082822 SNP Edition, Life At Boomer Lake

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/lifestyles/life-at-boomer-lake-a-visit-from-the-brown-booby/article_483f69c4-24be-11ed-be7f-4fa24a264ea7.html 

082722 Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

 https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/news/lifestyles/birding-today-fall-migrants-and-how-to-attract-them/article_bb787f47-f4e1-5b93-9f33-80e3cfd5a545.html

082622 GUEST COLUMN: Ivory-billed Woodpecker Proof Received to Show It Still Exists

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/lifestyles/guest-column-ivory-billed-woodpecker-proof-received-to-show-it-still-exists/article_42e9e782-24bf-11ed-96a5-77a246a28e22.html 

082122 SNP Edition, Life At Boomer Lake

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/lifestyles/life-at-boomer-lake-a-birders-perfect-moment/article_50ea7c82-1e9f-11ed-9cdc-63f94c3e2c1f.html 

082022 Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/news/lifestyles/birding-today-birds-among-species-endangered-threatened/article_f2560b23-a476-552d-8a92-a4870a5126e4.html 

081822 Shots of Noteworthy Interest on Boomer Lake from Now and Then

 081822                                                 Immature Brown Booby

This bird apparently showed up yesterday and decided to stay into at least today, so my poor shot from several months ago at least showed that there is Brown Booby interest in Boomer Lake.  This species is a seabird that usually resides in southern waters of the Atlantic and Pacific, though it occasionally comes inland.  However, if one looks at the Oklahoma eBird stats, it is becoming more frequent in this state.

071922                                                           Green Heron

It appeared that we might have young being raised this year, but with all the cover and lack of viewable area, it was very difficult to make observations.  There could have been fledglings, but writer is not aware of any that were seen.

061519                                               Green Heron with White Chick

                                                                       In Front of Her

This has been the youngest nestling that writer has observed since following the small Green Heron colony of Heron Cove.  This was a very low nest at the west side of the cove, which was questionable as to whether or not the young would survive, as there was such easy access to it with no real cover.  Sadly, it was not long before the nesting must have seen its demise, as the adult was gone within a week.

081422 SNP Edition, Life At Boomer Lake

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/lifestyles/life-at-boomer-lake-bird-glad-for-what-rain-they-can-get/article_22bb25ee-19b5-11ed-bfc0-b7bd62f0c197.html 

081322. Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/news/birding-today-laysan-albatrosses-prefer-hawaii/article_2166849f-0506-5b05-8662-555895f66698.html 

080822 SNP Edition, Life At Boomer Lake

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/lifestyles/life-at-boomer-lake-staying-alert-for-unexpected-birds/article_6263c7c0-1427-11ed-9173-0f2e932ac460.html 

080722 Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/news/lifestyles/birding-today-white-bellbird-the-loudest-bird-in-the-world/article_aed6a8e9-ae60-5a05-b12b-859e33cd490b.html