123023 Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/columns/birding-today-lekking-animals-more-common-than-people-think/article_8d99a6e8-a5ae-11ee-b5d2-6bd2a9c0a791.html 

122723 SNP Edition, Life at Boomer Lake

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/lifestyles/life-at-boomer-lake-possible-interruptions-in-bird-migration/article_f14a62de-a4de-11ee-bc8a-9be26fa3a20c.html 

122723 SNP Edition, Life at Boomer Lake

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/lifestyles/life-at-boomer-lake-tips-to-keep-overwintering-birds-safe/article_f922a2b8-a4df-11ee-a6c8-aff501ec7496.html

122323 Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/columns/birding-today-finches-arent-the-only-birds-that-irrupt/article_e069877c-9f68-11ee-bfb5-e7f8b4947d5d.html 

121623 EldeyMuskogee Edition, Birding Today

https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/columns/birding-today-great-auk-brought-to-life-in-upcoming-book/article_0a73adcc-9ab9-11ee-b709-9b36d2355166.html 

120923 Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

 https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/columns/birding-today-was-expecting-a-standard-field-giude-got-something-different/article_6159fdc8-95cb-11ee-b6a0-e3a133143feb.html

120323 SNP Edition, Life at Boomer Lake

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/lifestyles/life-at-boomer-lake-possible-interruptions-in-bird-migration/article_7ff0494c-90a6-11ee-bfbe-e3775a545cd5.html 

120223 Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/columns/birding-today-positive-outcomes-depend-on-innovative-approaches-to-conservation/article_5a93d3d0-8fbb-11ee-a78e-033cfd052c3b.html 

113023 Stillwater Magazine, Braving the Elements for Flightless Birds

My article, a book review for Among Penguins:  A Bird Man in Antarctica, is on page 12 once again.

https://viewer.joomag.com/stillwater-oklahoma-november-2023/0945005001701107938?short&

112723. SNP Edition, Analysis: effort grows to update birds named after problematic people

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/lifestyles/analysis-effort-grows-to-update-birds-named-after-problematic-people/article_6f622838-8d50-11ee-9502-93b61f8f0545.html 

112723. SNP Edition, Life at Boomer Lake

 https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/lifestyles/life-at-boomer-lake-a-few-birds-causing-a-ruckus/article_deea8236-8d50-11ee-92b2-438f44f40f99.html

112523 Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/birding-today-several-factors-leads-to-population-decline/article_3af24834-87e8-11ee-bbba-c79de87468ec.html 

112023 SNP Edition, Life at Boomer Lake

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/lifestyles/life-at-boomer-lake-payne-county-rare-bird-sightings/article_7ba2d29e-87da-11ee-b244-43ee989a5367.html 

111823. Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/columns/birding-today-ebook-provides-details-to-entertain-in-numerous-ways/article_faec9886-8556-11ee-9ab4-fbd95aa3c3af.html 

111223 SNP Edition, Life at Boomer Lake

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/lifestyles/life-at-boomer-lake-november-migrant-bird-arrivals/article_0c5fe86a-819d-11ee-8c72-53e24d7eaae8.html 

111123 Ada Edition, Birding Today

https://www.theadanews.com/news/birding-today-you-can-do-your-part-to-keep-pollinators-safe-in-winter/article_d70308e6-0ba9-5ca3-a350-0a8a25f1ff76.html 

110823 SNP Edition, Life at Boomer Lake

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/lifestyles/life-at-boomer-lake-some-migrating-birds-tend-to-linger/article_d6c38d00-7e5a-11ee-b6da-43806958b705.html 

110523 Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

https://news.yahoo.com/birding-today-birds-smart-everyones-022000668.html 

110423. Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/columns/birding-today-keeping-birders-wanting-more-on-avian-communication/article_2511cf1a-7a48-11ee-a0f1-c3a5902b8153.html 

102823 Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/columns/birding-today-birds-are-smart-but-they-need-everyone-s-help/article_90105eac-7404-11ee-8b03-5fecf935c0fe.html 

102723 SNP Edition, Life at Boomer Lake

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/lifestyles/life-at-boomer-lake-birds-are-starting-to-feel-the-cold/article_4ed9ccc0-74e0-11ee-9e5e-9fce5f59d75d.html 

102123 Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/columns/birding-today-anthropocene-era-serving-up-main-course-basted-in-ai/article_5f4c413e-6f52-11ee-b1ee-27d35f3da9ee.html 

101523 SNP Edition, Life at Boomer Lake

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/lifestyles/life-at-boomer-lake-bird-traffic-stays-high/article_44cf8a5e-686e-11ee-afd0-f7e9a40a693e.html 

101423 Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/columns/big-city-skyscrapers-hazardous-to-migrating-species/article_e6f18d4c-6935-11ee-9008-cbe7705d76e3.html 

101123 Stillwater Magazine Edition, Seabirds by Peter Harrison

See page 12 for my first magazine article in a print version:

https://viewer.joomag.com/stillwater-oklahoma-october-2023/0612983001696357341?short& 

100823 SNP Edition, Life at Boomer Lake

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/lifestyles/life-at-boomer-lake-which-birds-will-come-out-at-night/article_ff903c34-63a1-11ee-89b7-9f824ba6288c.html 

100723. Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/columns/birding-today-guide-to-help-with-identification-process/article_0353f2e6-62e6-11ee-9a11-3fbf6945e086.html 

100223 SNP Edition, Life at Boomer Lake

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/lifestyles/life-at-boomer-lake-more-rare-birds-spotted-in-the-area/article_1b6f1d62-5e2f-11ee-beef-7bcae28d455a.html 

093023 Red Crossbill Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/birding-today-time-for-winter-finch-migration-forecast/article_f6195906-5ee7-11ee-8551-cbcd9e9590e9.html 

092423. SNP Edition, Life at Boomer Lake

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/lifestyles/life-at-boomer-lake-birds-on-the-move-a-bit-earlier/article_bdf9f9ec-58aa-11ee-b2e0-ebe0f6452bd5.html 

092323 Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/columns/birding-today-author-takes-ready-into-secret-world-of-osprey-migration/article_1176331e-57fd-11ee-8ed7-a7b0103fbc6e.html 

091723 SNP Edition, Life at Boomer Lake

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/lifestyles/life-at-boomer-lake-birds-migrating-in-higher-numbers/article_0cc8bf66-5281-11ee-9944-cbfdff789aa7.html 

091623 Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/columns/birding-today-some-studies-revolve-around-what-birds-eat/article_317f1a46-5329-11ee-b580-4f80b74e1a8a.html 

091123 SNP Edition, Life at Boomer Lake

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/lifestyles/life-at-boomer-lake-what-determines-how-high-birds-fly/article_8d77ac10-50c6-11ee-8bfe-43da199aa5b4.html 

091023. Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/columns/birding-today-cooper-became-birder-thanks-to-parents/article_2241497a-4e54-11ee-ac63-47a496965b3c.html 

090323 SNP Edition, Life at Boomer Lake

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/lifestyles/life-at-boomer-lake-rare-finds-among-migrating-birds/article_5e5dcd6c-475a-11ee-bb21-f3a42a5d33ef.html 

090223. Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/columns/birding-today/article_4be7e37c-483e-11ee-bed4-2fa6861d0b3f.html 

082723 SNP Edition, Life at Boomer Lake

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/lifestyles/life-at-boomer-lake-figuring-out-when-birds-take-flight/article_62ac00aa-4205-11ee-b23e-c37b6f12ed93.html 

082623 Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/columns/birding-today-learning-about-terns-of-north-america-from-cameron-cox/article_3618bcb0-435c-11ee-b903-cbd75cf411f2.html 

081923 Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/columns/birding-today-cross-timbers-vital-to-four-state-area/article_0b876802-3dcb-11ee-9c97-efa5a069bcfd.html 

081923 SNP Edition, Life at Boomer Lake

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/lifestyles/life-at-boomer-lake-birds-can-be-social-if-food-s-involved/article_5a4b64ae-3c8e-11ee-ac50-1f6dc1d82fa5.html 

081323 SNP Edition, Life at Boomer Lake

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/lifestyles/life-at-boomer-lake-an-easy-summer-of-bird-sightings/article_9e8e6918-3711-11ee-b22f-c31c5e6b93ac.html 

081223 Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/columns/birding-today-harrison-revises-1983-identification-guide/article_6aef7de8-36f5-11ee-bf9a-d7092e284c8d.html 

080623. SNP Edition, Life at Boomer Lake

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/lifestyles/life-at-boomer-lake-looking-out-for-bugs-and-birds/article_c5dd3a44-3239-11ee-80db-ab1585e163f6.html 

080523 Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/columns/birdiing-today-book-peaks-interest-in-birds-of-northwest/article_f6974948-322c-11ee-9428-1f82514544f4.html 

073023. SNP Edition, Life at Boomer Lake

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/lifestyles/life-at-boomer-lake-native-and-rare-birds-alike-fly-in/article_6c56e6b0-2c11-11ee-b847-7f478b9e7b07.html 

062923 Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/columns/birding-today-explaining-the-returning-of-species-to-natural-habitat/article_9a6b84e0-2d59-11ee-b64c-57e69d4cc5aa.html 

072323 SNP Edition, Life at Boomer Lake

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/lifestyles/life-at-boomer-lake-heat-can-make-birds-snippy-too/article_dab4a018-2728-11ee-ad33-eb5f708ab446.html 

072223 Duncan Edition, Birding Today

https://www.duncanbanner.com/oklahoma/birdingtoday-el-nino-causing-problems-for-migration/article_fbb0c936-b600-5966-bd44-311ea90cf972.html 

071523. SNP Edition, Life at Boomer Lake

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/lifestyles/life-at-boomer-lake-rare-birds-all-over-the-country/article_5606189e-2339-11ee-9778-333a0e52bd65.html 

071523 Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/news/birding-today-leaves-of-three-let-it-be-berries-white-take-flight/article_35e319c2-219f-11ee-b4a3-4fc33c8dcdc4.html 

070923. SNP Edition, Life at Boomer Lake

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/lifestyles/life-at-boomer-lake-young-birds-are-out-exploring/article_858eff42-1c25-11ee-a760-df893f545b08.html 

070823 Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/columns/birding-today-pesticides-killing-more-than-insects/article_812b35fe-1c36-11ee-b233-539388a3af4b.html 

070223 SNP Edition, Life at Boomer Lake

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/lifestyles/life-at-boomer-lake-how-birds-weather-a-storm/article_33b4eafc-16c0-11ee-bde1-3f336d9fba46.html 

070123 Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/columns/birding-today-bird-banding-has-progressed-with-technology/article_17c009be-174f-11ee-9a2b-63a9d18cdbaa.html 

062523 SNP Edition, Life at Boomer Lake

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/lifestyles/life-at-boomer-lake-when-nature-bounces-back-so-do-birds/article_c904377c-111e-11ee-9d01-67e351b6de07.html 

062423. Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/columns/birding-today-natural-disasters-cause-most-problems-for-impacted-area/article_907fc2d6-114b-11ee-8dd9-07bf7ab4f012.html 

061823 SNP Edition, Life at Boomer Lake

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/lifestyles/life-at-boomer-lake-filling-up-with-fledged-birds/article_15e00a64-0bc8-11ee-90af-c74685c7de4b.html 

061723 Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/columns/birding-today-texas-hill-country-provides-biodiversity-for-warbler/article_338f17d8-0c79-11ee-8916-379de0ef00e9.html 

061423 Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/columns/birding-today-author-elaborates-on-challenges-on-documenting-identification/article_3d370e82-0ae2-11ee-9a47-97c614cc1278.html 

061123 Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/lifestyles/life-at-boomer-lake-birds-have-been-on-a-head-start/article_de89a19a-0714-11ee-afd2-1fc3f6765c5e.html 

060623 Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/columns/birding-today-book-did-not-disappoint-based-on-what-power-point-displayed/article_eeb66d04-048b-11ee-8881-93b705e782e0.html 

060423 SNP Edition, Life at Boomer Lake

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/lifestyles/life-at-boomer-lake-looking-out-for-the-late-birds/article_5719c458-0096-11ee-8d51-43c70f8fbf7d.html 

052823 SNP Edition, Life at Boomer Lake

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/lifestyles/life-at-boomer-lake-making-a-great-space-for-nesting-birds/article_1321796a-fafd-11ed-8eb7-eff8887af5eb.html 

052723 Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

 https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/columns/birding-today-book-backs-up-birding-claim-in-ohio/article_38ccd848-fb44-11ed-a510-8b3feb5e850e.html

052423 Birding On a Shoestring: The Joys of Ohio, Michigan, and Magee Marsh Vicinity, part 2

 052423                                                        Virginia Rail

Here is a secretive bird, a rail at Magee Marsh.  Did you know that "skinny as a rail" comes from the fact that rails can fit into a very tiny hole?  This is a beautiful bird.

                                                                 Prothonotary Warbler

This individual was all over the place and came very close to people out in the open.

                                                                    Philadelphia Vireo

This vireo was in the area for a good twenty minutes out in the open so that everyone could get a good view.  Writer was secretly hoping to get a picture of one of these.

                                                                Eastern Screech Owl

For once, no screech owl in a nest box for me.  It is preferred to get them out in the open and that chance came.

                                                       Bald Eaglets with Parent on Right

There were three eaglets in the nest.  The third was in the rear flapping its wings, and it appears that it will fledge later today or tomorrow.  Eagles usually only sire three birds when there is plenty of food.  See the parent out of the nest on the right?  I believe there were three nests that I saw on this trip, which is quite a few. 

Not bad for only four days in the field between the two postings.  The birds moved fast and there were a lot more, but it was impossible to get them all.  That's what a next time is for!

052323 Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/news/websites-help-writers-produce-research-minded-articles/article_0de4245b-a372-552d-b780-0e7318fef474.html 

052123 Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/columns/birding-today-plumage-not-only-colors-for-birds/article_303dd9be-f119-11ed-9ecf-53c99899eb79.html

052023 Birding On a Shoestring: The Joys of Ohio, Michigan, and Magee Marsh Vicinity, part 1

 

 051123                                                    Mute Swan and Cygnet

These birds were up close and personal, and I was behind the grass stalk that you see, when I was ignored by the parent and the young bird.  Photo was taken in Michigan in the Saline area.

051223                                                           American Redstart

This was one of our boisterous males filled with song.  We were spending our first full day at Magee Marsh at the Black Swamp Bird Observatory, which is a hotspot that the birds refuel at before they continue north to breed, though many do breed here before they either cross over or go around Lake Erie. 

                                                                 Western Palm Warbler

Another good looking male in his breeding dress, which will go with the one that I photographed a couple of years ago for fall migration in Oklahoma.

                                                                      Blackburnian Warbler

This species is usually high in the canopy under normal circumstances, which isn't necessarily the same during spring migration, though it has happened that way.  Look at that fiery yellow-orange coloring!

                                                           Black-throated Blue Warbler

These individuals are fast, and it took several tries to get halfway decent shots.  Isn't he handsome?

                                                                  Rose-breasted Grosbeak

These head a little more west, too, so we get to experience the flow of beauty just west of the Rockies, too.  The females look a lot different, so look them up now before you miss them.

                                                                Eastern Whip-poor-will

These birds are getting harder to find, but we were lucky, today.  Nice clear shot, even as far away as it was.

                                                                      Red-eyed Vireo

This vireo is quite a bit lower, which is fortunate, as they are generally in the upper canopy.  No complaints, here.

                                                          Black-throated Blue Warbler

Here is a second shot of young male bird.  This is the northern subspecies.

051323                                                          Wood Duck (male)

We can't miss this shy beauty.  We were are the marshes with a lot of birds that just did not want to be seen, like multiple Soras.  Many Trumpeter Swans were out here, and eagle's nests were on the outskirts.  One good tern deserved another, but no Arctic Tern was in attendance.

                                                                           Muskrat

This was a good find, as this water denizen just kept getting closer and closer.  How could we refuse? 

                                                                    Trumpeter Swan

Not everyone goes north to breed, as these resident birds like to stick close to home.  The reddish color is from the iron in the soil.

051423                                                 Red-headed Woodpecker pair

Everyone was hoping for Lark Sparrows, as well as other birds in this area.  Just as happy where I was, I had a lot more visitors than the sparrow afficionados, though rumor had it that Henslow's Sparrow was supposed to be in the vicinity, but we didn't come across it.  However, there was plenty of burn areas to keep the invasives in check, and the woodpeckers liked the insects drawn to the burn.

                                                                    Red-breasted Nuthatch

Finally!  This was at Magee Marsh and this character was footloose and fancy free and moved like a rocket.  There were also Black-and-white, one Blackpoll, Prothonotary, and a few other warblers, as well as Green Heron, more Sora, an Eastern Screech owl gray morph, three eaglets in one nest with one youngster about to fledge, Philadelphia Vireo, and more!  Don't worry, more pictures to come! 

051823 SNP Edition, Life At Boomer Lake

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/lifestyles/life-at-boomer-lake-birds-can-be-early-also-late/article_58a8e480-f046-11ed-8e3d-27314ca9bf6a.html 

051323 Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/columns/birding-today-book-captures-geology-that-includes-important-bird-areas/article_382eb946-f0eb-11ed-8a1c-1771714eac07.html 

050723 SNP Edition, Life at Boomer Lake

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/lifestyles/life-at-boomer-lake-even-more-birds-bustling-about/article_0cb0f350-eaa2-11ed-acf8-b3604bc3f5af.html 

043023 SNP Edition, Life at Boomer Lake

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/lifestyles/life-at-boomer-lake-tracking-birds-spring-migrations/article_370ee0d2-e48d-11ed-883a-0b4fbd7dca80.html 

042923. Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/columns/birding-today-this-buffy-is-not-a-vampire-slayer/article_3d7cde82-e5ce-11ed-9fd8-f39d731e329c.html 

042323 SNP Edition, Life At Boomer Lake

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/lifestyles/life-at-boomer-lake-birds-riding-swift-winds/article_2d9db622-dfab-11ed-a822-77cdae80fa35.html 

042223 Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/columns/birding-today-hummingbirds-are-some-of-most-resilient-birds/article_62864c4a-e097-11ed-871d-fba9feea272d.html 

041623 SNP Edition, Life at Boomer Lake

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/lifestyles/life-at-boomer-lake-a-lot-more-birds-stopping-by/article_2bdc5736-d983-11ed-ace6-fb51eb81a3dd.html 

041523 Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/news/birding-today-living-in-extremes-to-count-penguins/article_c30b8ef4-ef1c-559f-aa3d-06c6899e2d42.html 

040823 Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/news/lifestyles/birding-today-golden-winged-versus-blue-winged-warblers/article_5c93ee9b-3498-5eae-837e-4283aa944bfd.html 

040823 SNP Edition, Life At Boomer Lake

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/lifestyles/life-at-boomer-lake-when-birds-have-to-get-down-to-business/article_45b059f8-d3ef-11ed-b4cd-f3ea020e2470.html 

033023 Muskogee Edition, Birding Tody

https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/news/lifestyles/birding-today-migration-one-of-most-dangerous-things/article_4d72240c-601a-5c9e-bf51-f243f4378b8d.html 

032623 SNP Edition, Life At Boomer Lake

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/lifestyles/life-at-boomer-lake-on-the-lookout-for-spring-birds/article_f7c0cf96-c919-11ed-b86d-0b6697527558.html 

031923 SNP Edition, Life At Boomer Lake

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/lifestyles/life-at-boomer-lake-an-unusual-scarcity-in-reported-rare-birds/article_ca9b3b82-c3a6-11ed-9129-f7d08a809d91.html 

031823 Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/news/lifestyles/birding-today-prescribed-fires-to-return-become-a-part-of-nature/article_261fc914-4c05-5e5e-a93c-6a2847122fcf.html 

031223. SNP Edition, Life At Boomer Lake

 https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/life-at-boomer-lake-it-s-birds-aplenty-in-payne-county/article_8d8c8fa0-be26-11ed-a86a-c30a41a7ccaf.html

031123 Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/news/lifestyles/birding-today-songbirds-know-how-to-deal-with-raptors-owls/article_9767f908-b37e-5976-9cf4-9194b2dcb01a.html 

030523 SNP Edition, Life At Boomer Lake

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/lifestyles/life-at-boomer-lake-birds-are-going-to-be-with-the-grub/article_1922ff62-b8a1-11ed-b0e0-0fa1d2a7dfc0.html 

030423 Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/news/lifestyles/birding-today-physically-challenged-continue-to-need-assistance-in-birding-activities/article_d9b4e0a1-e4d2-585d-8dc1-b219bd42b132.html 

022523 Muskogee Edition, Birding today

https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/news/lifestyles/birding-today-action-must-be-taken-to-save-endangered-birds/article_2360e88a-0f9c-582e-bd7b-f72924b76ecc.html 

021923 SNP Edition, Life At Boomer Lake

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/lifestyles/life-at-boomer-lake-the-challenging-range-of-the-crossbill/article_07ed98f0-ae57-11ed-9dc8-5347fbe2f8a1.html 

021823 Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/news/lifestyles/birding-today-nest-boxes-for-owls-provide-shelter/article_4c6b8d02-0a48-52d2-9d1f-374c8e0a5a2f.html 

022223 SNP Edition, Life At Boomer Lake

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/lifestyles/life-at-boomer-lake-lots-of-birds-moving-in-moving-on/article_0aba0f9c-a820-11ed-91c0-9f69968664b9.html 

021123 Muskogee edition, Birding Today

https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/news/lifestyles/birding-today-some-birds-call-tundra-region-home/article_5031b625-dc5c-56b4-badc-5ac9226d370a.html 

020723 SNP Edition, life At Boomer Lake

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/lifestyles/life-at-boomer-lake-discussing-the-ruddy-duck/article_871d5de6-a73a-11ed-8180-6bf73ddb2f8a.html 

020423 Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/news/birding-today-earth-s-magnetic-field-affects-migration/article_0eb38f8d-1acf-5798-ba07-3315a4cc4273.html 

012923 SNP Edition, Life At Boomer Lake

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/lifestyles/life-at-boomer-lake-a-little-bird-with-big-adventures/article_ecb213d4-9d1e-11ed-9eb8-4be5451d07cb.html 

012823 Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/news/birding-today-slow-birding-best-teacher-to-locate-birds/article_a2b27df6-9074-5925-94ee-05868ac1bb99.html 

012222 SNP Edition, Life At Boomer Lake

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/lifestyles/life-at-boomer-lake-which-birds-are-visiting-lately/article_fc70e9b2-97a1-11ed-9548-4fc7a8d1aca5.html 

012123 Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/news/lifestyles/birding-today-raptors-appear-at-different-times-of-year/article_fcf19fcc-d862-56d7-a762-d0e8fa78e9e9.html 

011523 SNP Edition, Life At Boomer Lake

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/lifestyles/life-at-boomer-lake-birds-give-alarm-to-nearby-hawks/article_6550ca70-9215-11ed-b70f-134ee234a5ba.html 

011423 Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/news/lifestyles/birding-today-how-to-find-warblers-around-the-country/article_f6297071-e51a-5f4d-9bcf-3ad7599e45ff.html 

011023 January 2023 Kisses From Boomer Lake

 010523                                                      Sharp-shinned Hawk

This was a once in a lifetime photo, which took me completely by surprise.  Writer had just opened the front door to hear House Sparrows being worried.  As I looked atop the bush where they were hidden , and this was what I saw before i grabbed my camera.  The door was left open, and I backed away to grab my handheld camera, but the battery was dead.  I grabbed the tripod with the 500mm lens and returned to the door, hoping that this lens would not be be my demise for this shot.

Lady Luck winked and gave me a grin.  The sharpie dove into the bush, coming out empty handed, as it could not really get inside the tangles.  This is when I was able to get my shots.  A sparrow exited the bush, the hawk went into pursuit, but came up empty, and both birds disappeared.

082922                                                Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

As can be seen, this shot was in the summer, but it was not possible to get anything else worthy.  Enjoy the state bird of Oklahoma, the Scissor-tailed Flycatcher.

010823 SNP Edition, Life At Boomer Lake

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/lifestyles/life-at-boomer-lake-discussing-the-snow-goose/article_390a6b8a-8ca0-11ed-bb37-f76dab930958.html 

010723 Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/news/lifestyles/birding-today-controlled-burns-important-to-habitat/article_aa77d43a-b673-5b63-9235-4bdf30735472.html 

010123 SNP Edition, Life At Boomer Lake

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/lifestyles/life-at-boomer-lake-discussing-the-myrtle-yellow-rumped-warbler/article_1365fcee-8720-11ed-9265-0b4fe42a1279.html