https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/news/lifestyles/birding-today-birds-most-vulnerable-to-dangers-while-asleep/article_1f8b0bd9-0c54-51cd-92e6-4a1aa1274479.html 

122521 SNP Edition, Life At Boomer Lake

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/lifestyles/life-at-boomer-lake-trying-to-track-bird-trends/article_281d0c66-637e-11ec-a957-e309ea76c047.html 

122021. Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/news/lifestyles/birding-today-ebird-platform-will-assist-scientists-in-prioritizing-conservation-risks-habitat-selection/article_1739c46e-7e44-5cf4-8a3a-781e776521e5.html 

121921 SNP Edition, Life At Boomer Lake

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/lifestyles/life-at-boomer-lake-birds-enjoy-the-calm-before-the-cold/article_9018bfa6-5ebd-11ec-b33a-6f565861743e.html 

121321 SNP Edition, Life At Boomer Lake

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/lifestyles/life-at-boomer-lake-birds-going-in-birds-going-out/article_c5a18066-5c71-11ec-8b8b-4749aebda14d.html 

121221 Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/news/birding-today-woodpeckers-can-suffer-post-traumatic-brain-injuries/article_ef32b16f-5122-5610-8d9f-9da66af1e9ca.html 

120521 Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/news/lifestyles/birding-today-owls-settling-in-for-winter/article_dc7eab75-003e-5277-87e5-5444e2bd8b6b.html 

120421 SNP Edition, Life At Boomer Lake

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/life-at-boomer-lake-an-unseasonable-collection-of-early-birds/article_03fca380-53cc-11ec-a6f8-3b1aeb27176f.html 

112821 Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/news/lifestyles/birding-today-smallest-owl-in-world-makes-home-in-desert-southwest/article_3bda4528-2aca-5da1-b227-c1c3302eb81c.html

112821 SNP Edition, Life at Boomer Lake

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/lifestyles/life-at-boomer-lake-a-veritable-cornucopia-of-rare-birds/article_4451540a-4d71-11ec-aaf6-13194f5fd297.html 

112121 Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/news/lifestyles/birding-today-environmental-studies-should-be-done-before-damage-occurs/article_ebc991ec-1438-5211-bf50-b264b0483245.html 

112021 SNP Edition, Life At Boomer Lake

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/lifestyles/life-at-boomer-lake-finding-winter-birds-and-hot-spots/article_e02bb460-48b2-11ec-89b1-b7db9859097d.html 

111421 Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/news/lifestyles/birding-today-poisonous-birds-fend-off-predators/article_588b5f20-b1f9-57f3-a2b4-88936b26a980.html 

111321 SNP Edition, Life At Boomer Lake

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/lifestyles/life-at-boomer-lake-birds-can-move-at-will/article_42381c34-4282-11ec-a707-8b36d80a92ba.html 

110821 SNP Edition, Life At Boomer Lake

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/lifestyles/life-at-boomer-lake-birds-moving-with-the-season/article_6a544780-40a5-11ec-92b5-3b028bc93f6f.html 

110821 Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/news/lifestyles/birding-today-people-must-learn-to-coexist-with-nature/article_8ced5c0a-8cd6-5199-85b9-0240080ef6b5.html 

103121 Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/news/birding-today-birds-help-each-other-to-learn/article_3d328bbf-60a1-5782-a805-19125773c05e.html 

103021 SNP Edition, Life At Boomer Lake

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/lifestyles/life-at-boomer-lake-many-birds-are-on-the-move/article_c191234c-382b-11ec-ba76-5f5893a8eff4.html 

102521 Muskogee Phoenix,Birding Today

https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/news/lifestyles/birding-today-birds-are-international-flyers/article_c456320f-0f42-50d5-bbe9-a6c9bc22e851.html 

102421 SNP Edition, Life At Boomer Lake

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/lifestyles/life-at-boomer-lake-rarer-than-rare-birds-in-payne-county/article_4773d1ce-32a2-11ec-9017-afe11c9f4a41.html 

101721 Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/news/birding-today-utahs-great-salt-lake-provides-habitat-for-thousands-of-birds/article_2fa83078-ab4e-5882-823d-9fec9ca9acae.html 

101721 SNP Edition, Life At Boomer Lake

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/lifestyles/life-at-boomer-lake-water-loving-birds-aplenty/article_6d6f6a1a-2e19-11ec-9aad-e7ac3805bb4d.html 

101321 Summer and Fall 2021

 052521                                                        Green Heron Adult

060321                                              Green Heron Nestlings, Clutch 1

060521                                       Green Heron Nestlings Clutch 1, View 2

All we had was one clutch of young birds this year.  If there were more, it could not be seen due to the thickness and height of the shrubbery around Heron Cove.

080321                                                            Lark Sparrow

It was somewhat of a surprise to find a group of these sparrows, but it was a nice surprise.

091521                                                         Franklin's Gull

091621                                                  Mourning Dove

101021                                                     Green-winged Teal 

                                                             American Wigeon and others

                    

                                                                 Blue-Winged Teal

                                                                   Blue-winged Teal

101121                                                     American Avocets

These were the birds from the recent bad weather.  The ducks were early and a big surprise was the Cinnamon Teal, though all of them weren't really expected yet.  Birds are resilient and know what hazards bad weather can bring.  They were safe on the water.

101221                                                    Great Blue Heron

This heron was in the company of another, which is unusual as they are solitary birds unless they are breeding.  It is very possible that the other bird was offspring, which would make sense at this time of year.

Sorry for waiting so long to post, but now everything is current.

101121 Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/news/birding-today-find-rare-birds-in-out-of-the-way-places/article_cb2f970f-272f-5791-b3b8-a8d9add4c50f.html 

100921 SNP Edition, Life At Boomer Lake

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/lifestyles/life-at-boomer-lake-sounds-and-songs-of-birds-fill-the-air/article_e2a0cd7e-27b6-11ec-9cb5-172a696b56b2.html 

100321 SNP Edition, Life At Boomer Lake

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/lifestyles/life-at-boomer-lake-which-birds-are-headed-this-way/article_e7b2e7da-2242-11ec-9ac6-cfd76eb6dd07.html 

100321 Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/news/lifestyles/birding-today-10-percent-of-the-world-s-bird-species-hybridize/article_912bbda9-51e4-5ad2-bbd5-8df81afe8fa5.html 

092621 Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/news/lifestyles/birding-today-keep-your-eyes-open-for-the-sharp-shinned-hawk/article_51b9c67f-53ea-598c-9350-8634ea2ca7b0.html 

092521 SNP Edition, Life At Boomer Lake

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/local_columnists/life-at-boomer-lake-changes-in-weather-bring-different-birds/article_3b7c0b12-1ca8-11ec-a278-0b14bc66bdad.html 

091821 Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

 https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/news/birding-today-black-billed-cuckoo-prefers-forest-life/article_f2203d4e-f255-5ded-88cc-0f51c7dd1aab.html

091821 SNP Edition, Life At Boomer Lake

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/lifestyles/life-at-boomer-lake-keeping-eyes-peeled-for-migrating-birds/article_450a0726-1823-11ec-a663-efa96b40dc37.html 

091221 Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/news/birding-today-birds-provide-warnings-to-birds-animals/article_11557ad7-f4a7-57d4-b632-c59b561c967a.html 

091121 SNP Edition, Life At Boomer Lake

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/local_columnists/life-at-boomer-lake-a-rare-bird-bonanza-in-payne-county/article_6c049eb6-11d1-11ec-8f5b-7be6ffbf71ae.html 

090521 Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/news/lifestyles/birding-today-marsh-wrens-aggressive-with-other-birds/article_779abcc3-d8cb-5004-9a1d-d1b4cd7dc441.html 

090421 SNP Edition, Life At Boomer Lake

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/lifestyles/life-at-boomer-lake-birds-going-out-birds-coming-in/article_b60ac898-0c2a-11ec-9036-6fe45f682ec3.html 

082921 Muskogee edition, Birding Today

https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/news/lifestyles/birding-today-identifying-warblers-a-little-complicated/article_9296cad1-2da5-5412-9a58-18d6fa6937c3.html 

082821 SNP Edition, Life At Boomer Lake

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/lifestyles/life-at-boomer-lake-bird-variety-will-be-increasing-soon/article_626fa87e-06a4-11ec-8b83-93d4d8ed327f.html 

082221 SNP Edition, Life At Boomer Lake

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/lifestyles/life-at-boomer-lake-getting-into-shorebird-season/article_6724f8be-0231-11ec-9e61-33c0434ad503.html 

081921 Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/news/lifestyles/birding-today-some-birds-attract-mates-with-dance/article_7479bbad-ebd3-520b-b0bf-1cfd9f09a0b2.html 

081621. Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/news/lifestyles/birding-today-ice-shelf-collapse-endangers-penguins/article_7400e4a8-d903-5b62-be12-db84cbfd0d78.html 

081421. SNP Edition, Life At Boomer Lake

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/lifestyles/life-at-boomer-lake-songs-of-birds-will-soon-fill-the-night-sky/article_d0892c72-fbb4-11eb-bfe4-7b007a3d90d0.html 

080821. Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/news/lifestyles/birding-today-birds-feathers-require-knowledge-to-identify/article_8942e4cb-da83-5f53-a2b1-b84d595cba28.html 

080721 SNP Edition, Life At Boomer Lake

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/life-at-boomer-lake-this-is-only-the-beginning-of-bodacious-birding/article_22f2330a-f656-11eb-9519-afcc28229822.html 

080321 Claremore Daily Progress, Birding Today

https://www.claremoreprogress.com/oklahoma/news/birding-today-three-states-protect-marbled-murrelet/article_4f1df594-009a-5c35-a276-63b579d90cc7.html 

073121 Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/news/lifestyles/birding-today-three-states-protect-marbled-murrelet/article_4138773c-0951-5d3b-a0c7-f834eb975607.html 

073121 SNP Edition, Life at Boomer Lake

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/life-at-boomer-lake-birding-proving-beneficial-in-these-times/article_3cfa46f8-f191-11eb-9454-333b4ba5d129.html 

072521 Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/news/lifestyles/birding-today-birds-depend-on-clean-air-and-water/article_4cac9f0e-354e-5150-8634-4b2f4b03840b.html 

071921 Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/news/birding-today-b-c-hawk-eagle-encounter-remains-a-mystery/article_1aeb2932-b8ab-5e69-995d-71a5fac43bb9.html 

071421 SNP Edition, Life At Boomer Lake

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/life-at-boomer-lake-many-varieties-of-birds-making-appearances/article_072eb0c6-e058-11eb-b2d4-8f3bcf3e0b7b.html 

071421 Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/news/birding-today-local-governments-paramount-to-survival-proliferation-of-native-birds/article_743aa100-b362-5e94-8cf1-1c078835ed38.html 

070321 Woodward News, Birding Today

https://www.woodwardnews.net/oklahoma/news/birding-today-drones-help-with-bird-counts/article_f4b8f2f7-8d65-57d7-ab55-b2c78ac16e23.html 

070321 Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/news/birding-today-drones-help-with-bird-counts/article_68c310ff-bc02-5291-b352-c962a41baf8d.html 

070321 SNP Edition, Life At Boomer Lake

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/life-at-boomer-lake-soon-we-will-see-more-breeding-birds/article_a890995a-db87-11eb-ad4e-ab4a8d6228f5.html 

062821 SNP Edition, Life At Boomer Lake

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/life-at-boomer-lake-some-historical-numbers-showing-up/article_4644b2e2-d856-11eb-9a56-3bf12018ba30.html 

062621 Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/news/birding-today-attract-wildlife-using-native-plants/article_fdd85937-f5a7-5dd9-9f30-a50d9f4cbd12.html 

061921 Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/news/birding-today-causes-of-bird-deaths-unknown/article_4e5fae80-6503-5ab0-9600-5cac266d2466.html 

061921 SNP Edition, Life At Boomer Lake

 https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/life-at-boomer-lake-area-locations-have-been-excellent-for-birding/article_a13d6a52-cfd9-11eb-9ea3-efee3cb28778.html

061621 SNP Edition, Life At Boomer Lake

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/nightjars-becoming-active-in-the-night/article_944a078e-ce1b-11eb-bd34-c39961cba018.html 

061321 Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/news/birding-today-spotted-owl-continues-its-decline/article_c912a222-acae-540c-9c2e-5ea0f3f08a86.html 

060721. Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/news/area_links_of_interest/birding-today-swamp-ecology-important-to-retain-valued-plants-other-denizens-essential-to-survival/article_e4c6934a-d1fb-55ce-805f-e72c8fc73b2e.html 

060621 SNP Edition, Life At Boomer Lake

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/2021-has-been-a-productive-year-for-the-birds/article_cd9b3686-c5ae-11eb-9eef-571505c9598a.html 

053021 Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

 https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/news/lifestyles/birding-today-hybridizing-becoming-more-common/article_1f4ebaac-967b-5593-941d-5b5516fb27d6.html

052921 SNP Edition, Life At Boomer Lake

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/life-at-boomer-lake-seeing-what-will-happen-in-the-coming-days/article_81b6df98-c015-11eb-9384-7f34fd0a76ae.html 

052621 Spring Into Spring with Our Green Heron First Family

043021                                                     Carolina Chickadee

This little beauty was out with its mate, checking for a nest cavity.  Writer had seen where it was contemplating nesting, though a Downy Woodpecker was trying to usurp the same area even if it was much larger than the chickadee.  The Downy's size was much too great for the thin snag.

050821                                                       Red Eared Slider

This lovely was close to shore, but it was easy to stay covered by leaves to get this shot and remain hidden to the subject.

051421                                                          American Coot

Even though morning had been broken, the area coots didn't mind being observed.  Look at those unusual lobed toes that are so well adapted to uneven surfaces!

051521                                                   Canada Goose (Gosling)

Knowing a kid's parents will get you right in the front row to photograph the youngster. 

                                                                   Clay Colored Sparrow

This slightly wet all-star was with roughly eight other migrants and this one didn't mind being the center of attention.

 

                                                                     American Avocet

There were eight sandpipers wheeling around the lake multiple times, which afforded this nice shot of a bird's-eye-view.  How cliche, right?

052521                                                         Least Flycatcher

Least Flycatchers are easy to shoot IF you see one.  We were eye to eye.

                                                           Green Heron and Nestlings 1

One view of some of the first family of 2021.

                                                            Green Heron and Nestlings 2

View two with some of each bird in the photo.

                                                             Green Heron and Nestling 3

The other one must have ducked under the parent.

052221 SNP Edition, Life At Boomer Lake

https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/news/birding-today-tar-creek-superfund-site-remains-hazardous/article_17c27274-746f-50d7-8bc7-f5b3e5c7afb0.html 

052221 Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/news/birding-today-tar-creek-superfund-site-remains-hazardous/article_17c27274-746f-50d7-8bc7-f5b3e5c7afb0.html 

051621 Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/news/birding-today-technology-helps-track-movements-of-birds/article_41c22d05-3e1e-540e-b786-13b14dda7975.html 

051521 SNP Edition, Life At Boomer Lake

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/life-at-boomer-lake-some-wonderful-sightings-of-some-wonderful-birds/article_b91b603e-b454-11eb-b7f1-a7548254bada.html 

050821. Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/news/birding-today-birds-live-longer-than-previously-thought/article_3fbf7fd4-057e-5601-91ea-60b32861cb07.html 

050821 SNP Edition, Life At Boomer Lake

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/life-at-boomer-lake-spring-bringing-bountiful-abundance-of-birds/article_7e4bf126-af9f-11eb-b24f-5fa4203a6c23.html 

050121 Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/news/restoration-of-woodlands-benefits-birds/article_7d9a1f1e-e8db-53d1-97fe-f9e7c9dde193.html 

050121 SNP Edition, Life At Boomer Lake

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/life-at-boomer-lake-post-rain-conditions-ideal-for-some-birds/article_1040cd9a-a9fb-11eb-9972-97d3de09c0f1.html 

042521 Boomer Lake's Spring Residents and Visitors

 032421                                                       Red Fox Squirrel

                                                                  American Coot, View 1

                                                                    American Coot, View 2

          041221                                                    Ruddy Duck

                                                                  Canada Goose, View 1

                                                                   Canada Goose, View 2

       042121                                                   Franklin's Gull   

                                                    Summer Tanager (western subspecies)

                                                           Eared Grebe, Breeding Plumage

                                                                White-throated Sparrow

042521 Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/columns/birding-today-listen-closely-for-arrival-of-birds/article_2b1f09e2-a4c4-11eb-a283-6702e217165a.html 

042421 SNP Edition, Life at Boomer Lake

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/life-at-boomer-lake-this-much-awaited-time-of-the-year-has-finally-arrived/article_2cbab63c-a3d6-11eb-aba5-a719a4881f98.html 

041821 Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/news/lifestyles/birding-today-snowy-owl-subject-of-gps-tracing-program/article_a98b9519-2ff6-5cb0-aa58-83b635066586.html 

041721 SNP Edition, Life At Boomer Lake

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/life-at-boomer-lake-many-different-colorful-birds-making-their-way/article_0f1cd4e6-9f2d-11eb-9682-7f6add42fcd2.html 

041121 Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/news/birding-today-robins-can-help-find-other-birds/article_e52a23b3-c1b6-5b11-981c-1ad3a6c50ab0.html 

040421 Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/news/birding-today-finding-ways-to-increase-bird-populations/article_01acde18-70c1-5c91-9ad4-baa38d72f9dd.html 

040421 SNP Edition, Life At Boomer Lake

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040121 SNP Edition, Life at Boomer Lake

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032821 Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

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032121 Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

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032021 SNP Edition, Life At Boomer Lake

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031521. Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

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031421. SNP Edition, Life At Boomer Lake

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030821 Winter On Boomer Lake's Branches, Grass, and Ice

 022121                                                      Herring Gull (Right)

Common bird, eh?  The reason why I wanted it was to show the size difference between it and the Ring-billed Gull, as well as the fact that it has pink legs and an appreciably larger bill, while the Ring-billed has yellow-green legs.

030221                                                      Carolina Chickadee

This was pretty backlit, but wonders never cease, it was not a bad shot.

030821                                                       American Pipit

Been trying to get a pic of one of these for quite a while, so lo and behold!  As always, they are a distance away, but I got lucky with the sun.

These are the winter pics for what could be the end of the season.  Now, let's all get some migrants! 

030621 Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

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030621. SNP Edition, Life At Boomer Lake

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022821 Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

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022821 SNP Edition, Life At Boomer Lake

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022521 Muskogee Edition Birding Today

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022021 SNP Edition, Life At Boomer Lake

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021721 SNP Edition, Life At Boomer Lake

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02142 Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

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020721 Chickasha News, Birding Today

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020621 SNP Edition, Life at Boomer Lake

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020520 Boomer Lake's Big League Warm Winter

 012321                                                       Harris's Sparrow

Once again, Harris's Sparrow spends the winter at our beloved Boomer Lake.  Last year we hosted a pair, but this might not be any of the same birds.  I suspect not, because this one has been out in the open more as it gets to observe me.

020221                                                   American White Pelican

It is not unusual to have the American White Pelican during the winter, and this one was an active bird, as can be seen here.

020221                                                   Double-crested Cormorant

Cormorants are coming through fast and furious, most heading south with their breeding attire.

013121. Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

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013121 SNP Edition, Life At Boomer Lake

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012421 Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

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012421 SNP Edition, Life At Boomer Lake

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012121 Boomer Lake's Winter Bounty

   
 011321                                                        Harris's Sparrow

I have seen one, but not the second bird that was here last winter.  It could even be a different bird and the other two went elsewhere or just are not here yet.

011621                                                       American Robin

This seed came up and was regurgitated before I even realized what was happening when I snapped the shot.  Sometimes it pays to take an innocent pose.

Both of these birds were located just matter-of-factly doing what they do best, simply being birds in the cold.  Enjoy this odd winter and stay alert for unusual birds that just don't belong here at this time of year, like the Gray Catbird, Red-necked Grebe, and many others out of the county.

There has not been a lot seen during this time of year, but let's keep trying to photograph what we can.

011721 Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

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011721 SNP Edition, Life At Boomer Lake

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010921 Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

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010921 SNP Edition, Life At Boomer Lake

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010621 Winter Scenery At a Rain Soaked Boomer Lake

122120                                                      Lesser Canada Goose

This little goose is very easy to notice among its bigger kin, the Canada Goose.  The bill is smaller and the breast is paler

122720                                              Red-Shafted Northern Flicker

These birds appear periodically this far east, but are more common in western Oklahoma, like the Panhandle region.  A few years ago, there was an adult in the area, and this bird might be one of the offspring.

                                                                       Cedar Waxwing

Waxwings are getting more common, no longer as "irruptive" as they once were.  They don't mind the fruit of the Bradford pear tree, an invasive tree from China and Viet Nam that is becoming ever popular in the US, is also known as the callery pear.  These trees are resistant to disease and readily eaten by birds, which disperse the seeds.  The trees can be susceptible to storm, wind, and ice/sno damage, making it a hazard.  

122220                                                      Downy Woodpecker

This young lady was picture perfect and didn't mind my company.  This shot was captured while the bird was nearly at eye level.  She'd  climb one tree, then start the same activity on another.

010221                                              Dark-eyed Junco (cismontanus)

This bird or others like it have been fairly common this winter.  I have seen it four times over the past couple of weeks.

010221                                                         American Crow

This was during the period of several inches of rain and about an inch of snow in The Lowlands.  Two American Crows were visiting, each with a pecan.  This individual was captured as it went to a lower area for a drink of water, which was also occupied by several Mallards.  The water was deep enough to cover their legs while standing.

010421                                                               Mallards

This was an attractive shot that happened to be visible while writer was photographing the crows.  They made several passes, so it was not difficult to achieve a good in flight photo.

010621                                                 Sharp-shinned Hawk

This was the third location that this raptor chose to eat what was left of a songbird at Heron Cove, as well as the best photo op.  Two Blue Jays led me to it, as they were nearly overhead.  While the hawk was in the area, most potential food sources were low to the ground, except two Mourning Doves that were motionless on another tree.  After this shot, I politely thanked the subject for its co-operation and retreated so it could dine unimpeded.