Finding a couple in a fowl mood

Oklahoma Mesonet reported 3.13 inches of rain over the past seven-day timeframe.

Payne County rare birds for the same period included Ruddy Duck, Redhead, Spotted Sandpiper, Neotropic Cormorant, Willow Flycatcher, and American Herring Gull at Boomer Lake with Forster’s and Caspian Tern, Neotropic Cormorant, and Osprey at Lake Cark Blackwell.

Nationwide vagrants/rarities include only the Yellow-headed Caracara in Texas.

In the waters of Newfoundland, Brown Booby was tagged, while Northern Parula was counted in Alberta, and Hooded Oriole and Magnificent Frigatebird were added in British Colombia.

New Hampshire shared Lark Bunting, while Connecticut checked Loggerhead Shrike.

Colorado gave up Anhinga, as Nevada listed Upland and White-rumped Sandpipers, Yellow-throated Vireo, American Golden-Plover, and Scarlet Tanager.

Alaska and some of the islands announced Common Rosefinch on Adak, Common Cuckoo on Buldir and the mainland, and Hawfinch and Eurasian Bullfinch on Buldir and Adak.

An estimated 70,100 birds crossed Payne County between Monday, June 9, 2025 at 2050 hours and Tuesday, June 10, 2025 at 0610 hours. Peak migration traffic was an estimated 24,300 birds in flight at an altitude of 2,700 feet cruising at a speed of 18 mph from the NNE.

Expected nocturnal migrants were Common Nighthawk, Painted Bunting, Great Crested Flycatcher, Lark and Grasshopper Sparrows, Bluegray Gnatcatcher, Bell’s Vireo, Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Western Kingbird, Orchard Oriole, Eastern Wood-Pewee, Summer

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Tanager, Prothonotary Warbler, and Indigo Bunting.

Current and predicted vagrancy conditions show Geomagnetic Vagrancy Conditions on 06-05-25 at high range.

Vagrancy Conditions show Current Vagrancy Conditions at 1.5, Current Magnetic Field Distortion at 1.9, and Current Solar Activity at 1.7.

Most of the county is lit up for Species Richness Trends at medium-high to high.

Species Demographic Trends list Eastern Phoebe on a slight upward range, with Black-throated Green Warbler on a steady downward trend.

Mother and Father Mississippi Kite were sleeping on separate branches in their sycamore, leaving the young one to be unattended in its nest at first light.

My neighbor in the rear described a Mallard spat over the weekend. The female appeared to be ill and the male dropped her off on her property. The female was well enough to complain about it and leave the area. She did not realize how close she was to being transported to the vet school.

Boomer Lake counted Canada Goose, Mallard, domestic Mallard, Rock Pigeon (Feral), Mourning Dove, Common Nighthawk, Spotted Sandpiper, Neotropic Cormorant, Little Blue Heron, Turkey Vulture, Mississippi Kite, Red-shouldered Hawk, Red-bellied and Downy Woodpeckers, Eastern Kingbird, Scissor-tailed and Great Crested Flycatchers, Warbling and Bell’s Vireos, Blue Jay, American and Fish Crows, Carolina Chickadee, Purple Martin, Northern Rough-winged, Barn, and Cliff Swallows, Carolina Wren, European Starling, Northern Mockingbird, American Robin, House Sparrow, Baltimore Oriole, Red-winged Blackbird, Brown-headed Cowbird, Common Grackle, Northern Cardinal, Chimney Swift, Great Blue Heron, Blue Jay, Indigo Bunting, Eastern and Western Kingbirds, Tufted Titmouse, Painted Bunting, Green Heron, Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Killdeer, American Coot, Great Egret, House Finch, Pine Warbler, Redhead, Red-shouldered Hawk, Pileated Woodpecker, Bewick’s Wren, Brown Thrasher, Eastern Bluebird, and Gray Catbird.

Happy birding!

Deb Hirt is a wild bird rehabilitator and photographer living in Stillwater.

An American Golden-Plover.

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