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