Oxley Nature Center, North Woods (Oxbow Lake/ North Woods/ Sierra Club Trails) - March 5, 2011 - Tulsa, OK

Tree Swallow

Location: Oxley Nature Center (North Woods) - Tulsa, OK


Map: http://www.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=211656245233415273419.00049dd51ddb39f454717&t=h&z=15
Observation date: 3/5/11

Number of species: 12



Gadwall - Anas strepera    15

Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos    5

American Coot - Fulica americana    90

Red-headed Woodpecker - Melanerpes erythrocephalus    5

Red-bellied Woodpecker - Melanerpes carolinus    2

Downy Woodpecker - Picoides pubescens    1

Tree Swallow - Tachycineta bicolor    5

Carolina Chickadee - Poecile carolinensis    4

Brown Thrasher - Toxostoma rufum    1

Yellow-rumped Warbler - Dendroica coronata    1

White-throated Sparrow - Zonotrichia albicollis    2

Northern Cardinal - Cardinalis cardinalis    3

     I noticed a small group of swallows that were feeding on "Coot Pond" in the North Woods section of Oxley Park on Saturday. Fortunately, two of the swallows perched on a downed tree near the edge of the pond, giving me an oppurtunity to identify them as Tree Swallows. The blue-green sheen from their feathers certainly aided in identification. This was the first time I had seen a Tree Swallow, so I was quite happy for the new addition to the Lifelist.

-New Species for the Lifelist!  #191:

Tree Swallow
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/tree_swallow/id
 

Tree Swallow photos courtesy of Snowmanradio, via Wikipedia.org
 
-SPQ 3/6/2011