Date: 3/1/23 2:31 pm From: Patricia Velte <pvelte...> Subject: March Migration Report (2 of 2)
Dear OKBirders,
This is the list of MARCH DEPATURES, based on the "Date Guide to the Occurrences of Birds in Oklahoma," Seventh Edition. Published by the Oklahoma Ornithological Society C 2019.
Tundra Swan
March 13 - ALL
White-winged Scoter
March 28 - C, NE
Black Scoter
March 28 - NE
Long-tailed Duck
March 27 - PAN, NW, SW, C, SC, NE
Yellow Rail
March 1 - SE *rare in southern McCurtain Co. Only
American Woodcock
March 1 - NW, SW, C, SC
Little Gull
March 27 - C, SC, NE
Iceland Gull
March 15 - NW, C, NE, SE *rare for Thayer's race only; Also Thayer's race rare in Le Flore co only in SE
Lesser Black-backed Gull
March 16 - C, NE *rare in Tulsa co only in NE
Glaucous Gull
March 9 - NW, C, NE
Golden Eagle
March 20 - PAN, NW, SW, SC, NE, SE *rare east to Osage and Pawnee cos; also rare in Sequoyah co
Rough-legged Hawk
March 20 - SW, C
Ferruginous Hawk
March 25 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE *rare east to Washington, Tulsa and Okmulgee cos only in NE
Prairie Falcon
March 28 - ALL
Northern Shrike
March 3 - PAN
Steller's Jay
March 15 - PAN * rare in northwestern Cimarron co only
White-breasted Nuthatch
March 1 - PAN rare in Cimarron county only
Sage Thrasher
March 3 - SW *rare in Harmon, Greer, Jackson, Kiowa and Comanche cos only
Cassin's Finch
March 3 - PAN * rare in Cimarron co only
Lapland Longspur
March 10 - ALL
Smith's Longspur
March 20 - SW, C, SC, NE *rare in Comanche co only; and Pontotoc, Johnston and Marshall cos in SC
American Tree Sparrow
March 20 - PAN, NW and March 14 - C, NE and March 1 - SW
Rusty Blackbird
March 28 - NW, SW, C, SC, 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 Observers are urged to report unusual species, or birds out of date or out of normal range in Oklahoma, based on the information given in this publication.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.
