Am watching for buntings so thanks for the update.
Had a Black Chinned Hummingbird at the feeder this week…in SW Edmond.
"Carry a heart that never hates, a smile that never fades, and a touch that
never hurts."
On Wed, Apr 24, 2024 at 7:24 PM Richrd Gunn <richardgunn1940...>
wrote:
> Atta girl...
>
> On Wed, Apr 24, 2024, 5:57 PM drhal2 Yocum <drhal2...> wrote:
>
>> Dry nice Nancy!
>> Hal
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> > On Apr 24, 2024, at 5:41 PM, Nancy Reed <reednancy1717...>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> > Today is new arrival day for yard birds.
>
>
>> > Both Painted Bunting and Indigo Bunting arrived in my yard, Norman.
>> > Also have 2 Ruby-throated Hummingbirds
>> >
>> > Nancy Reed
>> > Norman, OK
>> >
>> > Sent from my iPhone
>>
>
Date: 4/24/24 8:04 pm From: <arbour...> <arbour...> Subject: Red Slough Bird Survey - April 24
It was overcast, mild, and calm turning partly cloudy, warm, and a little windy on the survey today. 87 species were found. Not many migrant Passerines around and there wasn't much singing either. A few FOS have come back. Best highlight of the day was re-finding the Tricolored Heron that was originally found a couple weeks ago. Least Bitterns are back and calling also. Here is my list for today:
> Dry nice Nancy!
> Hal
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Apr 24, 2024, at 5:41 PM, Nancy Reed <reednancy1717...> wrote:
> >
> > Today is new arrival day for yard birds.
> > Both Painted Bunting and Indigo Bunting arrived in my yard, Norman.
> > Also have 2 Ruby-throated Hummingbirds
> >
> > Nancy Reed
> > Norman, OK
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Apr 24, 2024, at 5:41 PM, Nancy Reed <reednancy1717...> wrote:
>
> Today is new arrival day for yard birds.
> Both Painted Bunting and Indigo Bunting arrived in my yard, Norman.
> Also have 2 Ruby-throated Hummingbirds
>
> Nancy Reed
> Norman, OK
>
> Sent from my iPhone
I/ we have located 3 hummingbirds here at Mitch. Photos of 2 of the3 show them to be black- chinned. No photos of #3 yet.
We have not seen the Ruby-throat return yet to the set of honeysuckle that has been its location for many summers 8-10 ( likely several generations that were hatched here).
Locations- one is living on the east side of the Park near the community pond entrance . There are several (3) growths of the honeysuckle there right along the main path, the entrance path to the pond and one at about 8 o’clock onto path around the pond going clockwise from the entrance.
#2 is around the main large metal bridge and feeds on the honeysuckle at each end of the bridge. It has a “sitting tree “ on the south side of the bridge in a 30 ft dead willow tree. Likely more than that one tree, but often there.
#3 is along the north side where main path just west of the connection of the dirt/ grassy path from the Skate Park parking to the north. This one we do not have a definite photo ID yet.
LAWT pair living in the creek and has been heard more than seen both to the N& S of the bridge.
No reports of Bells vireo yet, nor painted buntings.
Hal Yocum
Date: 4/23/24 8:10 am From: Richrd Gunn <richardgunn1940...> Subject: Re: Recently on South Jenkins
It's happening. I just love this time of year...
On Tue, Apr 23, 2024, 5:46 AM anne davis <aiwdavis73...> wrote:
> Thanks, Dick, for this info. I saw a Painted Bunting on S J yesterday.
>
> anne
>
> > On Apr 22, 2024, at 12:26 PM, Richrd Gunn <richardgunn1940...>
> wrote:
> >
> >
> > In the last couple days things have begun to pick up. Both kingbirds, n.
> rough winged swallow, great crested flycatcher, Baltimore oriole, chimney
> swift, spotted sandpiper and house wren have arrived. The common
> yellowthroat and marsh wren popped up this morning but they are regulars
> most of the time anyhow and just added to the music. Nice morning.
> > D.
>
Date: 4/23/24 3:46 am From: anne davis <aiwdavis73...> Subject: Re: Recently on South Jenkins
Thanks, Dick, for this info. I saw a Painted Bunting on S J yesterday.
anne
> On Apr 22, 2024, at 12:26 PM, Richrd Gunn <richardgunn1940...> wrote:
>
>
> In the last couple days things have begun to pick up. Both kingbirds, n. rough winged swallow, great crested flycatcher, Baltimore oriole, chimney swift, spotted sandpiper and house wren have arrived. The common yellowthroat and marsh wren popped up this morning but they are regulars most of the time anyhow and just added to the music. Nice morning.
> D.
Date: 4/22/24 10:26 am From: Richrd Gunn <richardgunn1940...> Subject: Recently on South Jenkins
In the last couple days things have begun to pick up. Both kingbirds, n. rough winged swallow, great crested flycatcher, Baltimore oriole, chimney swift, spotted sandpiper and house wren have arrived. The common yellowthroat and marsh wren popped up this morning but they are regulars most of the time anyhow and just added to the music. Nice morning. D.
As many here already know, I've been working on a huge Oklahoma wildflower photography project. While doing this, I also try to get out to photograph other subjects such as birds. I usually do this when road-hunting for wildflowers on various refuges/WMAs, or occasionally, I'll swing through the Purcell City Lake for a few hours on my way to get groceries. I realized I hadn't updated the group with any of my 2024 bird images, so I thought I'd create an album of what I've photographed so far. The first few in this album are some flight shots of Ring-billed Gulls, American Coots feeding, and a Great-tailed Grackle fluffing and a Red-winged Blackbird displaying. Next is a Pied-billed Grebe, including a water shake-off shot after diving, a few more Coots and a Eurasian Collared-Dove. Then a few shots of my FOS Greater Yellowlegs probing for food. Next is a photo-lifer Hermit Thrush as well as a female Northern Cardinal (from the Little River NWR) and a Tufted Titmouse (near Red Slough). Then back to Purcell City Lake to get a basking Great Blue Heron and another foraging Greater Yellowlegs and a European Starling glistening in the sunlight. Back to Little River and I got a Barred Owl in dappled light. And finally, back to Purcell for a Canada Goose sitting on its nest and panting in the heat, a pair of Blue-winged Teal (preening, wing-flapping, flying, foraging and splashing around), a Great-tailed Grackle in flight, a foraging Coot, various shots of a Great Blue Heron (including making a deposit), and finally a White-eyed Vireo.
Date: 4/17/24 7:31 pm From: <arbour...> <arbour...> Subject: Red Slough Bird Survey - April 17
It started off overcast and mild, turning partly cloudy and warm on the survey today. No wind to speak of. I missed the first half of the morning flight out of the heronry/roost when the Great and Snowy Egrets mainly leave so my numbers of them are low. The heronry on Pintail Lake is really taking off with bird numbers increasing daily and now the Little-blue Herons are starting to nest along with the Anhingas and Neotropic Cormorants. Cattle Egrets look like they are close behind them. A few new migrants were passing through and arriving such as Nashville Warblers and Indigo Bunting and Prairie Warbler. Gallinule numbers are really increasing fast. Saw a couple Purple Gallinules in a fight with their feet like roosters fight. The Brown Booby found on Monday this week was a one day wonder unfortunately. Here is my list for today:
Black-bellied Whistling Duck - 14
Canada Geese – 4
Wood Duck - 8
Blue-winged Teal - 86
Northern Shoveler - 6
Lesser Scaup - 1
Hooded Merganser - 2
Ruddy Duck - 2
Pied-billed Grebe – 41
Neotropic Cormorant - 25 (Many sitting on nests)
Double-crested Cormorant - 24
Anhinga - 163 (Many sitting on nests. Lots of males displaying.)
Date: 4/17/24 5:33 am From: Devin Bosler <devinbosler...> Subject: 2 Glossy Ibis, 20 W-f Ibis - Arcadia Lake, Oklahoma Co.
Hi OKBIRDS,
Yesterday evening, 16 April, at about 5:45pm to 6:10pm, there was a mixed flock of 22 dark ibises at Edmond Park on Arcadia Lake. 2 were pure alternate adult GLOSSY IBISES and 20 were WHITE-FACED IBISES (majority breeding adults). The flock was spooked by an adult Bald Eagle and lifted off to the north shortly after 6pm. They never returned through 6:30pm. Other highlights included 2 Long-billed Dowitchers and 4 species of peeps. Landbirds were surprisingly quiet.
Date: 4/14/24 2:14 pm From: Matthew Ratcliffe <mtratcliffe...> Subject: Marbled Godwits at Edmond Park
There are currently tree Marble Godwits feeding along the sandbar at Edmond Park in Oklahoma County. They were found earlier today by Grace Huffman and Brian Marra. Close enough for binocular views and photos! Yesterday I had two Long-billed Dowitchers there.
This is on the NW end of Lake Arcadia - head to the campground loop and just park at an empty site.
Date: 4/14/24 11:19 am From: anne davis <aiwdavis73...> Subject: Re: FOS Western Kingbird, Swainson’s Thrush, etc. - Oklahoma Co.
Hello, OKBIRDS,
What a morning you had, Devon! Was there any particular spot or spots within the Gardens which you recommend?
FOS for me today: a Green Heron on the S Canadian River.
Thanks,
anne davis
Norman
> On Apr 14, 2024, at 10:15 AM, Devin Bosler <devinbosler...> wrote:
> Hi OKBIRDS,
>
> I had a fairly productive migrant morning at Myriad Botanical Gardens in downtown OKC today, Sunday, 14 April. Highlights included first-of-spring season WESTERN KINGBIRD (marginally early), a SWAINSON’S THRUSH, a female-type Ruby-throated/ Black-chinned Hummingbird (seen briefly), 3 Orange-crowned Warblers, 12 W-t Sparrows (many singing), 11 Lincoln’s Sparrow (everywhere), at least 9 Spotted Towhees, the continuing hybrid Eastern x Spotted Towhee, among the usuals.
>
> Good birding,
> Devin Bosler
> Edmond, OK
Date: 4/14/24 8:09 am From: Devin Bosler <devinbosler...> Subject: FOS Western Kingbird, Swainson’s Thrush, etc. - Oklahoma Co.
Hi OKBIRDS,
I had a fairly productive migrant morning at Myriad Botanical Gardens in downtown OKC today, Sunday, 14 April. Highlights included first-of-spring season WESTERN KINGBIRD (marginally early), a SWAINSON’S THRUSH, a female-type Ruby-throated/ Black-chinned Hummingbird (seen briefly), 3 Orange-crowned Warblers, 12 W-t Sparrows (many singing), 11 Lincoln’s Sparrow (everywhere), at least 9 Spotted Towhees, the continuing hybrid Eastern x Spotted Towhee, among the usuals.
Date: 4/14/24 7:08 am From: Steve Stone <steve.stone...> Subject: Laughing Gull.
This is a day late. But, Randy Soto and I found an adult Laughing Gull at East Sentinel yesterday afternoon. it was loafing on the island with fallen trees.
Date: 4/10/24 8:47 pm From: <arbour...> <arbour...> Subject: Red Slough Bird Survey - April 10
Kendal Van Zanten (IA), Jamie Russell (WA), and I surveyed birds today at Red Slough and found 85 species. It was overcast and cool with on and off rain and some wind. Best highlights include the return of Purple Gallinules, a Tricolored Heron, and nesting Anhingas. Here is our list for today:
Black-bellied Whistling Duck - 29
Canada Geese – 4
Wood Duck - 7
Gadwall – 4
American Wigeon - 1
Blue-winged Teal - 94
Northern Shoveler - 31
Ring-necked Duck – 7
Hooded Merganser - 1
Ruddy Duck - 4
Pied-billed Grebe – 14
Neotropic Cormorant - 8 (Several sitting on nests)
Double-crested Cormorant - 35
Anhinga - 86 (Several sitting on nests. Several males displaying.)
Date: 4/10/24 1:24 pm From: Steve Stone <Steve.Stone...> Subject: Re: OOS Spring Meeting
I believe the list.serve blocks all links and only allows text.
The OOS website is: okbirds.org
Or, you can search for Oklahoma Ornithological Society.
Thanks,
Steve Stone
From: okbirds <OKBIRDS...> On Behalf Of Jim Bradford
Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2024 12:52 PM
To: <OKBIRDS...>
Subject: Re: [OKBIRDS] OOS Spring Meeting
For some reason, the link to the OOS website doesn’t seem to work.
On Apr 10, 2024, at 11:11 AM, Steve Stone <steve.stone...> <mailto:<steve.stone...> > wrote:
This is an event reminder:
The Oklahoma Ornithological Society will host its annual Spring Meeting at Salt Plains State Park from April 26 to 28. Field trips will be announced soon. All activities are free except the dinner event on Saturday evening. Check the OOS website for more information and other updates. All are welcome.
Date: 4/10/24 9:11 am From: Steve Stone <Steve.Stone...> Subject: OOS Spring Meeting
This is an event reminder:
The Oklahoma Ornithological Society will host its annual Spring Meeting at
Salt Plains State Park from April 26 to 28. Field trips will be announced
soon. All activities are free except the dinner event on Saturday evening.
Check the OOS website for more information and other updates. All are
welcome.
Date: 4/10/24 8:48 am From: Jerry Davis <jwdavis...> Subject: Re: Birds and Birding Trails
Thank's Mike. This site has a wealth of information and I have had
people that have never birded Arizona say that they now plan to go. I do
not think this development and release has gotten enough press or
announcement.
Date: 4/9/24 12:35 pm From: Devin Bosler <devinbosler...> Subject: FOS Chimney Swifts, Spotted and Western Sandpipers - Oklahoma Co.
Hi OKBIRDS,
This afternoon, Tuesday, 9 April, I had my first-of-spring season CHIMNEY SWIFTS (3 together) over Capitol Hill section of OKC. Just about right on time for spring arrivals.
Yesterday evening, Monday, 8 April, I had a fair showing of early migrants at Arcadia Lake - Edmond Park section of E. 2nd St. in Edmond. Among them were 1-2 earlyish SPOTTED SANDPIPERS and a crisp alternate adult WESTERN SANDPIPER mixed with flock of 25 BAIRD’S at the exposed sandbar/ mudflats at east end of lake. An AMERICAN AVOCET has been present here for a few days. The WESA is among the earliest-ever spring arrival dates for central Oklahoma per eBird data.
Date: 4/8/24 5:17 pm From: Louis Truex <ml2x1954...> Subject: Hackberry Flat and Hollister
Hello Everyone,
Mary and I did a survey at Hackberry Flat today. Highlights were a LBCU
and UPSA's. The fun find was a CITE x NSHO. Watched the 90% eclipse from
the dam...... Pics are online at the ebird checklist below.
Goodest Birding,
Mary and Lou Truex
Tillman - Hackberry Flat Survey, Tillman, Oklahoma, US
Apr 8, 2024 10:12 AM - 1:42 PM
Protocol: Traveling
6.0 mile(s)
47 species (+3 other taxa)
Blue-winged Teal 75
Cinnamon Teal 3
Northern Shoveler 35
Cinnamon Teal x Northern Shoveler (hybrid) 1 pics tba
Gadwall 22
American Wigeon 4
Mallard 2
Northern Pintail 12
Green-winged Teal 33
Ruddy Duck 23
Pied-billed Grebe 2
Eared Grebe 2
Mourning Dove 8
American Coot X
Black-necked Stilt 17
American Avocet 4
American Golden-Plover 71
Killdeer 9
Snowy Plover 6
Upland Sandpiper 3
Long-billed Curlew 1
Long-billed Dowitcher 500
Wilson's Snipe 1
Wilson's Phalarope 2
Lesser Yellowlegs 28
Greater Yellowlegs 63
Baird's Sandpiper 6
Least Sandpiper 3
Pectoral Sandpiper 3
Semipalmated Sandpiper 2
shorebird sp. 250
Franklin's Gull 6
Western Cattle Egret 1
White-faced Ibis 41
Turkey Vulture 2
Northern Harrier 2
Swainson's Hawk 1
Great Horned Owl 1
Ladder-backed Woodpecker 1
Loggerhead Shrike 2
Chihuahuan Raven 2 Large blackbirds with large bills and wedge-shaped
tails No vocalizations They have been coming to this region for four
to five years now
Horned Lark 2
Marsh Wren 1
Lark Sparrow 2
White-crowned Sparrow 12
Savannah Sparrow 12
Western Meadowlark 1
Western/Eastern Meadowlark 12
Red-winged Blackbird 375
Orange-crowned Warbler 1
Tillman - Hollister, Tillman, Oklahoma, US
Apr 8, 2024 2:05 PM - 2:20 PM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
9 species
European Starling X
House Sparrow X
Lark Bunting 15
Yellow-headed Blackbird 37
Red-winged Blackbird X
Brown-headed Cowbird X
Brewer's Blackbird X
Common Grackle X
Great-tailed Grackle X
Date: 4/8/24 4:56 pm From: Jimmy Johnston <noahjokcjt...> Subject: Hefner Lake
Did quick look at Prairie Dog Point and the dam.
Saw the following :
60+ blue winged teals 140 Coots 26 mallards 4 common loons 1 Female common merganser 34 Red winged blacbirds
Didn't see the pacific loon, but didn't have time to do a an extensive search. Searched all along the dam, but not sure the exact area I should have searched.
Date: 4/8/24 4:13 am From: Richrd Gunn <richardgunn1940...> Subject: stuff on south jenkins
These past few days we have seen a few of the normals come in.... the yellow throated warbler and white eyed vireo last week and yesterday a singing northern parula. Lotsa blue winged teal and greater yellowlegs on the transient puddles and one of the most fascinating occurrences of all a mass breeding event of gar (species not sure.) Anyhow, hundreds of them swarming the outfall of the sewage treatment plant. We've seen them swimming upstream between the river and the bubbler but finally found out where they were going. The well treated water seems to attract them and seeing seething masses of them--huge 2-foot plus females and smaller males is quite a sight. Worth a ten minute walk from Jenkins west to the creek,. D.
Date: 4/7/24 9:41 am From: Devin Bosler <devinbosler...> Subject: Early Black-throated Green Warbler - Oklahoma Co.
Hi OKBIRDS,
Late this morning, Sunday, 7 April, I found a female-type BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER at Myriad Botanical Gardens in downtown OKC. It was solitary and foraging in the mature oaks nr. Children’s Garden by Merry-go-round. It only ‘Kip’ called once or twice over the few minutes that I watched it. Not much else to report. Other notables were migrant HOUSE WREN, 8 W-T Sparrows, 5 Lincoln’s Sparrows, 4 Spotted Towhees, and one likely hybrid Eastern x Spotted Towhee continues. This appears to be the earliest-ever spring arrival date for BTNW in Oklahoma Co.
The basic-plumaged PACIFIC LOON continues just east of water intake tower at n. end of Lake Hefner in n. OKC. It was roosting and preening some this afternoon, Saturday, 6 April allowing for decent looks if you can stand the strong south winds and water spray. There are at least 18 COMMON LOONS present in the general vicinity as well. Very spiffy looking in their full-breeding plumages. Not as many waterfowl today as two days ago and a dramatic drop off in Franklin’s and Ring-billed Gulls from Thursday. Unfortunately, there is minimal to no shorebird habitat around the lake in contrast to last spring due to higher water levels.
Date: 4/5/24 8:20 pm From: tunderhill <tunderhill...> Subject: Re: Harold Yocum has been hacked
I knew you had been hacked because you were asking me for money. LOLSent via the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G, an AT&T 5G smartphone -------- Original message --------From: Harold Yocum <drhal2...> Date: 4/5/24 7:30 PM (GMT-06:00) To: <OKBIRDS...> Subject: Re: Harold Yocum has been hacked All fake . Hacked. HalSent from my iPhone> On Apr 5, 2024, at 7:02 PM, Nick LoLordo <lord9691...> wrote:> > Got the same email myself: 100% scam!> > > Sent from my iPhone> >> On Apr 5, 2024, at 6:54 PM, Daniel Mason <millipede1977...> wrote:>> >> If anyone knows him personally, please let him know he needs to secure his email address(change password)>> I got a random email from him checking to see if I was available for email. I've never met or talked with Harold before, and the email was not signed(all of his through the list have been)>> So, I was curious so I replied. He wants to get a $200 amazon gift card for his friend's son's birthday and they're having issues charging his card. Asking me to buy him a card and he'll pay me back later.>> Really? A stranger? $200 for a friend's kid's birthday?>> Can I be your friend? I could use $200. HA.>> >> Anyway... I'm 99.99% certain this is NOT Harold Yocum I'm communicating with.>> Again, anyone that knows him, please contact him and have him secure his email account.>> And, to everyone else... if you get a random email like that, don't reply. Ignore it.>> >> -->> Daniel Mason
Date: 4/5/24 5:30 pm From: Harold Yocum <drhal2...> Subject: Re: Harold Yocum has been hacked
All fake . Hacked. Hal
Sent from my iPhone
> On Apr 5, 2024, at 7:02 PM, Nick LoLordo <lord9691...> wrote:
>
> Got the same email myself: 100% scam!
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Apr 5, 2024, at 6:54 PM, Daniel Mason <millipede1977...> wrote:
>>
>> If anyone knows him personally, please let him know he needs to secure his email address(change password)
>> I got a random email from him checking to see if I was available for email. I've never met or talked with Harold before, and the email was not signed(all of his through the list have been)
>> So, I was curious so I replied. He wants to get a $200 amazon gift card for his friend's son's birthday and they're having issues charging his card. Asking me to buy him a card and he'll pay me back later.
>> Really? A stranger? $200 for a friend's kid's birthday?
>> Can I be your friend? I could use $200. HA.
>>
>> Anyway... I'm 99.99% certain this is NOT Harold Yocum I'm communicating with.
>> Again, anyone that knows him, please contact him and have him secure his email account.
>> And, to everyone else... if you get a random email like that, don't reply. Ignore it.
>>
>> --
>> Daniel Mason
Date: 4/5/24 5:01 pm From: Nick LoLordo <lord9691...> Subject: Re: Harold Yocum has been hacked
Got the same email myself: 100% scam!
Sent from my iPhone
> On Apr 5, 2024, at 6:54 PM, Daniel Mason <millipede1977...> wrote:
>
> If anyone knows him personally, please let him know he needs to secure his email address(change password)
> I got a random email from him checking to see if I was available for email. I've never met or talked with Harold before, and the email was not signed(all of his through the list have been)
> So, I was curious so I replied. He wants to get a $200 amazon gift card for his friend's son's birthday and they're having issues charging his card. Asking me to buy him a card and he'll pay me back later.
> Really? A stranger? $200 for a friend's kid's birthday?
> Can I be your friend? I could use $200. HA.
>
> Anyway... I'm 99.99% certain this is NOT Harold Yocum I'm communicating with.
> Again, anyone that knows him, please contact him and have him secure his email account.
> And, to everyone else... if you get a random email like that, don't reply. Ignore it.
>
> --
> Daniel Mason
Date: 4/5/24 4:54 pm From: Daniel Mason <millipede1977...> Subject: Harold Yocum has been hacked
If anyone knows him personally, please let him know he needs to secure his email address(change password) I got a random email from him checking to see if I was available for email. I've never met or talked with Harold before, and the email was not signed(all of his through the list have been) So, I was curious so I replied. He wants to get a $200 amazon gift card for his friend's son's birthday and they're having issues charging his card. Asking me to buy him a card and he'll pay me back later. Really? A stranger? $200 for a friend's kid's birthday? Can I be your friend? I could use $200. HA.
Anyway... I'm 99.99% certain this is NOT Harold Yocum I'm communicating with. Again, anyone that knows him, please contact him and have him secure his email account. And, to everyone else... if you get a random email like that, don't reply. Ignore it.
Date: 4/5/24 10:08 am From: Louis Truex <ml2x1954...> Subject: Hackberry Flat 4-4-24
Hello Everyone,
Kelvin moved a little water North up the old lo water crossing road this week. It is one mile E of the Lake. Jerry and I got there late yest and the sun was absolutely wrong. I would suggest starting at HF in the am and working to the Wichitas if you come down.
Goodest Birding,
Mary and Lou Truex
Tillman - Hackberry Flat Survey, Tillman, Oklahoma, US Apr 4, 2024 5:14 PM - 7:30 PM Protocol: Traveling 4.147 mile(s) 39 species (+2 other taxa)
Date: 4/5/24 6:05 am From: Randy Soto <Giantsoto1...> Subject: Re: Continuing Black-legged Kittiwake.
Thank you Steve.
Based on your uodate, I came back out this morning, and I have it right now 7:55 am flying just north of dam at Overholser. Tail feathers are a little worn.
Still able to observe from road on east side of Lake.
Date: 4/4/24 7:06 pm From: Steve Stone <steve.stone...> Subject: Continuing Black-legged Kittiwake.
The Black-legged Kittiwake is continuing at Lake Overholser. I observed it around 5 pm in the same spot it was first discovered last Saturday. It was on top of a pole in the river sports area near the bridge and police station.
Date: 4/4/24 11:05 am From: shenthorn205 <shenthorn205...> Subject: eBird -- Lake Hefner -- Apr 04, 2024
Lake HefnerApr 04, 202412:00 PMTraveling2.00 miles60 minutesAll birds reported? YesComments:Warm. Sunny. Wind calm. Some viewed at 20-40X6 Canada Goose 4 Blue-winged Teal 21 Northern Shoveler 2 Gadwall 2 American Wigeon 7 Mallard 3 Redhead 65 Ruddy Duck -- Multiple rafts2 Pied-billed Grebe 1 Eurasian Collared-Dove 60 American Coot -- All around perimeter200 Franklin's Gull -- Huge raft center of lake16 Ring-billed Gull 1 Herring Gull 8 Common Loon -- Scattered near dam and one farther into lake32 Double-crested Cormorant 7 American White Pelican 1 Great Blue Heron 1 Turkey Vulture 1 Downy Woodpecker 2 Blue Jay 2 American Crow 1 Carolina Wren 1 Brown Thrasher 2 Northern Mockingbird 3 American Robin 2 House Sparrow 2 Red-winged Blackbird 1 Brown-headed Cowbird 9 Common Grackle 2 Great-tailed Grackle 4 Northern Cardinal Number of Taxa: 0
Berlin Heck was many faceted: birder, biologist, conservationist, hunter,
husband, father, friend but I remember him best as being FUN! He had a
witty remark about most everything and his jokes and stories were
hilarious. One time Jeri McMahon had to separate us for laughing so much.
He never kept quiet about his pet peeves, though most were justified. One
was the correct pronunciation of names. I wanted a Bachman's Sparrow so
bad and begged him to take me to his "secret" place. He said not as long
as you say Bach(as in the composer)man. I quickly learned to say Backman
many times and he kindly showed me the elusive sparrow.
He was a true character and I always smile when I think of Berlin.
Melinda Droege
Bartlesville
On Tue, Apr 2, 2024 at 2:14 PM Mia Revels <
<0000004e74e60ce3-dmarc-request...> wrote:
> I just realized that I posted this on okbirds. I thought I was in an OOS
> thread. Sorry! I do plan to write a tribute, but please do not wait on me
> to write your own if you like.
>
> Berlin Heck passed away earlier this week and there will not be a public
> memorial service. He was a big part of the birding community when I got
> started, but since a head injury nearly a decade ago has not been very
> active. So, some of our newer community members may not have met him.
>
> For those of you who knew him, he was quite a character. Please share some
> good Berlin stories!
>
> Mia Revels
> Tahlequah, Oklahoma
>
> On Sat, Mar 30, 2024 at 8:22 PM Mia Revels <revels...> wrote:
>
>> I have been waiting to post, out of respect for the family's privacy. I
>> plan to write a tribute.
>> Mia
>>
>> On Sat, Mar 30, 2024 at 8:14 PM Jerry Davis <jwdavis...>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Thank you. David Arbour mentioned Berlin's death in his Red Slough
>>> weekly post earlier this week that went out to OKBirds and ARBirds list
>>> serves. Yes, those that knew Berlin know his contributions and he will
>>> be missed.
>>>
>>> Jerry Wayne Davis
>>> Hot Springs, AR
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 2024-03-30 8:09 pm, Zach Poland wrote:
>>> > Regretfully, I was informed that biologist and birder Berlin Heck
>>> > passed away on March 26th, 2024. I know he had a profound impact on
>>> > birds and birding in Oklahoma, Arkansas and Texas for sure.
>>> >
>>> > I’ve not seen this posted on any of the OK birding outlets. The only
>>> > reason I know is because a family member informed OOS. I’m sorry for
>>> > our community’s loss.
>>> >
>>> > Berlin Heck was awarded Oklahoma Ornithological Society’s Scissortail
>>> > Award in 2001 for “Contributions to knowledge and conservation of
>>> birds
>>> > and other wildlife and special work at Red Slough WMA.”
>>> >
>>> > ZAP
>>> >
>>> > Zach Poland
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Mia Revels, Ph.D.
>> Professor of Biology
>> Northeastern State University
>> 611 Grand Ave.
>> Tahlequah, Oklahoma
>> (918) 444-3824
>> <revels...>
>>
>>
>> ***CONFIDENTIALITY*** -This e-mail (including any attachments) may
>> contain confidential, proprietary and privileged information. Any
>> unauthorized disclosure or use of this information is prohibited.
>>
>
>
> --
> Mia Revels, Ph.D.
> Professor of Biology
> Northeastern State University
> 611 Grand Ave.
> Tahlequah, Oklahoma
> (918) 444-3824
> <revels...>
>
>
> ***CONFIDENTIALITY*** -This e-mail (including any attachments) may
> contain confidential, proprietary and privileged information. Any
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>
I had FOS sightings of blue-gray gnatcatcher and the Louisiana Waterthrush today at Mitch Park in Edmond. Both along the creek near the small waterfall. The dirt trails into the area are dry and walkable .
Half Yocum, Edmond
Sent from my iPhone
Date: 4/2/24 7:28 pm From: <arbour...> <arbour...> Subject: Red Slough Bird Survey - April 2
It started off partly cloudy and mild with a light wind, then turning overcast and cooler with a moderate wind about half way through the survey. 76 species were found. Almost overnight we have Black-bellied Whistling Ducks back, lots of freshly returned waders roosting in the heronry, Neotropic Cormorants sitting on nests, and duck numbers greatly decreased. Here is my list for today:
Date: 4/2/24 5:02 pm From: M Ellen Feaver <mellenfeaver...> Subject: Re: Berlin Heck
Very nice, Dick. Wish I’d met the man.
On Tue, Apr 2, 2024 at 3:53 PM Richrd Gunn <richardgunn1940...>
wrote:
> I spent some quality time with Berlin. He was one of that rare fraternity
> who was a good birder and a dedicated hunter as well. As I do, he didn't
> see the conflict. He also used to work at Squaw Creek (now bowdlerized to
> Loess Bluffs) NWR in northwest Missouri which is one of my favorite places.
> We swapped hunting yarns and he put me on a couple of lifers at Red Slough
> and drank a beer or two. A fine man and a real character to boot. He'll be
> greatly missed.
> D.
>
> On Tue, Apr 2, 2024, 1:50 PM Hollis Price <hollis...> wrote:
>
>> He was a character. Fun, interesting, full of stories. Did things his
>> way. I got to bird with him one morning when I was new to visiting the
>> Little River Wildlife Refuge. I learned so much. He was a special part of
>> the birding community.
>> Hollis Price
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Apr 2, 2024, at 12:57 PM, Mia Revels <
>> <0000004e74e60ce3-dmarc-request...> wrote:
>>
>>
>> I just realized that I posted this on okbirds. I thought I was in an OOS
>> thread. Sorry! I do plan to write a tribute, but please do not wait on me
>> to write your own if you like.
>>
>> Berlin Heck passed away earlier this week and there will not be a public
>> memorial service. He was a big part of the birding community when I got
>> started, but since a head injury nearly a decade ago has not been very
>> active. So, some of our newer community members may not have met him.
>>
>> For those of you who knew him, he was quite a character. Please share
>> some good Berlin stories!
>>
>> Mia Revels
>> Tahlequah, Oklahoma
>>
>> On Sat, Mar 30, 2024 at 8:22 PM Mia Revels <revels...> wrote:
>>
>>> I have been waiting to post, out of respect for the family's privacy. I
>>> plan to write a tribute.
>>> Mia
>>>
>>> On Sat, Mar 30, 2024 at 8:14 PM Jerry Davis <jwdavis...>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Thank you. David Arbour mentioned Berlin's death in his Red Slough
>>>> weekly post earlier this week that went out to OKBirds and ARBirds list
>>>> serves. Yes, those that knew Berlin know his contributions and he will
>>>> be missed.
>>>>
>>>> Jerry Wayne Davis
>>>> Hot Springs, AR
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 2024-03-30 8:09 pm, Zach Poland wrote:
>>>> > Regretfully, I was informed that biologist and birder Berlin Heck
>>>> > passed away on March 26th, 2024. I know he had a profound impact on
>>>> > birds and birding in Oklahoma, Arkansas and Texas for sure.
>>>> >
>>>> > I’ve not seen this posted on any of the OK birding outlets. The only
>>>> > reason I know is because a family member informed OOS. I’m sorry for
>>>> > our community’s loss.
>>>> >
>>>> > Berlin Heck was awarded Oklahoma Ornithological Society’s Scissortail
>>>> > Award in 2001 for “Contributions to knowledge and conservation of
>>>> birds
>>>> > and other wildlife and special work at Red Slough WMA.”
>>>> >
>>>> > ZAP
>>>> >
>>>> > Zach Poland
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Mia Revels, Ph.D.
>>> Professor of Biology
>>> Northeastern State University
>>> 611 Grand Ave.
>>> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.google.com/maps/search/611*Grand*Ave.**BTahlequah,*Oklahoma?entry=gmail&source=g__;KyvCoCsr!!GNU8KkXDZlD12Q!8j5oETu9qEln-5zL5D1XHZixBvExysAFQPsYKkKsFlDqVoypwva4F42O-u-ygeyBoZrF2cq5qxSyPdJSls89cBuv$ [google[.]com]>
>>> Tahlequah, Oklahoma
>>> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.google.com/maps/search/611*Grand*Ave.**BTahlequah,*Oklahoma?entry=gmail&source=g__;KyvCoCsr!!GNU8KkXDZlD12Q!8j5oETu9qEln-5zL5D1XHZixBvExysAFQPsYKkKsFlDqVoypwva4F42O-u-ygeyBoZrF2cq5qxSyPdJSls89cBuv$ [google[.]com]>
>>> (918) 444-3824
>>> <revels...>
>>>
>>>
>>> ***CONFIDENTIALITY*** -This e-mail (including any attachments) may
>>> contain confidential, proprietary and privileged information. Any
>>> unauthorized disclosure or use of this information is prohibited.
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Mia Revels, Ph.D.
>> Professor of Biology
>> Northeastern State University
>> 611 Grand Ave.
>> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.google.com/maps/search/611*Grand*Ave.**BTahlequah,*Oklahoma?entry=gmail&source=g__;KyvCoCsr!!GNU8KkXDZlD12Q!8j5oETu9qEln-5zL5D1XHZixBvExysAFQPsYKkKsFlDqVoypwva4F42O-u-ygeyBoZrF2cq5qxSyPdJSls89cBuv$ [google[.]com]>
>> Tahlequah, Oklahoma
>> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.google.com/maps/search/611*Grand*Ave.**BTahlequah,*Oklahoma?entry=gmail&source=g__;KyvCoCsr!!GNU8KkXDZlD12Q!8j5oETu9qEln-5zL5D1XHZixBvExysAFQPsYKkKsFlDqVoypwva4F42O-u-ygeyBoZrF2cq5qxSyPdJSls89cBuv$ [google[.]com]>
>> (918) 444-3824
>> <revels...>
>>
>>
>> ***CONFIDENTIALITY*** -This e-mail (including any attachments) may
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>>
>>
I spent some quality time with Berlin. He was one of that rare fraternity
who was a good birder and a dedicated hunter as well. As I do, he didn't
see the conflict. He also used to work at Squaw Creek (now bowdlerized to
Loess Bluffs) NWR in northwest Missouri which is one of my favorite places.
We swapped hunting yarns and he put me on a couple of lifers at Red Slough
and drank a beer or two. A fine man and a real character to boot. He'll be
greatly missed.
D.
> He was a character. Fun, interesting, full of stories. Did things his
> way. I got to bird with him one morning when I was new to visiting the
> Little River Wildlife Refuge. I learned so much. He was a special part of
> the birding community.
> Hollis Price
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Apr 2, 2024, at 12:57 PM, Mia Revels <
> <0000004e74e60ce3-dmarc-request...> wrote:
>
>
> I just realized that I posted this on okbirds. I thought I was in an OOS
> thread. Sorry! I do plan to write a tribute, but please do not wait on me
> to write your own if you like.
>
> Berlin Heck passed away earlier this week and there will not be a public
> memorial service. He was a big part of the birding community when I got
> started, but since a head injury nearly a decade ago has not been very
> active. So, some of our newer community members may not have met him.
>
> For those of you who knew him, he was quite a character. Please share some
> good Berlin stories!
>
> Mia Revels
> Tahlequah, Oklahoma
>
> On Sat, Mar 30, 2024 at 8:22 PM Mia Revels <revels...> wrote:
>
>> I have been waiting to post, out of respect for the family's privacy. I
>> plan to write a tribute.
>> Mia
>>
>> On Sat, Mar 30, 2024 at 8:14 PM Jerry Davis <jwdavis...>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Thank you. David Arbour mentioned Berlin's death in his Red Slough
>>> weekly post earlier this week that went out to OKBirds and ARBirds list
>>> serves. Yes, those that knew Berlin know his contributions and he will
>>> be missed.
>>>
>>> Jerry Wayne Davis
>>> Hot Springs, AR
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 2024-03-30 8:09 pm, Zach Poland wrote:
>>> > Regretfully, I was informed that biologist and birder Berlin Heck
>>> > passed away on March 26th, 2024. I know he had a profound impact on
>>> > birds and birding in Oklahoma, Arkansas and Texas for sure.
>>> >
>>> > I’ve not seen this posted on any of the OK birding outlets. The only
>>> > reason I know is because a family member informed OOS. I’m sorry for
>>> > our community’s loss.
>>> >
>>> > Berlin Heck was awarded Oklahoma Ornithological Society’s Scissortail
>>> > Award in 2001 for “Contributions to knowledge and conservation of
>>> birds
>>> > and other wildlife and special work at Red Slough WMA.”
>>> >
>>> > ZAP
>>> >
>>> > Zach Poland
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Mia Revels, Ph.D.
>> Professor of Biology
>> Northeastern State University
>> 611 Grand Ave.
>> Tahlequah, Oklahoma
>> (918) 444-3824
>> <revels...>
>>
>>
>> ***CONFIDENTIALITY*** -This e-mail (including any attachments) may
>> contain confidential, proprietary and privileged information. Any
>> unauthorized disclosure or use of this information is prohibited.
>>
>
>
> --
> Mia Revels, Ph.D.
> Professor of Biology
> Northeastern State University
> 611 Grand Ave.
> Tahlequah, Oklahoma
> (918) 444-3824
> <revels...>
>
>
> ***CONFIDENTIALITY*** -This e-mail (including any attachments) may
> contain confidential, proprietary and privileged information. Any
> unauthorized disclosure or use of this information is prohibited.
>
>
Date: 4/2/24 10:58 am From: Mia Revels <0000004e74e60ce3-dmarc-request...> Subject: Re: Berlin Heck
I just realized that I posted this on okbirds. I thought I was in an OOS
thread. Sorry! I do plan to write a tribute, but please do not wait on me
to write your own if you like.
Berlin Heck passed away earlier this week and there will not be a public
memorial service. He was a big part of the birding community when I got
started, but since a head injury nearly a decade ago has not been very
active. So, some of our newer community members may not have met him.
For those of you who knew him, he was quite a character. Please share some
good Berlin stories!
Mia Revels
Tahlequah, Oklahoma
On Sat, Mar 30, 2024 at 8:22 PM Mia Revels <revels...> wrote:
> I have been waiting to post, out of respect for the family's privacy. I
> plan to write a tribute.
> Mia
>
> On Sat, Mar 30, 2024 at 8:14 PM Jerry Davis <jwdavis...> wrote:
>
>> Thank you. David Arbour mentioned Berlin's death in his Red Slough
>> weekly post earlier this week that went out to OKBirds and ARBirds list
>> serves. Yes, those that knew Berlin know his contributions and he will
>> be missed.
>>
>> Jerry Wayne Davis
>> Hot Springs, AR
>>
>>
>>
>> On 2024-03-30 8:09 pm, Zach Poland wrote:
>> > Regretfully, I was informed that biologist and birder Berlin Heck
>> > passed away on March 26th, 2024. I know he had a profound impact on
>> > birds and birding in Oklahoma, Arkansas and Texas for sure.
>> >
>> > I’ve not seen this posted on any of the OK birding outlets. The only
>> > reason I know is because a family member informed OOS. I’m sorry for
>> > our community’s loss.
>> >
>> > Berlin Heck was awarded Oklahoma Ornithological Society’s Scissortail
>> > Award in 2001 for “Contributions to knowledge and conservation of birds
>> > and other wildlife and special work at Red Slough WMA.”
>> >
>> > ZAP
>> >
>> > Zach Poland
>>
>
>
> --
> Mia Revels, Ph.D.
> Professor of Biology
> Northeastern State University
> 611 Grand Ave.
> Tahlequah, Oklahoma
> (918) 444-3824
> <revels...>
>
>
> ***CONFIDENTIALITY*** -This e-mail (including any attachments) may
> contain confidential, proprietary and privileged information. Any
> unauthorized disclosure or use of this information is prohibited.
>
--
Mia Revels, Ph.D.
Professor of Biology
Northeastern State University
611 Grand Ave.
Tahlequah, Oklahoma
(918) 444-3824
<revels...>
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Date: 4/2/24 8:53 am From: Louis Truex <ml2x1954...> Subject: Re: Hackberry Flat Survey
New Dog Town
Hi Hal, The new dog town is on road 1740 S of hwy 5C .75 miles. Go to
Manitou and turn
west towards Tipton. 1740 is about 5 miles.
Lou and Mary Truex
On Tue, Apr 2, 2024 at 7:31 AM Harold Yocum <drhal2...> wrote:
> A couple of weeks ago Edmond birders are going down to HBF , maybe next
> week . Can you locate the new “dog town” better so we do not miss it.
> Thanks
> Hal Yocum
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Mar 28, 2024, at 5:35 PM, Louis Truex <ml2x1954...> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Hello Everyone!
> >
> > Mary and I did our HF survey today and here is that data. We also
> checked out a new Prairie Dog town which was new to us. It contained 13
> Burrowing Owls that we saw in less than 10 minutes. At HF, we had 13
> shorebird species all from the dam which included 150 or more that the
> thermals would not allow us to ID. Not bad for the end of March.
> >
> > Tillman - Hackberry Flat Survey, Tillman, Oklahoma, US
> > Mar 28, 2024 10:05 AM - 12:48 PM
> > Protocol: Traveling
> > 16.975 mile(s)
> > 47 species (+2 other taxa)
> >
> > Cackling Goose 7
> > Canada Goose 12
> > Blue-winged Teal 190
> > Cinnamon Teal 4
> > Northern Shoveler 167
> > Gadwall 48
> > American Wigeon 2
> > Mallard 73
> > Northern Pintail 42
> > Green-winged Teal 68
> > Redhead 5
> > Bufflehead 17
> > Ruddy Duck 96
> > Pied-billed Grebe 2
> > Mourning Dove 3
> > American Coot X
> > Black-necked Stilt 8
> > American Avocet 3
> > American Golden-Plover 12
> > Killdeer 8
> > Snowy Plover 8
> > Long-billed Dowitcher 175
> > Wilson's Snipe 1
> > Wilson's Phalarope 2 Thin-billed shorebird with small head
> Behavior: spinning in shallow water trying to churn up food
> > Lesser Yellowlegs 5
> > Greater Yellowlegs 37
> > Baird's Sandpiper 22
> > Least Sandpiper 7
> > Pectoral Sandpiper 8
> > shorebird sp. 150
> > Great Egret 1
> > Turkey Vulture 4
> > Northern Harrier 4
> > Red-tailed Hawk 2
> > Great Horned Owl 3
> > American Kestrel 3
> > Loggerhead Shrike 8
> > Barn Swallow 2
> > Marsh Wren 3
> > Northern Mockingbird 1
> > White-crowned Sparrow 16
> > Vesper Sparrow 1
> > Savannah Sparrow 39
> > Song Sparrow 1
> > Swamp Sparrow 4
> > Eastern Meadowlark 21
> > Western/Eastern Meadowlark 28
> > Red-winged Blackbird 37
> > Common Yellowthroat 2
> >
> > Goodest Birding,
> >
> > Mary and Lou Truex
>
Date: 4/2/24 5:31 am From: Harold Yocum <drhal2...> Subject: Re: Hackberry Flat Survey
A couple of weeks ago Edmond birders are going down to HBF , maybe next week . Can you locate the new “dog town” better so we do not miss it.
Thanks
Hal Yocum
Sent from my iPhone
> On Mar 28, 2024, at 5:35 PM, Louis Truex <ml2x1954...> wrote:
>
>
> Hello Everyone!
>
> Mary and I did our HF survey today and here is that data. We also checked out a new Prairie Dog town which was new to us. It contained 13 Burrowing Owls that we saw in less than 10 minutes. At HF, we had 13 shorebird species all from the dam which included 150 or more that the thermals would not allow us to ID. Not bad for the end of March.
>
> Tillman - Hackberry Flat Survey, Tillman, Oklahoma, US
> Mar 28, 2024 10:05 AM - 12:48 PM
> Protocol: Traveling
> 16.975 mile(s)
> 47 species (+2 other taxa)
>
> Cackling Goose 7
> Canada Goose 12
> Blue-winged Teal 190
> Cinnamon Teal 4
> Northern Shoveler 167
> Gadwall 48
> American Wigeon 2
> Mallard 73
> Northern Pintail 42
> Green-winged Teal 68
> Redhead 5
> Bufflehead 17
> Ruddy Duck 96
> Pied-billed Grebe 2
> Mourning Dove 3
> American Coot X
> Black-necked Stilt 8
> American Avocet 3
> American Golden-Plover 12
> Killdeer 8
> Snowy Plover 8
> Long-billed Dowitcher 175
> Wilson's Snipe 1
> Wilson's Phalarope 2 Thin-billed shorebird with small head Behavior: spinning in shallow water trying to churn up food
> Lesser Yellowlegs 5
> Greater Yellowlegs 37
> Baird's Sandpiper 22
> Least Sandpiper 7
> Pectoral Sandpiper 8
> shorebird sp. 150
> Great Egret 1
> Turkey Vulture 4
> Northern Harrier 4
> Red-tailed Hawk 2
> Great Horned Owl 3
> American Kestrel 3
> Loggerhead Shrike 8
> Barn Swallow 2
> Marsh Wren 3
> Northern Mockingbird 1
> White-crowned Sparrow 16
> Vesper Sparrow 1
> Savannah Sparrow 39
> Song Sparrow 1
> Swamp Sparrow 4
> Eastern Meadowlark 21
> Western/Eastern Meadowlark 28
> Red-winged Blackbird 37
> Common Yellowthroat 2
>
> Goodest Birding,
>
> Mary and Lou Truex
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Ross's Goose
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April 1 - ALL
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Greater White-fronted Goose
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April 4 - ALL
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Cackling Goose
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April 1 - ALL
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Canvasback
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April 10 - ALL
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Greater Scaup
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April 10 - PAN, NW, SW, C, SC, NE
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Surf Scoter
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April 20 - NW, C, NE
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Common Goldeneye
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April 10 - ALL
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Common Merganser
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April 2 - ALL
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Horned Grebe
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April 27 - ALL
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Sandhill Crane
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April 8 - ALL
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Whooping Crane
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April 15 - NW, SW: Rare in Alfalfa Co. Only in NW; and Rare in Tillman Co. Only in SW
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Herring Gull
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April 15 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE
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Red-throated Loon
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April 28 - C, NE
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Pacific Loon
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April 28 - C, NE
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Bald Eagle
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April 1 - PAN, SW
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Rough-legged Hawk
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April 20 - PAN, NW, NE
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Long-eared Owl
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April 18 - PAN, NW, SW, C, SC, NE
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Short-eared Owl
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April 22 - ALL
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
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April 16 - ALL
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Merlin
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April 28 - ALL
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Say's Phoebe
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April 13 - NW, SW
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Mountain Chickadee
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April 28 - *Cimarron co only
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Brown Creeper
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April 15 - ALL
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Winter Wren
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April 10 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE
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Golden-crowned Kinglet
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April 8 - ALL
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Mountain Bluebird
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April 22 – PAN and April 1 - NW, SW, C *rare east to Kingfisher, Canadian and Grady cos only
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Townsend's Solitaire
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April 28 - NW, SW, C *rare east to Logan, Oklahoma and Cleveland cos only
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Hermit Thrush
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April 22 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE
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Sage Thrasher
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April 25 - PAN *Cimarron co only
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Purple Finch
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April 25 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE *rare west to Alfalfa, Major and Blaine cos only in NW; rare in Caddo and Comanche cos only in SW; declining status - reports requested
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Red Crossbill
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April 28 - ALL
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Chestnut-collared Longspur
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April 12 - PAN, NW, SW, C, SC, NE *rare east to Osage and Pawnee cos only
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McCown's Longspur
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April 10 - PAN, NW, SW, C *rare east to Kingfisher, Oklahoma and Cleveland cos only
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Fox Sparrow
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April 9 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE
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Dark-eyed Junco
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April 21 - ALL
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White-throated Sparrow
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April 27 - PAN
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Song Sparrow
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April 17 - NW, SW, C, NE and April 10 - SC, SE
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Swamp Sparrow
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April 24 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE
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Western Meadowlark
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April 5 - SC, NE, SE
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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 withineach region. Observers are urged to report unusual species, or birds out ofdate or out of normal range in Oklahoma, based on the information given in thispublication.
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Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
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April 27 - C, SC Rare in Alfalfa and Major Cos. ONLY in NW; RARE in Comanche and Tillman Cos. ONLY in SW
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Yellow-billed Cuckoo
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April 25 - ALL
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Black-billed Cuckoo
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April 30 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE
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Common Nighthawk
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April 25 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE
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Common Poorwill
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April 3 - PAN, NW, SW: East to Woods, Ellis and Roger Mills Cos. In NW; Rare in rest of NW; and all Except Cotton Co. in SW and April 10 - C, SC, NE: Rare east to Osage, Tulsa and Creek Cos. Only
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Chuck-will's-widow
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April 6 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE
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Eastern Whip-poor-will
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April 4 - NE, SE: West to Osage, Tulsa and Okmulgee cos. Only in NE; and west to Pittsburg, Atoka and Choctaw cos. Only in SE
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Black-chinned Hummingbird
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April 12 - PAN: Cimarron Co. Only
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Purple Gallinule
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April 15 - Rare in Bryan and southern McCurtain Cos. Only
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Common Gallinule
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April 1 - NW, SW, C, SC: Rare in Major Co. Only in NW; and Rare in Tillman Co. Only in SW
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Whooping Crane
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April 1 -NW, SW: Rare in Alfalfa Co. Only in NW; and Rare in Tillman Co. Only in SW
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Black-necked Stilt
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April 1 - PAN, C, SC, SE: Rare in southern McCurtain Co. in SE
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American Avocet
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April 1 - PAN
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Black-bellied Plover
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April 22 - ALL
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Semipalmated Plover
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April 9 - ALL
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Whimbrel
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April 22 - ALL
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Piping Plover
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April 13 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE
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Upland Sandpiper
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April 12 - PAN
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Hudsonian Godwit
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April 10 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE: West to Woods, Woodward, Dewey and Custer cos. Only in NW; and west to Washita, Kiowa and Tillman cos. Only in SW
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Marbled Godwit
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April 7 - PAN, NW, SW, C, SC, NE
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Sanderling
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April 26 - ALL
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White-rumped Sandpiper
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April 26 - ALL
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Buff-breasted Sandpiper
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April 22 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE: West to Woods, Woodward, Dewey and Custer cos Only in NW; and west to Washita Kiowa and Tillman cos. Only in SW
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Wilson's Snipe
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April 1 - PAN
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Spotted Sandpiper
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April 22 – PAN and April 10 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE
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Willet
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April 11 - ALL
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Caspian Tern
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April 15 - ALL
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Common Loon
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April 3 - PAN
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American White Pelican
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April 1 - PAN
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Least Bittern
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April 16 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE
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Tricolored Heron
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April 17 - NW, C, SC, SE Rare in Alfalfa Co Only in NW; Rate in Canadian and Oklahoma cos Only in C; Rare in Johnston Co Only in SC; and Rare in Bryan, Choctaw and southern McCurtain cos Only in SE
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Green Heron
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April 1 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE
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Black-crowned Night-Heron
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April 15 - PAN
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Glossy Ibis
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April 12 - NW, SW, C, SE Rare in Alfalfa and Major cos Only in NW; Rare in Tillman Co Only in SW; and Rare in southern McCurtain Co Only in SE
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White-faced Ibis
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April 1 - ALL
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Mississippi Kite
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April 20 - ALL East to Washington, Rogers, Wagoner and Muskogee Cos Only in NE
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Broad-winged Hawk
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April 2 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE Rare west to Alfalfa, Major, Dewey and Blaine cos only in NW; and Caddo and Comanche cos Only in SW
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Red-headed Woodpecker
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April 15 - PAN
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Ash-throated Flycatcher
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April 12 - PAN, NW, SW Cimarron Co and rare in Texas and Beaver cos in PAN; Rare in Blaine co Only in NW; and east to Beckham, Kiowa, western Comanche and Tillman cos Only in SW
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Great Crested Flycatcher
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April 13 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE
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Cassin's Kingbird
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April 22 - Northwestern Cimarron co Only
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Western Kingbird
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April 21 – PAN and April 10 - 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
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Eastern Kingbird
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April 25, - PAN and April 14 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE and April 7 - SE
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Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
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April 8 - PAN
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Olive-sided Flycatcher
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April 30 - ALL
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Eastern Wood-Pewee
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April 20 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE West to Alfalfa, Major and Blaine cos only in NW; west to Caddo, Comanche and Cotton cos only in SW
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Acadian Flycatcher
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April 20 - C, SC, NE, SE west to Payne, Lincoln and Pottawatomie cos in C; and Pontotoc, Johnston and Marshall cos. Only in SC
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Least Flycatcher
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April 22 - ALL
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Vermilion Flycatcher
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April 1 - PAN rare in northwestern Cimarron co only
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Black-capped Vireo
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April 8 - SW Comanche co only
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Bell's Vireo
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April 18 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE
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Blue-headed Vireo
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April 20 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE
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Warbling Vireo
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April 10 - ALL
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Red-eyed Vireo
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April 7 -NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE *West to Washita, Kiowa and Tillman cos only
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Bank Swallow
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April 14 – ALL and April 16 - Ottawa co only
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Tree Swallow
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April 1 - PAN, NW
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No. Rough-winged Swallow
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April 4 - PAN
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Cliff Swallow
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April 6 - PAN
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Cave Swallow
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April 20 - SW *north to Jackson, Kiowa and Comanche cos only
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House Wren
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April 11 - PAN, NW and April 4 - C, NE
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Sedge Wren
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April 15 - C, SC
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Marsh Wren
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April 14 - PAN, NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE
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Veery
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April 27 - NE, SE
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Gray-cheeked Thrush
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April 21 - C, SC, NE, SE
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Hermit Thrush
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April 19 - PAN
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Swainson's Thrush
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April 16 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE
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Wood Thrush
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April 18 - SW, C, SC, NE, SE *rare in Caddo and Comanche cos only in SW
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Gray Catbird
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April 17 - ALL
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Lesser Goldfinch
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April 25 - PAN, SW *Cimarron co only in PAN and rare in Caddo and Comanche cos only in SW
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Cassin's Sparrow
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April 9 - PAN, NW, SW, C, SC *east to Alfalfa and Major cos only in NW; rare in Canadian co only in C; and rare in Jefferson and Carter cos only in SC
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Bachman's Sparrow
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April 1 - NE, SE *rare in Osage, Creek, Okmulgee and Delaware cos only in NE; rare in Atoka, Pushmataha and McCurtain cos only in SE
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Grasshopper Sparrow
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April 9 - PAN
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Black-throated Sparrow
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April 12 - PAN * rare in northwestern Cimarron co only
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Lark Sparrow
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April 6 - PAN
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Clay-colored Sparrow
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April 10 – PAN and April 1 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE
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Brewer's Sparrow
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April 15 - PAN *Cimarron co only
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White-throated Sparrow
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April 3 - PAN
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Henslow's Sparrow
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April 7 - NE *Osage, Washington, Nowata and Craig cos only
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Savannah Sparrow
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April 1 - PAN
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Lincoln's Sparrow
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April 4 - PAN
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Green-tailed Towhee
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April 28 - PAN *rare in Cimarron co only
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Yellow-breasted Chat
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April 17 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE
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Bobolink
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April 29 - NW, C, SC, NE, SE
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Yellow-headed Blackbird
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April 1 - SE
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Orchard Oriole
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April 12 - ALL
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Bullock's Oriole
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April 18 - PAN, NW, SW *Harper, Ellis and Roger Mills co only in NW and all counties except Caddo, eastern Comanche and Cotton cos in SW
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Baltimore Oriole
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April 17 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE *west to Caddo, eastern Comanche and Cotton cos in SW
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Bronzed Cowbird
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April 30 - PAN *rare in western Cimarron Co only
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Ovenbird
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April 12- NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE and April 8 - *Delaware and Adair cos only in NE and Le Flore and McCurtain cos only in SE
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Worm-eating Warbler
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April 10 - NE, SE *Ottawa, Delaware, Cherokee and Adair cos only in NE; and Le Flore and McCurtain cos only in SE
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Northern Waterthrush
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April 21 - ALL
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Blue-winged Warbler
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April 28 - NE *rare in Delaware, Cherokee, Adair and Sequoyah cos only
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Prothonotary Warbler
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April 1 - NW, C, SC, NE, SE *Alfalfa and Major cos only in NW
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Swainson's Warbler
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April 14 - SE * rare in McCurtain co only
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Tennessee Warbler
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April 19 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE
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Orange-crowned Warbler
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April 22 - PAN
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Nashville Warbler
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April 28 – PAN and April 4 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE
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Kentucky Warbler
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April 8 - C, SC, NE, SE *west to Logan, Oklahoma and Cleveland cos only in C; and Johnston and Pontotoc cos only in SC
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Common Yellowthroat
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April 28 – PAN and April 15 – NW and April 7 - SW, C, NE
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Hooded Warbler
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April 6 - SE *Latimer, Le Flore, Pushmataha and McCurtain cos only in SE
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American Redstart
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April 17 - ALL *west to Craig, Mayes, wagoner and Muskogee cos only in NE; and Le Flore and McCurtain cos only in SE
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Cerulean Warbler
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April 15 - NE, SE *rare in Delaware and Cherokee cos only in NE; rare in Le Flore and McCurtain cos only in SE
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Yellow Warbler
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April 27 – PAN and April 22 - NW, C, NE and April 24 – SW and April 15 - SE
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Chestnut-sided Warbler
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April 28 - SW, C, SC, NE, SE * rare in Comanche Co only in SW
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Blackpoll Warbler
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April 27 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE
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Palm Warbler
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April 20 - NE, SE
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Yellow-rumped Warbler
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April 14 - PAN
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Prairie Warbler
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April 17 - NE, SE *west to Craig, Rogers, Tulsa, southern Osage and Okmulgee cos only in NE
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Black-throated Green Warbler
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April 5 - ALL
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Wilson's Warbler
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April 22 - ALL
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Summer Tanager
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April 10 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE
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Scarlet Tanager
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April 14 - NE, SE *West to Craig, Mayes, Wagoner and Muskogee cos only in NE; Le Flore, Pushmataha and McCurtain cos only in SE
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Rose-breasted Grosbeak
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April 20 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE
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Black-headed Grosbeak
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April 28 - PAN, NW, SW
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Blue Grosbeak
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April 20 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE
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Lazuli Bunting
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April 30 – PAN and April 26 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE
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Indigo Bunting
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April 30 – PAN and April 14 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE
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Dickcissel
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April 18 - ALL
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Painted Bunting
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April 19 - NW, SW, C, SC, NE, SE
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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 withineach region. Observers are urged to report unusual species, or birds out ofdate or out of normal range in Oklahoma, based on the information given in thispublication.
Date: 4/1/24 8:55 am From: Jeff Cox <jeffacox54...> Subject: Re: House Finch
Jerry’s note made me curious about where House Finches get tagged as “Exotic,” since the ones I have recorded in eBird in Oklahoma are not tagged Exotic. So I went to eBird, “Explore” > “Species Maps” > entered “House Finch,” and set the Date Range for “Current Year.” Populations (of any species) tagged as “Exotic” show up in shades of orange; “native” populations show up in shades of purple. For House Finches, every report east of the Oklahoma/Arkansas, Kansas/Missouri, Texas/Louisiana borders is tagged Exotic, and reports west of that line are not exotic (i.e., all House Finches in Oklahoma are native and all in Arkansas are exotic).
A political border seems like a rather arbitrary dividing line, but I don’t think anybody really knows. At the same time that the eastern, exotic population was expanding westward, the western, native population was expanding eastward. The little bit of research I have done shows that House Finches were first reported in Oklahoma City in 1984 – presumably from the western, native population, and in Tulsa in 1987, presumably from the eastern, exotic population. The two populations would have met somewhere between Tulsa and OKC in the late 1980s or early 1990s.
If anybody knows of reports on genetic or other studies showing where the boundary between the eastern and western populations really is, I would like to know about that.
Thanks!
Jeff
Jeff Cox
Tulsa, OK
From: okbirds <OKBIRDS...> On Behalf Of Dan Reinking
Sent: Monday, April 1, 2024 8:51 AM
To: <OKBIRDS...>
Subject: Re: [OKBIRDS] House Finch
For clarification, although the MBTA was passed in 1918, it took a while for education and enforcement, so it wasn’t until much later, 1940, that pet store owners became aware or worried about possession and sale of House Finches being illegal and released the birds in Long Island.
Being native to southern California, they were sometime marketed as “Hollywood Finches” when brought to New York to be sold in pet stores. When the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 made it illegal to have House Finches, pet store owners in New York released the birds, establishing an east coast population that expanded.
It is a relatively new species across most of Oklahoma. Sutton’s 1967 Oklahoma Birds book lists it as resident in western Cimarron County. The range expansions gradually crept across Oklahoma. The first nesting I am aware of in Bartlesville was in the early 1990s.
Dan Reinking
Sutton Avian Research Center
From: okbirds <OKBIRDS...> <mailto:<OKBIRDS...> > On Behalf Of Jerry Davis
Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2024 2:32 PM
To: <OKBIRDS...> <mailto:<OKBIRDS...> Subject: [OKBIRDS] House Finch
When I was entering the House Finch in my eBird report, of which I have had them nesting in my yard every year, a notification symbol popped up saying that this bird was an exotic Naturalized species. That was news to me and I started checking into it. The House Finch has been a part of my life and has been known to exist where I have been all of my life. It turns out that it is a Native to Western North America but introduced in the East. Further searching showed – the House Finches first expanded into the Columbia Basin from points south in 1885. They were introduced in the eastern United States when “illegal caged birds were released in New York in 1940”. Here a note could be added that it seems those in New York are well noted for introducing exotic species. So it has been in the Eastern United States for 84 years and by definition, it is an exotic. So for all my years it has been part of my life and I may be the last to know that in the Eastern US the House Finch is an exotic. I always considered the House Sparrow, European Starling and Eurasian Collared Dove, as exotics and think this designation for the House Finch is a little foolish and extreme but now I know and if you did not know, now you know also.
Date: 4/1/24 7:00 am From: Jerry Davis <jwdavis...> Subject: Re: House Finch
Thank you for the information. It is very insightful.
jerry
From: Dan Reinking
Sent: Monday, April 1, 2024 8:51 AM
To: <OKBIRDS...>
Subject: Re: [OKBIRDS] House Finch
For clarification, although the MBTA was passed in 1918, it took a while for education and enforcement, so it wasn’t until much later, 1940, that pet store owners became aware or worried about possession and sale of House Finches being illegal and released the birds in Long Island.
Dan
From: Dan Reinking
Sent: Monday, April 1, 2024 8:06 AM
To: <OKBIRDS...>
Subject: Re: [OKBIRDS] House Finch
Being native to southern California, they were sometime marketed as “Hollywood Finches” when brought to New York to be sold in pet stores. When the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 made it illegal to have House Finches, pet store owners in New York released the birds, establishing an east coast population that expanded.
It is a relatively new species across most of Oklahoma. Sutton’s 1967 Oklahoma Birds book lists it as resident in western Cimarron County. The range expansions gradually crept across Oklahoma. The first nesting I am aware of in Bartlesville was in the early 1990s.
Dan Reinking
Sutton Avian Research Center
From: okbirds <OKBIRDS...> On Behalf Of Jerry Davis
Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2024 2:32 PM
To: <OKBIRDS...>
Subject: [OKBIRDS] House Finch
When I was entering the House Finch in my eBird report, of which I have had them nesting in my yard every year, a notification symbol popped up saying that this bird was an exotic Naturalized species. That was news to me and I started checking into it. The House Finch has been a part of my life and has been known to exist where I have been all of my life. It turns out that it is a Native to Western North America but introduced in the East. Further searching showed – the House Finches first expanded into the Columbia Basin from points south in 1885. They were introduced in the eastern United States when “illegal caged birds were released in New York in 1940”. Here a note could be added that it seems those in New York are well noted for introducing exotic species. So it has been in the Eastern United States for 84 years and by definition, it is an exotic. So for all my years it has been part of my life and I may be the last to know that in the Eastern US the House Finch is an exotic. I always considered the House Sparrow, European Starling and Eurasian Collared Dove, as exotics and think this designation for the House Finch is a little foolish and extreme but now I know and if you did not know, now you know also.
Date: 4/1/24 6:51 am From: Dan Reinking <dan...> Subject: Re: House Finch
For clarification, although the MBTA was passed in 1918, it took a while for education and enforcement, so it wasn’t until much later, 1940, that pet store owners became aware or worried about possession and sale of House Finches being illegal and released the birds in Long Island.
Being native to southern California, they were sometime marketed as “Hollywood Finches” when brought to New York to be sold in pet stores. When the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 made it illegal to have House Finches, pet store owners in New York released the birds, establishing an east coast population that expanded.
It is a relatively new species across most of Oklahoma. Sutton’s 1967 Oklahoma Birds book lists it as resident in western Cimarron County. The range expansions gradually crept across Oklahoma. The first nesting I am aware of in Bartlesville was in the early 1990s.
Dan Reinking
Sutton Avian Research Center
From: okbirds <OKBIRDS...> <mailto:<OKBIRDS...> > On Behalf Of Jerry Davis
Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2024 2:32 PM
To: <OKBIRDS...> <mailto:<OKBIRDS...> Subject: [OKBIRDS] House Finch
When I was entering the House Finch in my eBird report, of which I have had them nesting in my yard every year, a notification symbol popped up saying that this bird was an exotic Naturalized species. That was news to me and I started checking into it. The House Finch has been a part of my life and has been known to exist where I have been all of my life. It turns out that it is a Native to Western North America but introduced in the East. Further searching showed – the House Finches first expanded into the Columbia Basin from points south in 1885. They were introduced in the eastern United States when “illegal caged birds were released in New York in 1940”. Here a note could be added that it seems those in New York are well noted for introducing exotic species. So it has been in the Eastern United States for 84 years and by definition, it is an exotic. So for all my years it has been part of my life and I may be the last to know that in the Eastern US the House Finch is an exotic. I always considered the House Sparrow, European Starling and Eurasian Collared Dove, as exotics and think this designation for the House Finch is a little foolish and extreme but now I know and if you did not know, now you know also.
Date: 4/1/24 6:07 am From: Dan Reinking <dan...> Subject: Re: House Finch
Being native to southern California, they were sometime marketed as “Hollywood Finches” when brought to New York to be sold in pet stores. When the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 made it illegal to have House Finches, pet store owners in New York released the birds, establishing an east coast population that expanded.
It is a relatively new species across most of Oklahoma. Sutton’s 1967 Oklahoma Birds book lists it as resident in western Cimarron County. The range expansions gradually crept across Oklahoma. The first nesting I am aware of in Bartlesville was in the early 1990s.
Dan Reinking
Sutton Avian Research Center
From: okbirds <OKBIRDS...> On Behalf Of Jerry Davis
Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2024 2:32 PM
To: <OKBIRDS...>
Subject: [OKBIRDS] House Finch
When I was entering the House Finch in my eBird report, of which I have had them nesting in my yard every year, a notification symbol popped up saying that this bird was an exotic Naturalized species. That was news to me and I started checking into it. The House Finch has been a part of my life and has been known to exist where I have been all of my life. It turns out that it is a Native to Western North America but introduced in the East. Further searching showed – the House Finches first expanded into the Columbia Basin from points south in 1885. They were introduced in the eastern United States when “illegal caged birds were released in New York in 1940”. Here a note could be added that it seems those in New York are well noted for introducing exotic species. So it has been in the Eastern United States for 84 years and by definition, it is an exotic. So for all my years it has been part of my life and I may be the last to know that in the Eastern US the House Finch is an exotic. I always considered the House Sparrow, European Starling and Eurasian Collared Dove, as exotics and think this designation for the House Finch is a little foolish and extreme but now I know and if you did not know, now you know also.
Date: 3/30/24 6:23 pm From: Mia Revels <0000004e74e60ce3-dmarc-request...> Subject: Re: Berlin Heck
I have been waiting to post, out of respect for the family's privacy. I
plan to write a tribute.
Mia
On Sat, Mar 30, 2024 at 8:14 PM Jerry Davis <jwdavis...> wrote:
> Thank you. David Arbour mentioned Berlin's death in his Red Slough
> weekly post earlier this week that went out to OKBirds and ARBirds list
> serves. Yes, those that knew Berlin know his contributions and he will
> be missed.
>
> Jerry Wayne Davis
> Hot Springs, AR
>
>
>
> On 2024-03-30 8:09 pm, Zach Poland wrote:
> > Regretfully, I was informed that biologist and birder Berlin Heck
> > passed away on March 26th, 2024. I know he had a profound impact on
> > birds and birding in Oklahoma, Arkansas and Texas for sure.
> >
> > I’ve not seen this posted on any of the OK birding outlets. The only
> > reason I know is because a family member informed OOS. I’m sorry for
> > our community’s loss.
> >
> > Berlin Heck was awarded Oklahoma Ornithological Society’s Scissortail
> > Award in 2001 for “Contributions to knowledge and conservation of birds
> > and other wildlife and special work at Red Slough WMA.”
> >
> > ZAP
> >
> > Zach Poland
>
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Professor of Biology
Northeastern State University
611 Grand Ave.
Tahlequah, Oklahoma
(918) 444-3824
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Date: 3/30/24 6:14 pm From: Jerry Davis <jwdavis...> Subject: Re: Berlin Heck
Thank you. David Arbour mentioned Berlin's death in his Red Slough weekly post earlier this week that went out to OKBirds and ARBirds list serves. Yes, those that knew Berlin know his contributions and he will be missed.
Jerry Wayne Davis Hot Springs, AR
On 2024-03-30 8:09 pm, Zach Poland wrote: > Regretfully, I was informed that biologist and birder Berlin Heck > passed away on March 26th, 2024. I know he had a profound impact on > birds and birding in Oklahoma, Arkansas and Texas for sure. > > I’ve not seen this posted on any of the OK birding outlets. The only > reason I know is because a family member informed OOS. I’m sorry for > our community’s loss. > > Berlin Heck was awarded Oklahoma Ornithological Society’s Scissortail > Award in 2001 for “Contributions to knowledge and conservation of birds > and other wildlife and special work at Red Slough WMA.” > > ZAP > > Zach Poland
Regretfully, I was informed that biologist and birder Berlin Heck passed away on March 26th, 2024. I know he had a profound impact on birds and birding in Oklahoma, Arkansas and Texas for sure.
I’ve not seen this posted on any of the OK birding outlets. The only reason I know is because a family member informed OOS. I’m sorry for our community’s loss.
Berlin Heck was awarded Oklahoma Ornithological Society’s Scissortail Award in 2001 for “Contributions to knowledge and conservation of birds and other wildlife and special work at Red Slough WMA.”
Date: 3/30/24 12:32 pm From: Jerry Davis <jwdavis...> Subject: House Finch
When I was entering the House Finch in my eBird report, of which I have had them nesting in my yard every year, a notification symbol popped up saying that this bird was an exotic Naturalized species. That was news to me and I started checking into it. The House Finch has been a part of my life and has been known to exist where I have been all of my life. It turns out that it is a Native to Western North America but introduced in the East. Further searching showed – the House Finches first expanded into the Columbia Basin from points south in 1885. They were introduced in the eastern United States when “illegal caged birds were released in New York in 1940”. Here a note could be added that it seems those in New York are well noted for introducing exotic species. So it has been in the Eastern United States for 84 years and by definition, it is an exotic. So for all my years it has been part of my life and I may be the last to know that in the Eastern US the House Finch is an exotic. I always considered the House Sparrow, European Starling and Eurasian Collared Dove, as exotics and think this designation for the House Finch is a little foolish and extreme but now I know and if you did not know, now you know also.
Date: 3/30/24 7:09 am From: Curtis Stewart <curtibob...> Subject: Whooping cranes
There are currently at least 27 whoopers at the refuge in Alfalfa County this morning. There are 5 in easy view from the blind that are on the water, and I’ve counted 22 across the bay through my scope that appear to be on dry land. This large group put on a bit of a show with lots of jumping, running, flapping, and head bowing.
Mary and I did our HF survey today and here is that data. We also checked out a new Prairie Dog town which was new to us. It contained 13 Burrowing Owls that we saw in less than 10 minutes. At HF, we had 13 shorebird species all from the dam which included 150 or more that the thermals would not allow us to ID. Not bad for the end of March.
Tillman - Hackberry Flat Survey, Tillman, Oklahoma, US Mar 28, 2024 10:05 AM - 12:48 PM Protocol: Traveling 16.975 mile(s) 47 species (+2 other taxa)
Cackling Goose 7 Canada Goose 12 Blue-winged Teal 190 Cinnamon Teal 4 Northern Shoveler 167 Gadwall 48 American Wigeon 2 Mallard 73 Northern Pintail 42 Green-winged Teal 68 Redhead 5 Bufflehead 17 Ruddy Duck 96 Pied-billed Grebe 2 Mourning Dove 3 American Coot X Black-necked Stilt 8 American Avocet 3 American Golden-Plover 12 Killdeer 8 Snowy Plover 8 Long-billed Dowitcher 175 Wilson's Snipe 1 Wilson's Phalarope 2 Thin-billed shorebird with small head Behavior: spinning in shallow water trying to churn up food Lesser Yellowlegs 5 Greater Yellowlegs 37 Baird's Sandpiper 22 Least Sandpiper 7 Pectoral Sandpiper 8 shorebird sp. 150 Great Egret 1 Turkey Vulture 4 Northern Harrier 4 Red-tailed Hawk 2 Great Horned Owl 3 American Kestrel 3 Loggerhead Shrike 8 Barn Swallow 2 Marsh Wren 3 Northern Mockingbird 1 White-crowned Sparrow 16 Vesper Sparrow 1 Savannah Sparrow 39 Song Sparrow 1 Swamp Sparrow 4 Eastern Meadowlark 21 Western/Eastern Meadowlark 28 Red-winged Blackbird 37 Common Yellowthroat 2
Date: 3/26/24 7:52 pm From: <arbour...> <arbour...> Subject: Red Slough Bird Survey - March 26
It was clear, cold, and windy turning warmer toward noon on the bird survey today. 64 species were found. The cold wind made finding Passerines difficult. Our returning breeders numbers are increasing with every survey. A flock of Snowy Egrets was interesting but was not an early date. Duck numbers are decreasing. On a sad note, Berlin Heck passed away today. He joined me on many bird surveys in the early days. He is missed! Here is my list for today:
Canada Geese – 3
Wood Duck - 23 (also a brood of freshly hatched ducklings)
