Roadside Location - near Bryan's Corner, Oklahoma (along HWY-412, near the HWY-83 intersection) - June 5, 2010

Location: Roadside Location - near Bryan's Corner, OK


Map:  http://www.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=bryan's+corner+OK&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=33.214763,56.337891&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Bryans+Corner,+Oklahoma&ll=36.617663,-100.832906&spn=0.01643,0.027509&t=h&z=15
Observation date: 6/5/10

Number of species: 2

Ring-necked Pheasant - Phasianus colchicus   1

http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Ring-necked_Pheasant/id
Dickcissel - Spiza americana   1
 
    Shelli and I stopped to stretch our legs at a small gas station located at the intersection of HWY-412 & HWY-83. As we walked back to the car I could hear the distinctive call of a Dickcissel (it is even more familiar now that I use the call as a ringtone on my phone).
 
   As we drove down HWY-412, not a mile from the gas station, I spotted a Ring-Necked Pheasant poking out of the tall grass along the road. I was thrilled - I have never seen one before. Such a beautiful bird!
 
   The roadside Ring-Necked Pheasant will take his place as #171 on the Lifelist. Huzzah!
 
-Top photo courtesy of Shelli.

-Ring-necked Pheasant photo courtesy of Lukasz Lukasik, via Wikipedia

-SPQ 6/16/2010