10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 27, 2011

Most provinces and most northern states have had sightings, and the irruption has extended as far south as Oklahoma (so far). They breed up here, and spend their winters (usually) in the lower reaches of the Arctic and near polynyas (year round ice free waters) such as the North Water Polynya between Ellesmere Island and Groenland.

Owls 245

Owls Fox Oklahoma Soreing 245

10,000 Birds

APRIL 11, 2017

and it breeds in the scrublands of Texas, Oklahoma, and northern Mexico. A reasonable birder could respond to this change in a variety of ways, from satisfaction that another bird species has recovered to concern that FWS is caving to rapacious corporations at the expense of an endangered bird. (If

Endangered Species 136

Endangered Species Species Texas Oklahoma 136

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2020

I think it’s a good assumption that Peter Pyle updated and wrote species descriptions, particularly for the Hawaiian birds. These are the species that immediately come to my mind, and I probably missed some. Paul Lehman and Larry Rosche updated the map, with Lehman doing the data work and Rosche on graphics.

North America 237

North America America 2020 Hawaii 237