021426 SNP Edition, Life at Boomer Lake

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031624 SNP Edition, Life at Boomer Lake

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101622 SNP Edition, Life At Boomer Lake

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/lifestyles/life-at-boomer-lake-more-birds-on-the-way/article_da8fa804-4b22-11ed-9c77-2b09b772c2c1.html 

082821 SNP Edition, Life At Boomer Lake

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081421. SNP Edition, Life At Boomer Lake

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040121 SNP Edition, Life at Boomer Lake

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/several-species-of-birds-are-on-the-move/article_a3a498d6-9197-11eb-8ee0-db66c896ff13.html 

022521 Muskogee Edition Birding Today

https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/news/lifestyles/birding-today-virus-keeping-birders-close-to-home/article_6e7ea477-7b33-5802-8f1a-a1fe70e26b9d.html 

110319 SNP Edition, Life at Boomer Lake

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/life-at-boomer-lake-nonstop-rain-brings-more-birds/article_bec3faf4-fd2c-11e9-a3be-eb96a6961a2c.html

Boomer Migration Prior to Rains

                                                        Yellow-rumped Warbler, View 1

                                                             American Coots

                                                        Yellow-rumped Warbler, View 2


102219

0750-0853/45-47 F (wind chill 41)/clear/W-5/54% RH/30.06-30.09 Hg and rising


Just prior to this two day rain that began very early Wednesday October 23, birds were flying in an erratic manner and preparing by eating as much as they could.

There were a dozen or more migrant Killdeer between Shorebird Jetty and the most southwest jetty.  I got the actual count when a man was walking his dog and drove them into the air and they went onto the secondary location.  There were some Killdeer there, a smaller amount, but I was unable to get an exact count prior to the incident.  There were at least six, but I used the dozen figure.

Since this was actually a minor seasonal cooldown, there were also a few ducks upon the water, which included eighteen Gadwall, a few Northern Shovelers (juveniles), and eight American Coots.
The coots didn't even notice me at Heron Cove, and just came nearer when the above shot was taken.

As many know, Ken Kaufman wrote a book on pishing, and gave many examples on the included CD, but I have developed many of my own calls over the years.  One that I came upon was actually learned from a Palm Warbler that I once encountered at Boomer Lake.  When the Palm Warbler moved out of my view, I used it to call it back last fall.

Several birds were in sycamores, western soapberry and even within the Bradford pear trees on the west side of The Cove.  I'm being very conservative when I say that there were thirty-five Myrtle Yellow-rumped Warblers in the area, along with the Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Carolina Chickadee, Eastern Bluebird, American Pipit, Chipping Sparrow, and Belted Kingfisher.  Of course, the pipit will never be located in a tree, yet it had been clearly observed in the lowland nearby.

The warblers, kinglet, sparrow, and kingfisher all responded nicely to my own pish, and I could have shown many more photos of the warblers.  The kinglet also availed itself, but was on the move, so out of the several shots that I obtained, none of them were worthy to be posted here.  The chippie also hung in the brambles, but writer managed to get a lot of good looks for an extended period of time and just might have come up with other birds.

Then the rain hit and my birding adventures were curtailed.  Perhaps tomorrow...

For the Palm Warbler Sighting:

https://debhirt.blogspot.com/2018/10/oklahoma-migratory-species-profile-palm.html

Cedar Waxwings Make a Boisterous Fall Entrance

                                                             White-throated Sparrow

                                                                 Female House Finch

                                                           Yellow-rumped Warbler

                                               Slate-colored Junco and Chipping Sparrow

                                                         Female Slate-colored Junco

                                                             Yellow-rumped Warbler

                                     
                                                               Slate-colored Junco
                                                     Under Umbrella of Collective Term
                                                                 Dark-eyed Junco

                                                                   Cedar Waxwing

                                                             Juvenile Cedar Waxwing

                                                             White-throated Sparrow


Tuesday, 11-03-15
0650-1010 hrs./55-65 degrees F/partly cloudy/18 mph winds dropping to light and variable winds


This was an exemplary day, noting the arrival of 46 Cedar Waxwings, including juveniles.  This
was also the the second day of a low pressure system and the sun did its best to come through the clouds, but wasn't able to stay for long, providing a very challenging time for pictures.  Among this crowd was the White-throated Sparrow, close to a dozen Slate-colored Juncos, which falls under the collective term of Dark-eyed Junco.  Juncos have several subspecies, and even though I wished to be in the presence of the Gray-headed Junco, it was not to be.  A couple of Chipping Sparrows popped
out from the mix, so there were definitely no complaints.

There were an easy dozen Yellow-rumped Warblers, allowing good clicks, a pair of House Finches, but no superb rarity.  I do get my share of those, but this wasn't the day for it.

There could be something in store over the weekend, but time will tell.