- Birds Mentioned
Yellow-billed Loon
Lewis' Woodpecker
Pyrrhuloxia
- Locations Mentioned
Lake Hefner, Oklahoma County
Residence, Rogers County
Residence, Oklahoma County
- Transcript
Hotline: Oklahoma Rare Bird Alert
Date: March 21, 1999
Number: 918-669-6646
To Report: 918-669-6646
Coverage: Statewide
Compiler: Patricia Seibert and Jo Loyd
Transcribers: Martha B. Kamp <mkamp@worldnet.att.net> and Jo Loyd
<joloyd@ionet.net
Oklahoma Rare Bird Alert, Sunday night, March 21.
YELLOW-BILLED LOON, Mar 21, Lake Hefner, Oklahoma City
LEWIS' WOODPECKER, Mar 21, Rogers County
PYRRHULOXIA, Mar 21, Oklahoma City
The YELLOW-BILLED LOON, that has been present for several months in
Oklahoma City on Lake Hefer, was reported again today, Sunday, Mar 21.
It seems to be molting into breeding plumage.
One LEWIS' WOODPECKER has been seen in rural Rogers County near the
Tulsa County line just northeast of the town of Collinsville. The
woodpecker has been present for several weeks at the residence of Bill
Luster. If interested in looking for the woodpecker, telephone him at
918-371-7321.
One female PYRRHULOXIA has been reported at a feeder in Oklahoma County.
It was first seen Wednesday, Mar 17, and has been seen daily through
today, Sunday, Mar 21. If you wish to look for the bird, contact the
Kathleen Lyons residence at 405-495-0359.
That is our report for tonight. This rare bird alert is sponsored by the
Oxley Nature Center of Tulsa and the Oklahoma Ornithological Society. If
you have a message to leave, wait for the tone. Don't forget to leave
your name and telephone number.
Thanks for calling.
- End Transcript
-- Martha B. Kamp Tulsa, Oklahoma USA mkamp@worldnet.att.net