Date: 3/2/23 5:34 pm From: Patricia Velte <pvelte...> Subject: March Migration Report (1 of 2)
Dear OKBirders,
This is the list of MARCH ARRIVALS, based on the "Date Guide to the Occurrences of Birds in Oklahoma," Seventh Edition. Published by the Oklahoma Ornithological Society C 2019.
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
March 28 - Southern McCurtain co only in SE
Blue-winged Teal
March 14 - PAN
Cinnamon Teal
March 1 - PAN
Eared Grebe
March 26 - PAN, NW, C, SC, NE, SE
Chimney Swift
March 28 - ALL
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
March 28 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE
Black-chinned Hummingbird
March 29 - NW, SW, C, SC: Rare north to Blaine, Dewey and Roger Mills Cos. Only in NW; Rare east to Logan, Oklahoma and Cleveland Cos. Only in C; and rare in Stephens and Jefferson cos only in SC
King Rail
March 10 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE
Sora
March 26 - PAN, NW, SW, C, SC, NE
Common Gallinule
March 24 - SE *rare in Bryan and Choctaw cos only in SE; Also southern McCurtain co only in SE
Black-necked Stilt
March 19 - NW, SW, C
American Avocet
March 16 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE
American Golden-Plover
March 5 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE
Mountain Plover
March 26 - PAN *rare in Cimarron co Only
Snowy Plover
March 12 - PAN, NW, SW, C, SC, NE
Upland Sandpiper
March 26 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE
Long-billed Curlew
March 22 - PAN, NW, SW, C, SC *Cimarron and Texas co. only in PAN
Stilt Sandpiper
March 25 - ALL
Baird's Sandpiper
March 1 - ALL
Least Sandpiper
March 26 - PAN
Pectoral Sandpiper
March 1 - ALL
Semipalmated Sandpiper
March 24 - ALL
Western Sandpiper
March 29 - ALL *rare in spring migration
Long-billed Dowitcher
March 14 - PAN, NW, C, NE
Solitary Sandpiper
March 24 - ALL
Lesser Yellowlegs
March 30 - PAN and March 20 - NW, C, SC, NE and March 15 - SW, SE
Greater Yellowlegs
March 30 - PAN
Wilson's Phalarope
March 25 - ALL
Franklin's Gull
March 1 - ALL
Forster's Tern
March 25 - PAN, NW, SW, NE
Neotropic Cormorant
March 10 - NW, SW, C, SC, SE
Anhinga
March 21 - SE *Southern McCurtain Co Only
American Bittern
March 26 - ALL
Great Egret
March 12 - PAN, NW
Snowy Egret
March 27 - ALL
Little Blue Heron
March 27 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE and March 12 - SE
Cattle Egret
March 20 - PAN *Texas and Beaver cos only and March 20 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE
Black-crowned Night-Heron
March 15 - NW, SW, C, NE
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
March 23 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE
White Ibis March 20 - *McCurtain co only Osprey
March 27 - ALL
Swainson's Hawk
March 25 - ALL
Peregrine Falcon
March 24 - ALL
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
March 22 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE
Eastern Phoebe
March 18 - PAN and March 1 - NW
Say's Phoebe
March 26 - PAN and March 20 - NW, SW
White-eyed Vireo
March 18 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE *west to Alfalfa, Major and Blaine cos only in NW and Caddo, Comanche and Cotton cos only in SW
Yellow-throated Vireo
March 25 - C, SC, NE, SE *west to Payne, Oklahoma and Cleveland cos only in C; and Pontotoc and Johnston cos only in SC
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
March 10 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE
Tree Swallow March 20 - SW, C Barn Swallow
March 27 - PAN and March 9 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE
Cliff Swallow
March 14 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
March 19 - ALL
Grasshopper Sparrow
March 27 - NW, C, NE
Lark Sparrow
March 18 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE
Chipping Sparrow
March 28 - PAN, NW
Vesper Sparrow
March 22 - PAN and March 14 - NW, C, NE
Yellow-headed Blackbird
March 1 - PAN, NW, SW, C, SC, NE
Great-tailed Grackle
March 15 - PAN
Louisiana Waterthrush
March 15 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE *Major, Dewey and Blaine cos only in NW; and Caddo and Comanche cos only in SW
Black-and-white Warbler
March 12 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE
Northern Parula
March 18 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE *rare west to Alfalfa and Blaine cos only in NW; rare in Comanche co only in SW; and west to Logan, Oklahoma and Cleveland cos only in C
Yellow-throated Warbler
March 20 - C, SC, NE, SE *west to Payne, Lincoln and Cleveland cos only in C; and west to Pontotoc, Murray, Johnston and Love cos only in SC
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.
