Four Tulsa birders were joined by five Bartlesville folks Saturday morning to walk the Pathfinder Parkway and see what birds we could find. Migration still seems to be a little later than usual, but we did find a few good birds. Here is a list of the highlights: White-eyed Vireo-2 Warbling Vireo-2 Yellow-throated Vireo-2 Red-eyed Vireo-1 Orange-crowned Warbler-3 Northern Parula Warbler-3 Myrtle Warbler-5 Yellow-throated Warbler-2 Prothonotary Warbler-2 Louisiana Waterthrush-1 Lincoln's Sparrow-5 Thanks go to Mark Peterson for leading us, and to Jen Wong for the attached photos. - Jim Deming

Seven Tulsa Audubon members met four Indian Nations Audubon members at Spavinaw State Park for a day of birds and wild flowers. After birding around the park and vicinity, we headed for the main objective; the City of Tulsa property between Lakes Spavinaw and Eucha, which has been largely untouched for 100 years.Migrating birds were scarce, but we did find Louisiana Waterthrushes, Northern Parula, and Yellow-throated Warbler. The Ozark wildflowers were blooming nicely, and we saw Woodland Phlox, Rue Anemone, Dutchman's Breeches, Bloodroot, Trout Lillies, Yellow and Blue Violets, Cutleaved Toothwort, and others we could not identify. Both Spavinaw and Eucha Lakes still had Common Loons, and Eucha had an Osprey. After lunch in Jay, we went to the upper Eucha area for a while before heading home. There we found a rookery of Great Blue Herons, and observed them coming and going for a while. We lucked out on the weather, and while we finished with only 52 bird species, we all agreed it was a very good trip. Here is the complete bird list: Canada Goose Gadwall Scaup sp. Common Loon Pied-billed Grebe Double-crested Cormorant American White Pelican Great Blue Heron Black Vulture Turkey Vulture Osprey Bald Eagle Red-shouldered Hawk Red-tailed Hawk American Coot Bonaparte's Gull Franklin's Gull Eurasian Collared-Dove Mourning Dove Red-bellied Woodpecker Downy Woodpecker Hairy Woodpecker Northern Flicker Pileated Woodpecker Eastern Phoebe Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Blue Jay American Crow Fish Crow Barn Swallow Carolina Chickadee Tufted Titmouse White-breasted Nuthatch Carolina Wren Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Eastern Bluebird American Robin Northern Mockingbird European Starling Louisiana Waterthrush Northern Parula Yellow-throated Warbler Chipping Sparrow Song Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Northern Cardinal Red-winged Blackbird Common Grackle House Finch American Goldfinch House Sparrow

Experience the natural wonders of Panama with Tulsa Audubon Society, Sept. 26 - Oct. 5, 2019! Panama offers some of the most exciting birding in all of Central America as well as amazing lodging options. Our tour will start at the unique Canopy Tower, a former US Air Force radar tower in the midst of Soberania National Park (near the Panama Canal) that’s been turned into a beautiful eco-tourism lodge to give you eye-level looks at birds and other wildlife. Then, we’ll move on to the Canopy Lodge situated in beautiful El Valle, for a very different set of birds and other wildlife. Lots of birds and other wildlife, plus fun and fellowship! Click here for a flyer with the details. Contact Jeff Cox ( jeffacox54@gmail.com or 918-629-2140) for more information.

The American Woodcocks are back!!!! And they are displaying at Oxley Nature Center, so it's time for an ad-hoc field trip. We'll meet on Thursday, Feb. 21 at 6:00 p.m. at the gate into Oxley Nature Center. Be on time or early, as they started displaying about 6:15. Please park in the lots just before the gate. We'll be meeting Amy from Oxley there and she recommends we stay on the entrance road rather than walking down the flowline, which is very wet. She has been seeing them about half way up the road. Woodcock Watch Etiquette: The birds are somewhat tolerant of people, but be sure to keep your voices down, so everyone can hear the peenting, and stay with the group. You are welcome to bring a camera, but know it will be dark and they are very difficult to photograph. Since we are with a group please do not use any flashes, and stay with the group and don't try to get closer. As with most wildlife photography, you are best off doing it alone without a crowd around.