20 - NE, SE
Scarlet Tanager
August 6 - NE, SE
Worm-eating Warbler
August 25 - NE, SE
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 Observers are urged to report unusual species, or birds out of date or out of normal range in Oklahoma, based on the information given in this publication.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, http://www.okbirds.org/ <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?<u...>&d=DwMF Ag&c=qKdtBuuu6dQK9MsRUVJ2DPXW6oayO8fu4TfEHS8sGNk&r=WtcHdIgfPcd5duugjo56RvrWK XWbcpxsIgrqUhahxv0&m=SXP5X1rcGOTe-8BLcgBgfrQIffBnP0CwWFH-xk9Jzcs&s=Ou4jdCTr0 lwevtBN_Ud9l_b9MMORF9n9FuyumXmcXyc&e=> , 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.
