Monday, May 23, 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
Friday, May 20, 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
Thursday, May 19, 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
Monday, May 16, 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
Monday, May 9, 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
Thursday, May 5, 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
Monday, May 2, 2011
Mohawk Park / Oxley Nature Center - April 29, 2011 - Tulsa, OK
Common Nighthawk
Location: Mohawk Park--Oxley Nature Center
Map: http://www.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&ll=36.227485,-95.891118&spn=0.016617,0.027509&t=h&z=15&msid=211656245233415273419.0004a252439c06443f1da
Observation date: 4/29/11
Number of species: 24
Canada Goose - Branta canadensis 20
Wood Duck - Aix sponsa 1
Blue-winged Teal - Anas discors 13
Northern Shoveler - Anas clypeata 8
Pied-billed Grebe - Podilymbus podiceps 7
Double-crested Cormorant - Phalacrocorax auritus 27
Great Egret - Ardea alba 1
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron - Nyctanassa violacea 1
Turkey Vulture - Cathartes aura 2
American Coot - Fulica americana 15
Common Nighthawk - Chordeiles minor 26
Downy Woodpecker - Picoides pubescens 1
Eastern Kingbird - Tyrannus tyrannus 1
American Crow - Corvus brachyrhynchos 3
Carolina Chickadee - Poecile carolinensis 2
Carolina Wren - Thryothorus ludovicianus 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - Polioptila caerulea 8
Yellow-rumped Warbler - Dendroica coronata 2
Prothonotary Warbler - Protonotaria citrea 1
Song Sparrow - Melospiza melodia 10
White-crowned Sparrow - Zonotrichia leucophrys 3
Northern Cardinal - Cardinalis cardinalis 5
Indigo Bunting - Passerina cyanea 2
Red-winged Blackbird - Agelaius phoeniceus 1
Photo of a Common Nighthawk courtesy of Gavin Keefe Schaefer, via Wikipedia.org
-SPQ 5/2/2011
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