091325 SNP Edition, Life at Boomer Lake

https://stwnewspress-cnhi.newsmemory.com/?publink=14e634620_134fb45&fbclid=IwY2xjawMyQ8pleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHsvI3juv4e9GvjQkGfWsefjrnJpmFzwmoHHw6faC38nOwWPXh_N5a4cJg6QD_aem_W8c0Ag_V5giVGJlTbJ5MtQ 

051025 Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/columns/birding-today-warblers-get-names-from-different-sources/article_c29fb325-ba49-4f9a-b19a-81353b0be194.html 

082424 Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/columns/birding-today-rare-hybrid-encounter-stirs-excitement/article_097d3598-60be-11ef-920d-5bfa3236df59.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 

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 

060620 SNP Edition, Life at Boomer Lake

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/life-at-boomer-lake-migrant-birds-pass-through-area/article_d6b9a06e-a60a-11ea-9e16-af02d42977fd.html

053020 Migrants Are Still Northbound

053020                                                   American Redstart

                                                             Double-crested Cormorant
                                                                          Juvenile

Today was a little less productive than yesterday, BUT the highlight of the day was this late American Redstart, which I think is a first year male.  The adults should already be on breeding territory, and the juveniles are last to go in the normal hierarchy.  It is possible that it could be a female, but I don't believe so.

This Double-crested Cormorant is a juvenile and is still molting into its adult plumage.  I have never seen the plumage in this state of dress before so felt that a photo was in order.

052320 SNP Edition, Life At Boomer Lake

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/life-at-boomer-lake-great-bird-sightings-in-payne-county/article_52e10cc2-9ca6-11ea-afcb-d7a7b3a89a48.html

Birding On a Shoestring: High Island Texas Boy Scout Woods

                                                        Male Rose-breasted Grosbeak

                                                         Immature Summer Tanager

                                                                       Green Heron

                                                              Male Baltimore Oriole

                                                                       Dickcissel

                                                                   Turkey Vulture

                                                               Eastern Meadowlark

                                                                        Osprey

                                                                  Loggerhead Shrike

                                                           Snowy Egret with Crawdad

                                                                  Pied-billed Grebe

                                                               Red-winged Blackbird

                                                     Common Gallinule(Moorhen) Fight

                                                              Male Yellow Warbler

                                                                  Barn Swallow

                                                               Male Orchard Oriole

                                                                   Magnolia Warbler

                                                                          Ditto

                                                          Black-throated Green Warbler

                                                                Magnolia Warbler

                                                                 American Redstart

                                                                         Ditto

                                                                  Ruddy Turnstone

                                                               Lesser Nighthawk


Once in a while, one has to make exceptions and take photographs on a cloudy day, or have
no remembrance.  I chose to make these photos available to you, because they are still very
important records of events.  However, I believe that I have made up for those with some of the other pictures, especially with fallout #2, which starts with this beautiful array of photos.  Some of these
birds I never saw until these shots were taken.  Ride with me on this magical tour.