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 

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

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

June 2011 Vacation, Day 5: Janet Huckabee Arkansas River Valley Nature Center - June 9, 2011 - Fort Smith, AR

A Tufted Titmouse on one of the feeders found at JHARVNC

Location: Janet Huckabee Arkansas River Valley NC - Fort Smith, AR


Observation date: 6/9/11

Number of species: 7



Canada Goose - Branta canadensis     35

Purple Martin - Progne subis     14

Carolina Chickadee - Poecile carolinensis     1

Tufted Titmouse - Baeolophus bicolor     2

White-breasted Nuthatch - Sitta carolinensis    1

Northern Cardinal - Cardinalis cardinalis     2

Brown-headed Cowbird - Molothrus ater     5
 
Photos courtesy of SPQ
 
 
-SPQ 6/15/2011

June 2011 Vacation, Day 4: Stonewind Retreat - June 8, 2011 - Chester, AR

The view to the west from the Sanctuary Suite yurt

The view to the south from the Sanctuary Suite yurt

A view from the Walking Trail

(8:00-8:45am)

Location: Sanctuary Suite, Stonewind Retreat - Chester, AR


Observation date: 6/8/11

Number of species: 4



American Crow - Corvus brachyrhynchos     4

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - Polioptila caerulea     1

Northern Cardinal - Cardinalis cardinalis     2

Indigo Bunting - Passerina cyanea     1
 
 
(9:00-10:30am)
 
Location: Walking Trail, Stonewind Retreat - Chester, AR


Observation date: 6/8/11

Number of species: 16



Northern Bobwhite - Colinus virginianus     2

Turkey Vulture - Cathartes aura     3

Red-tailed Hawk - Buteo jamaicensis     1

Mourning Dove - Zenaida macroura     2

Eastern Wood-Pewee - Contopus virens     1

Eastern Phoebe - Sayornis phoebe     1

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher - Tyrannus forficatus     2

American Crow - Corvus brachyrhynchos     5

Barn Swallow - Hirundo rustica     2

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - Polioptila caerulea     1

Eastern Towhee - Pipilo erythrophthalmus     1

Northern Cardinal - Cardinalis cardinalis     1

Indigo Bunting - Passerina cyanea     5
Dickcissel - Spiza americana     1

Red-winged Blackbird - Agelaius phoeniceus     4

Eastern Meadowlark - Sturnella magna     1
 
 
(6:00-7:15pm)
 
Location: Walking Trail, Stonewind Retreat - Chester, AR


Observation date: 6/8/11

Number of species: 20
 
 
Northern Bobwhite - Colinus virginianus     1


Turkey Vulture - Cathartes aura     1

Mourning Dove - Zenaida macroura     1

Eastern Kingbird - Tyrannus tyrannus     1

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher - Tyrannus forficatus     3

American Crow - Corvus brachyrhynchos     2

Barn Swallow - Hirundo rustica     9

Carolina Chickadee - Poecile carolinensis     4

Tufted Titmouse - Baeolophus bicolor     3


Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - Polioptila caerulea     1


Eastern Bluebird - Sialia sialis     1

Gray Catbird - Dumetella carolinensis     1

Black-and-white Warbler - Mniotilta varia    2


Eastern Towhee - Pipilo erythrophthalmus    1


Field Sparrow - Spizella pusilla    1


Northern Cardinal - Cardinalis cardinalis     1

Indigo Bunting - Passerina cyanea     8

Dickcissel - Spiza americana     2

Red-winged Blackbird - Agelaius phoeniceus     1

Eastern Meadowlark - Sturnella magna     2
 
 
Photos of Stonewind Retreat courtesy of SPQ
 
 
-SPQ 6/15/2011

June 2011 Vacation, Day 3: Stonewind Retreat - June 7, 2011 - Chester, AR

                                               A view of one of the fields found along the Walking Trail at Stonewind Retreat


(8:30-9:30 am)

Location: Walking Trail, Stonewind Retreat - Chester, AR


Observation date: 6/7/11

Number of species: 13



Turkey Vulture - Cathartes aura      5

Red-tailed Hawk - Buteo jamaicensis     1

Mourning Dove - Zenaida macroura     8

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher - Tyrannus forficatus     1

American Crow - Corvus brachyrhynchos    3

Barn Swallow - Hirundo rustica     14

Yellow-breasted Chat - Icteria virens     3

Field Sparrow - Spizella pusilla     2

Northern Cardinal - Cardinalis cardinalis     2

Indigo Bunting - Passerina cyanea     8

Red-winged Blackbird - Agelaius phoeniceus     3

Eastern Meadowlark - Sturnella magna     2

Brown-headed Cowbird - Molothrus ater     1
 
 
(5:30-6:00 pm)
 
Location: Sanctuary Suite, Stonewind Retreat - Chester, AR


Observation date: 6/7/11

Number of species: 3


American Crow - Corvus brachyrhynchos     3

Northern Cardinal - Cardinalis cardinalis     1

Brown-headed Cowbird - Molothrus ater     2
 
 
(9:15 pm)
 
Location: Sanctuary Suite, Stonewind Retreat - Chester, AR


Observation date: 6/7/11
Number of species: 1

Eastern Whip-poor-will - Caprimulgus vociferus     2
 
 
-New Species for the Lifelist #195:
 
Eastern Whip-poor-will
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/whip-poor-will/id
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Photo of Stonewind Retreat courtesy of SPQ
 
Photo of a Whip-poor-will courtesy of Jacob W. Dingel, via sdakotabirds.com
 
-SPQ 6/15/2011

June 2011 Vacation, Day 2: Stonewind Retreat - June 6, 2011 - Chester, AR

Our yurt at Stonewind Retreat (Sanctuary Suite)

                                                                A view from the Walking Trail at Stonewind Retreat


(3:30-4:45 pm)

Location: Sanctuary Suite, Stonewind Retreat - Chester, AR



Observation date: 6/6/11


Number of species: 10



Turkey Vulture - Cathartes aura     4

Broad-winged Hawk - Buteo platypterus     1

Ruby-throated Hummingbird - Archilochus colubris     1

Downy Woodpecker - Picoides pubescens     2

American Crow - Corvus brachyrhynchos    6

Barn Swallow - Hirundo rustica    1

Carolina Chickadee - Poecile carolinensis    2

Tufted Titmouse - Baeolophus bicolor    1

Northern Cardinal - Cardinalis cardinalis     2

Indigo Bunting - Passerina cyanea    1
 

(5:00-6:20 pm)
 
Location: Walking Trail, Stonewind Retreat - Chester, AR


Observation date: 6/6/11

Number of species: 19



Northern Bobwhite - Colinus virginianus     2

Mourning Dove - Zenaida macroura    6

Yellow-billed Cuckoo - Coccyzus americanus    1

Downy Woodpecker - Picoides pubescens     1

Eastern Kingbird - Tyrannus tyrannus     1

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher - Tyrannus forficatus     2

American Crow - Corvus brachyrhynchos     3

Barn Swallow - Hirundo rustica    26

Carolina Chickadee - Poecile carolinensis    2

Tufted Titmouse - Baeolophus bicolor    4

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - Polioptila caerulea    1

Northern Mockingbird - Mimus polyglottos    1

Prairie Warbler - Dendroica discolor    1

Yellow-breasted Chat - Icteria virens    2

Field Sparrow - Spizella pusilla    2

Lark Sparrow - Chondestes grammacus    3

Northern Cardinal - Cardinalis cardinalis    1

Indigo Bunting - Passerina cyanea    7

Red-winged Blackbird - Agelaius phoeniceus    3

-New Species for the Lifelist! #194:

Prairie Warbler
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Prairie_Warbler/id

 

Photos of Stonewind Retreat courtesy of SPQ

Photo of a Prairie Warbler courtesy of Wolfgang Wander, via Wikipedia.org

-SPQ 6/14/2011

June 2011 Vacation Overview

                            On Highway-62, heading toward Fayetteville, Arkansas 


Map:

http://www.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&ll=35.799994,-94.317627&spn=2.223069,3.521118&t=h&z=8&msid=211656245233415273419.0004a5afcf1aa44d4ff28


Day 1: (6/5/2011)

-Sunday morning we floated the Illinois River from 10:30am-1:30pm (12 mile trip).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois_River_(Arkansas)

-From Tahlequah we drove to Fayetteville, Arkansas where we stayed the night.

Day 2-4: (6/6/2011-6/8/2011)

-Monday afternoon we left Fayetteville around 1:30pm and drove to Chester, Arkansas to the Stonewind Retreat .
http://www.stonewindretreat.com/

We stayed at Stonewind for 3 nights.

Day 5: (6/9/2011)

-Thursday morning we departed from Stonewind Retreat and drove through Fort Smith, Arkansas to the Janet Huckabee Arkansas River Valley Nature Center. We stayed from 10:30-11:30am.
http://www.rivervalleynaturecenter.com/

-From the JHARVNC we drove through Paris, Arkansas to the Cove Lake Recreation Area (2:30 pm).

-From Cove Lake we drove to Mount Magazine State Park where we stayed 2 nights (6/9/2011-6/11/2011)
http://www.mountmagazinestatepark.com/

Day 6-7: (6/10/2011-6/11/2011)

-Stayed 2 nights at Mount Magazine State Park before departing for the return trip to Tulsa at 9:00 am on 6/11/2011.

May 2011 Totals

Blackburnian Warbler

                                       Pair of Eurasian Collared Doves

May 2011

58 Species - 541 Individuals - 7 Checklists

Locations:

-25th W. Ave & N Quincy Ave (Tulsa, OK)
-Mohawk Park--Oxley Nature Center (Tulsa, OK)
-Rivertrails (West) - 'PSO Trail' (Tulsa, OK)

Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)    36

Gadwall (Anas strepera)    4

Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors)    9

Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)     4

American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)    1

Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)    49


Great Egret (Ardea alba)    41

Snowy Egret (Egretta thula)    7

Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea)    5

Green Heron (Butorides virescens)    1

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Nyctanassa violacea)   5

Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)    4

Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis)    4

Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)    5

Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)    1

Sora (Porzana carolina)    1

American Coot (Fulica americana)    3

Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius)    2

Least Tern (Sternula antillarum)    9

Rock Pigeon (Columba livia)    1

Eurasian Collared-Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)    2

Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus)    2

Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris)    6

Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)    5


Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens)    3

Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)    3

Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens)    4

Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)   4

Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis)   3

Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus)    3


Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus)    2

Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus)    1

American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)    10

Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)    88

Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis)    18

Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor)    4

Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus)    2

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea)    40


Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis)    4

American Robin (Turdus migratorius)    1

Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)    1

Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)    1

European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)    3

Northern Parula (Parula americana)    1

Yellow Warbler (Dendroica petechia)    15

Yellow-rumped Warbler (Dendroica coronata)    1

Blackburnian Warbler (Dendroica fusca)    1

Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea)    8

Swainson's Warbler (Limnothlypis swainsonii)    1

Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)    5

Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra)    1

Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)    19


Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea)    32


Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris)    2

Dickcissel (Spiza americana)    1


Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)    16


Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)   1

Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)    8

-Photo of  Eurasian Collared Doves courtesy of Horia Varlan, via Wikipedia.org

-Photo of a Blackburnian Warbler courtesy of Mdf, via Wikipedia.org

-SPQ 6/1/2011

Mohawk Park / Oxley Nature Center - May 29, 2011 - Tulsa, OK

Mississippi Kite

Location: Mohawk Park--Oxley Nature Center


Map: http://www.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=211656245233415273419.0004a4aa4f54ab7e45c97&ll=36.224092,-95.896912&spn=0.008638,0.013754&t=h&z=16
Observation date: 5/29/11

Number of species: 17



Great Egret - Ardea alba     4

Little Blue Heron - Egretta caerulea     2

Green Heron - Butorides virescens     1

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron - Nyctanassa violacea     1

Mississippi Kite - Ictinia mississippiensis     4

Downy Woodpecker - Picoides pubescens     1

Pileated Woodpecker - Dryocopus pileatus     1

Eastern Kingbird - Tyrannus tyrannus     1

American Crow - Corvus brachyrhynchos     3

Barn Swallow - Hirundo rustica     15

Carolina Chickadee - Poecile carolinensis     2

Carolina Wren - Thryothorus ludovicianus     1

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - Polioptila caerulea     4

Prothonotary Warbler - Protonotaria citrea     2

Northern Cardinal - Cardinalis cardinalis     2

Indigo Bunting - Passerina cyanea     3

Red-winged Blackbird - Agelaius phoeniceus     4
 
 
-Photo of a Mississippi Kite courtesy of birdsofoklahoma.net (www.birdsofoklahoma.net/Mississippikite.htm)
 
-SPQ 6/1/2011

Mohawk Park / Oxley Nature Center - May 21, 2011 - Tulsa, OK

                                                                               Yellow-billed Cuckoo


Location: Mohawk Park--Oxley Nature Center


Map: http://www.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&ll=36.224231,-95.897341&spn=0.008655,0.013754&t=h&z=16&msid=211656245233415273419.0004a3f8a8d8e6c99dcc8
Observation date: 5/21/11

Number of species: 21



Great Egret - Ardea alba       1

Snowy Egret - Egretta thula     2

Little Blue Heron - Egretta caerulea    1

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron - Nyctanassa violacea     1

Red-shouldered Hawk - Buteo lineatus     2

Yellow-billed Cuckoo - Coccyzus americanus      2

Ruby-throated Hummingbird - Archilochus colubris      2

Belted Kingfisher - Megaceryle alcyon      1

Eastern Wood-Pewee - Contopus virens      3

Eastern Phoebe - Sayornis phoebe      1

Eastern Kingbird - Tyrannus tyrannus     1

American Crow - Corvus brachyrhynchos     2

Barn Swallow - Hirundo rustica      2

Carolina Chickadee - Poecile carolinensis      3

Carolina Wren - Thryothorus ludovicianus      1

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - Polioptila caerulea      8

Prothonotary Warbler - Protonotaria citrea      2

Northern Cardinal - Cardinalis cardinalis     3

Indigo Bunting - Passerina cyanea      5

Red-winged Blackbird - Agelaius phoeniceus      4

Brown-headed Cowbird - Molothrus ater      6
 
 
Photo of a Yellow-billed Cuckoo courtesy of Factumquintus, via Wikipedia.org
 
-SPQ 5/23/2011

Rivertrails, West Side (29th S - 33rd S) & Pedestrian Bridge - May 20, 2011 - Tulsa, OK

Least Tern feeding a chick.

Location: Rivertrails (West) - 'PSO Trail' - Tulsa, OK


Map: http://www.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&ll=36.117961,-95.986154&spn=0.008667,0.013754&t=h&z=16&msid=211656245233415273419.0004a3b586510522d172c
Observation date: 5/20/11

Number of species: 10



Canada Goose - Branta canadensis     9

American White Pelican - Pelecanus erythrorhynchos     1

Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias      41

Great Egret - Ardea alba      32

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron - Nyctanassa violacea     1

Least Tern - Sternula antillarum     9

Rock Pigeon - Columba livia      1

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher - Tyrannus forficatus     1

Barn Swallow - Hirundo rustica     15

Brown-headed Cowbird - Molothrus ater     2
 
 
Photo of Least Terns courtesy of Craig O'Neal, via Wikipedia.org
 
-SPQ 5/20/2011

Mohawk Park / Oxley Nature Center - May 18, 2011 - Tulsa, OK

                                                                                                      Sora


Location: Mohawk Park--Oxley Nature Center


Map: http://www.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&ll=36.223729,-95.896547&spn=0.008655,0.013754&t=h&z=16&msid=211656245233415273419.0004a3a2ec4a491b4e1c7
Observation date: 5/18/11

Number of species: 23



Canada Goose  - Branta canadensis   21

Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias     1

Great Egret - Ardea alba     3

Turkey Vulture - Cathartes aura     1

Sora - Porzana carolina     1

American Coot - Fulica americana     1

Spotted Sandpiper - Actitis macularius     2

Ruby-throated Hummingbird - Archilochus colubris     2

Belted Kingfisher - Megaceryle alcyon     2

Pileated Woodpecker - Dryocopus pileatus    1

Eastern Wood-Pewee - Contopus virens     1

Western Kingbird - Tyrannus verticalis     2

American Crow - Corvus brachyrhynchos     3

Barn Swallow - Hirundo rustica     17

Tufted Titmouse - Baeolophus bicolor     2

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - Polioptila caerulea     8

American Robin - Turdus migratorius     1

Yellow Warbler - Dendroica petechia     4

Prothonotary Warbler - Protonotaria citrea    1

Song Sparrow - Melospiza melodia     3

Northern Cardinal - Cardinalis cardinalis     3

Indigo Bunting - Passerina cyanea     2

Red-winged Blackbird - Agelaius phoeniceus     2
 
 
Photo of a Sora courtesy of outriggr, via Wikipedia.org
 
-SPQ 5/19/2011

Mohawk Park / Oxley Nature Center - May 14, 2011 - Tulsa, OK

Marsh inside the "Heron Loop" at Oxley Nature Center

Song Sparrow

Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher

                                                                          Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

Location: Mohawk Park--Oxley Nature Center


Map: http://www.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=211656245233415273419.0004a36bd2f6e7ed17eb2&ll=36.227,-95.891891&spn=0.016583,0.027509&t=h&z=15
Observation date: 5/14/11

Number of species: 30



Gadwall - Anas strepera      1

Double-crested Cormorant - Phalacrocorax auritus     1

Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias     2

Great Egret - Ardea alba     3

Snowy Egret - Egretta thula     2

Ruby-throated Hummingbird - Archilochus colubris     1

Belted Kingfisher - Megaceryle alcyon    2

Downy Woodpecker - Picoides pubescens    1

Eastern Phoebe - Sayornis phoebe     2

Eastern Kingbird - Tyrannus tyrannus     1

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher - Tyrannus forficatus     1

American Crow - Corvus brachyrhynchos     1

Barn Swallow - Hirundo rustica    36

Carolina Chickadee - Poecile carolinensis     13

Tufted Titmouse - Baeolophus bicolor     2

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - Polioptila caerulea     8

Eastern Bluebird - Sialia sialis    2

European Starling - Sturnus vulgaris    3

Yellow Warbler - Dendroica petechia     8

Blackburnian Warbler - Dendroica fusca    1

Prothonotary Warbler - Protonotaria citrea     2

Swainson's Warbler - Limnothlypis swainsonii     1

Song Sparrow - Melospiza melodia     1

Summer Tanager - Piranga rubra     1

Northern Cardinal - Cardinalis cardinalis     3

Indigo Bunting - Passerina cyanea     12

Painted Bunting - Passerina ciris     2

Dickcissel - Spiza americana     1

Red-winged Blackbird - Agelaius phoeniceus     2

Common Grackle - Quiscalus quiscula     1
 
 
Photos courtesy of SPQ
 
-SPQ 5/16/2011

Mohawk Park / Oxley Nature Center - May 6, 2011 - Tulsa, OK

Yellow Warbler

Location: Mohawk Park--Oxley Nature Center


Map: http://www.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=211656245233415273419.0004a2deec3691b5e0d6c&ll=36.226342,-95.896611&spn=0.01731,0.043774&t=h&z=15
Observation date: 5/6/11

Number of species: 33



Canada Goose - Branta canadensis     15

Gadwall - Anas strepera     3

Blue-winged Teal - Anas discors     9

Double-crested Cormorant - Phalacrocorax auritus     3

Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias     5

Great Egret - Ardea alba     1

Snowy Egret - Egretta thula     3

Little Blue Heron - Egretta caerulea     2

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron - Nyctanassa violacea    2

Turkey Vulture - Cathartes aura     3

Red-shouldered Hawk - Buteo lineatus     3

Red-tailed Hawk - Buteo jamaicensis     1

American Coot - Fulica americana     2

Ruby-throated Hummingbird - Archilochus colubris     1

Downy Woodpecker - Picoides pubescens     1

Pileated Woodpecker - Dryocopus pileatus     1

Eastern Phoebe - Sayornis phoebe     1

Western Kingbird - Tyrannus verticalis     1

Red-eyed Vireo - Vireo olivaceus     1

American Crow - Corvus brachyrhynchos     1

Barn Swallow - Hirundo rustica     18

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - Polioptila caerulea     12

Eastern Bluebird - Sialia sialis     2

Gray Catbird - Dumetella carolinensis     1

Brown Thrasher - Toxostoma rufum     1

Northern Parula - Parula americana      1

Yellow Warbler - Dendroica petechia     3

Yellow-rumped Warbler - Dendroica coronata     1

Prothonotary Warbler - Protonotaria citrea     1

Song Sparrow - Melospiza melodia     1

Northern Cardinal - Cardinalis cardinalis    8

Indigo Bunting - Passerina cyanea     10

Red-winged Blackbird - Agelaius phoeniceus     4
 
 
-Photo of a Yellow Warbler courtesy of Mdf, via Wikipedia.org
 
-SPQ 5/9/2011

April 2011 Totals

Indigo Bunting, male

Black and White Warbler

April 2011

62 Species - 1,925 Individuals - 11 Checklists

Locations:

-Mohawk Park/Oxley Nature Center (Tulsa, OK)
-Oxley Nature Center, North Woods (Tulsa, OK)
-Lake Yahola (Tulsa, OK)
-Rivercity Park/ KATY Trail (Sand Springs, OK)


Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)       76

Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)       1

Gadwall (Anas strepera)       52

Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors)         261

Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata)      128

Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps)      11

Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)       386

American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus)       2

Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)       7

Great Egret (Ardea alba)       26

Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea)       13

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Nyctanassa violacea)      7

Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)      19

Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)       1

Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii)      2

Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)     6

Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)      4

American Coot (Fulica americana)      126

Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius)     6

Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)      12

Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)      1

Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor)       26

Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)       7

Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus)       3

Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)     1

Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens)      5

Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)      1

Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)    3

Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)      1

Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus)      2

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus)     3

Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus)      1

Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)      4

American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)      15

Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)      99

Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis)      27

Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor)        23

 Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus)      2

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea)      51

Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa)       1

Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula)      2

Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis)       2

Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus)       1

American Robin (Turdus migratorius)      12

Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)      2

Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)       1

European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)        20

Northern Parula (Parula americana)       1

Yellow-rumped Warbler (Dendroica coronata)       5


Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia)       1

Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea)       2

Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)       17

White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)      27

White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)      3

Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)       28

Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea)       2

Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)      7

Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus)      44

Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)     3

Purple Finch (Carpodacus purpureus)      1

American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)       23

House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)       25
 
Photo of an Indigo Bunting courtesty of Kevin Bolton, via Wikipedia.org
 
Photo of a Black and White Warbler courtesy of Terry Sohl, via Wikipedia.org
 
-SPQ 5/5/2011