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Conservation Project-Another Volunteer Opportunity Nov 14th, Saturday morning

AUDUBON SOCIETY OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA NEWS: Saturday, Nov 14th our organization needs volunteers to help with our ongoing Lake Hefner Project. We will be completing our native plant bed near our outdoor bulletin board and will work on building our labyrinth. In addition we may need to water our newly planted trees depending on what rain we get between now and then. Would you like to volunteer and give back to your community? Please contact Jane Cunningham at hanenhark@sbcglobal.net or call 405-72… Continue

Added by Jane Cunningham on November 1, 2009 at 2:10pm — No Comments

Inside Birding

Reposted from BlogOklahoma.us.

Besides being all about Oklahoma history, we're also into just plain old finding something to do here in our gr… Continue

Added by Kevin Latham on May 7, 2009 at 9:00am — No Comments

Birding Oklahoma Wiki

I am bringing back the wiki to birdingoklahoma.com The wiki was my original idea for the site and I eneded up forwarding the domain to this social network. I have stopped the forward so that I can use it for the wiki. I will not take down this network. I will find ways to incorporate the two into each other. The wiki will be more for educational use and the social network for posting pictures and sharing information. I would like to use some of the great photos posted on this site on the wiki.… Continue

Added by James Corbridge on April 14, 2009 at 10:40am — 1 Comment

DIY Bird Trackers Cost $30, Help Science

Scientists enlist citizens to spend $30 on DIY audio bird-tracking kits to help them monitor night-time bird migration. The rudimentary trackers are made of a resistors, capacitors, a battery, a microphone, a dinner plate, some Saran wrap and a flower pot. ... More at Wired Blog Continue

Added by Kevin Latham on March 20, 2009 at 4:41pm — No Comments

PBS Nature Program on Eagles

A few weeks ago I watched an absolutely wonderful program on PBS about the American Bald Eagle. This morning when I was looking over the PBS website seeing what the upcoming episodes on Nature would be, I saw that the entire Bald Eagle episode is available to watch online. This video is definitely worth your time to sit and watch. Watch the episode on the American Bald Eagle. Continue

Added by James Corbridge on December 15, 2008 at 8:00am — No Comments

Danger in the Nursery

Below is copied from the NRDC: Impact of Tar Sands Oil Development in Canada’s Boreal on Birds Each spring more than half of America's birds flock to the Canadian Boreal forest to nest. There, tens of millions of birds -- as many as 500 breeding pairs per square mile of forests, lakes, river valleys, and wetlands -- spend the winter. Yet almost all the biggest oil companies are mining and drilling important Boreal forest and wet… Continue

Added by James Corbridge on December 2, 2008 at 12:51pm — No Comments

Election Marks a Win for Conservation

Via Audubon Alerts: The historic election of Barack Obama as President of the United States marks what should be a landmark win for the environment as well. President-elect Obama has decidedly different views on several mainstream environmental issues than does the current administration, including his support for protection of sensitive habitat like the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and the Outer Continental Shelf, his strong pledge to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions to address… Continue

Added by James Corbridge on November 17, 2008 at 9:29am — No Comments

Help Scientists Track Rusty Blackbird Migration!

Rusty Blackbird Posted from eBird: Populations of Rusty Blackbirds are crashing! Their numbers have plummeted by as much as 88-98% over the last few decades, according to data gathered between 1966 and 2006 for the North American Breeding Bird Survey and Christmas Bird Count. A species that was once considered to be abundant is rapidly disappearing before our eyes. Your observations can help save this species… Continue

Added by James Corbridge on October 27, 2008 at 8:25am — No Comments

Out Birding Yesterday

I went out to one of my favorite ponds to bird watch at and I was not disappointed. If you are ever in the Clinton area, the pond is 4 miles west of town and about 3 miles north. (GPS 35.5456185,-99.0630126) One of the reasons I really like this pond is because of how it is situated. The road is to the east of the pond and so in the mornings, the sun is at your back and you can get a real clear look at the birds. It also has great habit for a variety of birds. Up until a few years ago, I would a… Continue

Added by James Corbridge on October 19, 2008 at 3:25pm — No Comments

Fence Marking for Lesser Prairie-Chickens

Came across this page on the Sutton Center's website. It might be a good project for one of the Audubon groups to make a field trip day. I'm sure the Selman IBA would be happy to have people come out and help with such a project. Continue

Added by James Corbridge on October 15, 2008 at 3:55pm — 1 Comment

Old Birding Logs

While cleaning out some boxes in the spare bedroom last night, I ran across some of my old field logs. While some of what is in the logs make sense probably to no one but me, it is interesting to go back and see where and when you have seen birds. Part of what I found interesting is that in my early years, I know I misidentified birds. Not that I don't ever misidentify birds still, I just know that I do it much less. I also saw that early on I had a habit of just naming the birds I saw. I never… Continue

Added by James Corbridge on October 15, 2008 at 12:28pm — No Comments

Hello and Birding Oklahoma Now On Twitter

Hello everyone. I'm here helping James get the new Birding Oklahoma space setup. Some of you may know me from Blog Oklahoma, BlogOklahoma.us or West OK Journal. No? That's okay. Anyway if you have any questions on using Ning (the platform Birding Oklahoma is using) please feel free to ask. I'll be happy to answer any questions you might have. (as will James, I'm sure.)… Continue

Added by Kevin Latham on October 14, 2008 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Project Feeder Watch

Hurry! The project starts soon. This year it will run from Nov. 8th to Apr. 3rd. The kits take a few weeks to arrive, so order now to have it in time. It cost $15 for non-members of the Cornell Labs and $12 for members. More information can be found at the Project Feeder Watch website. Continue

Added by James Corbridge on October 13, 2008 at 2:12pm — No Comments

CBC's Where and When?

Looking for some updates to the upcoming Christmas Bird Counts around the state. If you have any information on them, please post them to the event calendar. If you have never taken part in a CBC, I would highly recommend that you try to be a part of one this year. They are great fun and a real learning experience. Continue

Added by James Corbridge on October 13, 2008 at 1:06pm — 1 Comment

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