10,000 Birds

AUGUST 9, 2013

Tiny transmitters that wouldn’t hurt or irritate my releases, so I know what happens to them,” wrote Michele in Pennsylvania and Elle in Oklahoma. “As Why is there no state or federal money available to care for federally protected species? I wish time were totally under my control,” wrote Kim in Oklahoma. Charitable Things.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 1, 2018

There are over 11,000 species of moths in North America. I have a hard enough time with the 1,103 bird species on the ABA Checklist. The Southeastern guide goes a bit more west, to eastern Oklahoma and Texas, so its northern borders lie at the north boundaries of Oklahoma, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

It is worth pointing out that titmice belong to the family Paridae , an expansive international clan made up primarily of what we call “chickadees” in the states but are known as “t**s” in the Old World. Why is this adorable, doll-eyed songbird so often ignored? The Black-crested or Mexican Titmouse ( B.

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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). Where I live, there are two species of lemmings, the Brown Lemming ( Lemmus trimucronatus ) and the Collared Lemming ( Dicrostonyx groenlandicus ). A Collared Lemming on a Beat Writer’s hand.

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Owls Fox Oklahoma Soreing 233

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Didn’t every household have a copy of a Peterson Field Guide on the shelf, maybe a third or fourth edition that family members grew up with, which they could quickly consult to see the arrow pointing to that belly band? These are the species that immediately come to my mind, and I probably missed some. Or, a classic Golden Guide?

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 28, 2018

Even with today’s environmental laws, we are losing species at an alarming rate, and with Ryan Zinke as Interior Secretary it’s no wonder. Last but not least, I will leave you with a VERY disturbing video of Sandhill Crane hunting in western Oklahoma. A newly created U.S. A newly created U.S.

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