122919 SNP Edition, Life at Boomer Lake

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/lifestyles/life-at-boomer-lake-bad-weather-doesn-t-always-mean/article_e768c1b3-5909-5191-bc26-f9880e0c7ec0.html

123018 Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/news/lifestyles/birding-today-hawks/article_38108058-b1e8-5e5b-8d48-7a76aa2e66c7.html

122318 SNP Edition, Life at Boomer Lake

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/lifestyles/life-at-boomer-holidays-for-the-birds/article_6c66a6f4-e6e2-51be-af6f-f8d7abde15d6.html

122318 Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/news/birding-today-christmas-bird-count-fun-way-to-get-scientific/article_d206162e-0674-11e9-bff2-97c3304664a0.html

110418 Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/news/lifestyles/birding-today-four-of-world-s-longspurs-in-oklahoma/article_f4b33297-bd03-5af2-86e8-b535489dcf63.html

Follow Jackson Hole, WY's Lead For Christmas Bird Count

www.jhnewsandguide.com/valley/feature/counting-winged-wildlife/article_22c78515-3d69-51dd-92d9-356ebf21e39b.html

Do Birds and Science a Favor During Christmas Bird Count

https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2017/12/11/counting-birds-christmas-means-citizen-science-for-the-birds/#30453cfc72ad

Sooner Lake Christmas Bird Count and Vicinity

                                                              Bald Eagle in Nest
                                                   

                                                                   Bald Eagle

                                                        Sheep(Across From Eagle's Nest)

                                                 Brahma Bull(Nearly Under Eagle's Nest)

                                                      Recently Born Lamb with Mother

Lamb Close Up

48-54 degrees/mostly Cloudy/35 mph wind gusts/0800-1700 hrs.

This was my first participation in Audubon's Christmas Bird Count and we had a 15-mile square

area near Sooner Lake.  We observed a number of beds, including Red-tailed, Harlan's, Cooper's   Hawks, a Prairie Falcon, Kestrels, Bald Eagles, numerous passerines, Canada Geese, an assortment of ducks, etc.  There will be more coming up on Saturday, so do stay tuned.