Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Mohawk Park / Oxley Nature Center - July 4, 2011 - Tulsa, OK


















                                                                                    A Northern Parula



Mohawk Park--Oxley Nature Center, Tulsa, US-OK


Map: http://www.google.com/maps?msid=211656245233415273419.0004a752b2bbedc7d7af3&msa=0&ll=36.225546,-95.902212&spn=0.008638,0.021887&t=h&z=16
Jul 4, 2011 10:00 AM - 11:40 AM

Protocol: Traveling


2.8 mile(s)

19 species



Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)     1

Snowy Egret (Egretta thula)     2

Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea)     6

Green Heron (Butorides virescens)     1

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Nyctanassa violacea)     2

Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus)     2

Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)     1

Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)     1

Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus)     1

American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)     3

Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)     6

Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis)     5

Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor)     2

Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus)     1

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea)     4

American Robin (Turdus migratorius)     16

Northern Parula (Parula americana)     1

Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)    6

Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea)    9
 
 
Photo of a Northern Parula courtesy of Dan Pancamo, via Wikipedia.org

 
-SPQ 7/6/2011

June 2011 Totals


Painting of a Whip-poor-will



















                                                                        Ovenbird

June 2011

58 Species - 630 Individuals - 22 Checklists
Locations:

-Bear Hollow Trail, Mount Magazine State Park (Corley, AR)
-Cabin, Mount Magazine State Park (Corley, AR)
-Cameron Bluff, Mount Magazine State Park (Corley, AR)
-Candlewood Suites, HWY-62/S. Sang Ave (Fayetteville, AR)
-Cove Lake Recreation Area (Paris, AR)
-Janet Huckabee Arkansas River Valley NC (Fort Smith, AR)
-Mohawk Park--Oxley Nature Center (Tulsa, OK)
-North Rim Trail, Mount Magazine State Park (Corley, AR)
-Peavine Hollow, Illinois River (Tahlequah, OK)
-Sanctuary Suite, Stonewind Retreat (Chester, AR)
-Signal Hill Trail, Mount Magazine State Park (Corley, AR)
-Walking Trail, Stonewind Retreat (Chester, AR)
-Washington Irving Park (Bixby, OK)

Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)    35


Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus)    5


Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)     8

Great Egret (Ardea alba)     11

Green Heron (Butorides virescens)     1

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Nyctanassa violacea)     1

Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)     26

Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)     2

Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus)     1

Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)     3

Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)     19

Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus)      3

Barred Owl (Strix varia)       1

Eastern Whip-poor-will (Caprimulgus vociferus)      2

Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris)      6

Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)      1

Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens)      11

Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)      1

Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens)      3

Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)      1

Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus)     3

Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus)      7

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus)      9

Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)       6

American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)       33

Purple Martin (Progne subis)      14

Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia)      11

Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)      79

Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis)      30

Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor)       19

White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)      5

Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus)      4

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea)       26

Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis)       1

American Robin (Turdus migratorius)       11

Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)      1

Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)      2

European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)       4

Prairie Warbler (Dendroica discolor)      1

Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia)       10

Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea)       4

Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla)      10

Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens)      5

Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus)      2

Rufous-crowned Sparrow (Aimophila ruficeps)       4

Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla)        5

Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus)        3

Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)      24

Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea)      79

Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris)       1

Dickcissel (Spiza americana)       6

Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)       36

Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna)       5

Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)       7

Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)      17

Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula)       1

House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus)       2

American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)       1


Painting of a Whip-poor-will courtesy of Louis Agassiz Fuertes (Birds of New York (New York State Museum. Memoir 12), Albany: University of the State of New York. Plates by Fuertes later reproduced in Birds of America (1917?) by Thomas Gilbert Pearson (1873-1943) et al.), via Wikipedia.org

Photo of an Ovenbird courtesy of Maslowski, S. (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service), via Wikipedia.org

-SPQ 7/6/2011 

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Mohawk Park / Oxley Nature Center - June 19, 2011 - Tulsa, OK




































                                                              A male Dickcissel in breeding plumage


Mohawk Park--Oxley Nature Center, Tulsa, US-OK

Map: http://www.google.com/maps/ms?msid=211656245233415273419.0004a6397c233e123da0f&msa=0

Jun 19, 2011 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Protocol: Traveling

4.08 mile(s)

27 species



Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)    3

Great Egret (Ardea alba)    8

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Nyctanassa violacea)    1

Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)    1

Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)    1

Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus)    1

Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris)    3

Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens)    2

Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus)     1

Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus)    2

American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)    3

Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia)    11

Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)    4

Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis)    9

Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor)    4

Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus)    2

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea)    11

American Robin (Turdus migratorius)    2

Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea)    2

Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)     8

Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea)    16

Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris)    1

Dickcissel (Spiza americana)    3

Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)    7

Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)    1

Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)    6

American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)    1


Photo of a Dickcissel courtesy of RebelAt, via Wikipedia.org

-SPQ 6/21/2011

Thursday, June 16, 2011

June 2011 Vacation Totals
















                                                               A scenic view from atop Mount Magazine

June 2011 Vacation

45 Species - 407 Individuals - 19 Checklists

Locations:

-Bear Hollow Trail, Mount Magazine State Park (Corley, AR)
-Cabin, Mount Magazine State Park (Corley, AR)
-Cameron Bluff, Mount Magazine State Park (Corley, AR)
-Candlewood Suites, HWY-62/S. Sang Ave (Fayetteville, AR)
-Cove Lake Recreation Area (Paris, AR)
-Janet Huckabee Arkansas River Valley NC (Fort Smith, AR)
-North Rim Trail, Mount Magazine State Park (Corley, AR)
-Peavine Hollow, Illinois River (Tahlequah, OK)
-Sanctuary Suite, Stonewind Retreat (Chester, AR)
-Signal Hill Trail, Mount Magazine State Park (Corley, AR)
-Walking Trail, Stonewind Retreat (Chester, AR)


Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)       35

Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus)       5

Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)       3

Great Egret (Ardea alba)      1

Green Heron (Butorides virescens)       1

Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)      25

Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus)      1

Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)       2

Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)      18

Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus)      1

Barred Owl (Strix varia)      1

Eastern Whip-poor-will (Caprimulgus vociferus)      2

Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris)      1

Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens)      8

Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens)      3

Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)      1

Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus)      2

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus)      9

Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)      6

American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)      29

Purple Martin (Progne subis)       14 

Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)       59

Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis)      12

Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor)      15

White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)      5

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea)      5

Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis)      1

Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)      1

Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)      2

Prairie Warbler (Dendroica discolor)      1

Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia)     10

Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla)       10

Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens)     5

Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus)      2

Rufous-crowned Sparrow (Aimophila ruficeps)     4

Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla)      5

Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus)      3

Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)     13

Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea)      50

Dickcissel (Spiza americana)     3

Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)    12

Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna)    5

Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)     6

Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)     8

House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus)     2

June 2011 Vacation, Day 6: Mount Magazine State Park - June 10, 2011 - Corley, AR


A view of the valley to the west of Mount Magazine, from Cameron Bluff


A scenic view of the area northwest of Mount Magazine, from Cameron Bluff




































                                       A  view of the Petit Jean River valley at night from the Mount Magazine Lodge at night

(8:30am)

Location: Cabin, Mount Magazine State Park - Corley, AR


Observation date: 6/10/11


Number of species: 6



Eastern Wood-Pewee - Contopus virens    2

Blue Jay - Cyanocitta cristata    2

American Crow - Corvus brachyrhynchos    1

Barn Swallow - Hirundo rustica    2

Northern Cardinal - Cardinalis cardinalis    1

Indigo Bunting - Passerina cyanea    2
 
 
(9:15am)
 
Location: Cameron Bluff, Mount Magazine State Park - Corley, AR


Observation date: 6/10/11

Number of species: 3



Turkey Vulture - Cathartes aura    1

Black-and-white Warbler - Mniotilta varia    1

Indigo Bunting - Passerina cyanea    3
 
 
(10:30-11:30am)
 
Location: Bear Hollow Trail, Mount Magazine State Park - Corley, AR


Observation date: 6/10/11

Number of species: 7



Turkey Vulture - Cathartes aura    3

Downy Woodpecker - Picoides pubescens    3

White-breasted Nuthatch - Sitta carolinensis    2

Black-and-white Warbler - Mniotilta varia    2

Ovenbird - Seiurus aurocapilla    3

Rufous-crowned Sparrow - Aimophila ruficeps    4

Indigo Bunting - Passerina cyanea    5
 
 
(5:30-6:15pm)
 
Location: Signal Hill Trail, Mount Magazine State Park - Corley, AR


Observation date: 6/10/11


Number of species: 5



Barred Owl - Strix varia    1

Downy Woodpecker - Picoides pubescens    1

Black-and-white Warbler - Mniotilta varia    5

Ovenbird - Seiurus aurocapilla    2

Indigo Bunting - Passerina cyanea    3
 
 
New Species for the Lifelist! #196:
 
Rufous-crowned Sparrow
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rufous_crowned_sparrow
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Photos of Mount Magazine courtesy of SPQ
 
Photo of a Rufous-crowned Sparrow courtesy of Texas.lorarend:), via Wikipedia.org
 
-SPQ 6/16/2011

June 2011 Vacation, Day 5: Mount Magazine State Park - June 9, 2011 - Corley, AR

A view from the North Rim Trail at Mount Magazine State Park

(5:00-6:20pm)

Location: North Rim Trail, Mount Magazine State Park - Corley, AR


Observation date: 6/9/11


Number of species: 4



Downy Woodpecker - Picoides pubescens     1

White-breasted Nuthatch - Sitta carolinensis     2

Ovenbird - Seiurus aurocapilla     5


Indigo Bunting - Passerina cyanea    1
 
 
(6:45-7:45pm)
 
Location: Cabin, Mount Magazine State Park - Corley, AR


Observation date: 6/9/11

Number of species: 4




Turkey Vulture - Cathartes aura     6

American Crow - Corvus brachyrhynchos    1

Barn Swallow - Hirundo rustica    3

Indigo Bunting - Passerina cyanea    4
 
 
Photo courtesy of SPQ
 
 
-SPQ 6/15/2011

June 2011 Vacation, Day 5: Cove Lake Recreation Area - June 9, 2011 - Paris, AR

Cove Lake

Location: Cove Lake Recreation Area - Paris, AR



Observation date: 6/9/11

Number of species: 4



Blue Jay - Cyanocitta cristata     4

Carolina Chickadee - Poecile carolinensis     1

Tufted Titmouse - Baeolophus bicolor     1

Common Grackle - Quiscalus quiscula     2
 
Photo courtesy of SPQ
 
 
-SPQ 6/15/2011