082424 SNP Edition, Life at Boomer Lake

https://stwnewspress-cnhi.newsmemory.com/?selDate=20240824&goTo=C002&artid=0&editionStart=The%20Stillwater%20NewsPress 

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 

103022 SNP Edition, Life At Boomer Lake

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/lifestyles/life-at-boomer-lake-warm-memories-of-cool-season-birds/article_ef168a86-563f-11ed-b740-53759d336156.html 

121221 Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/news/birding-today-woodpeckers-can-suffer-post-traumatic-brain-injuries/article_ef32b16f-5122-5610-8d9f-9da66af1e9ca.html 

122620 SNP Edition, Life At Boomer Lake

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/life-at-boomer-lake-seeing-a-variety-of-birds-at-boomer-lake/article_9dedf5b4-45a6-11eb-8c10-ab47d6e2633a.html 

031520 Muskogee Edition, Birding Today

https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/news/lifestyles/birding-today-birds-making-sure-we-know-spring-is-coming/article_4a4f6017-ef2f-5e9b-b33a-aa525309ad32.html

020220 SNP Edition, Life at Boomer Lake

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/life-at-boomer-lake-many-birds-out-despite-shifting-temps/article_7ac4ec17-3893-5093-9d16-249588672f33.html

Best of Boomer

                                                         Male Northern Shoveler(left)
                                                         Canvasbacks(Male in center)

                                            American Robin with Eastern Red Cedar Berry

                                                                Pied-billed Grebe

                                                               Pileated Woodpecker

                                                                Great Horned Owl

                                                          Buffleheads(Male on right)

                                                         Immature White-crowned Sparrow

                                                                  American Robin

                                                       Yellow-shafted Northern Flicker


0730-1020 hrs./34-50 degrees F/partly cloudy to sunny/light and variable winds

Today was more like a spring day, rather than going into the throes of winter.  Bird behavior
was about the same for spring, as well.  Besides these beauties, there were also plenty of
Brown-headed Cowbirds, large groups of American Robins, Slate-colored Juncos, and other
birds that are normally making an entrance for the season.

The biggest surprise of the day was a clear shot of the Pileated Woodpecker and a rather respectable shot of an adult Great Horned Owl, who I have been hearing on-and-off.  I know that there is
another one in the area.  Hopefully, Boomer Lake will host a nest for them, and if I can keep a handle on their whereabouts, maybe I can get photos of the young, too.  We'll just have to hope for the best.