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| Indian Nations Audubon Society Eastern Oklahoma Muskogee, Tahlequah, Wagoner Fort Gibson & Tenkiller Lakes |
| Bald Eagle (Photo by Ron Day) |
| Jim Harman & Jennifer Owen Spring Creek bird census, Cherokee County |
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Photo by Ron Day) |
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapter Meeting Announcement April 16, 2008; Thursday, 7:00 p.m., Muskogee Public Library Matthew Weatherbee, President, Friends of Honor Heights "Butterfly Sanctuary at Honor Heights Park" Dinner first 5:45 p.m. at My Place Barbeque, 2021 Gibson Road, Muskogee, 683--2021 Future Activities & Events - see Activities page for information on field trips and events Monthly paper newsletter - Rose Reasoner, Editor, rmrnutritionist@sbcglobal.net --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MAPS Bird Banding 2009 Bird banding will be at Sequoyah NWR (none at Fort Gibson WMA) May 29; June 5, 12, 26; July 3, 17, 24; August 7 Contact Don & Joyce Varner 918-456-3984, Scott Simmons 918-774-2834, or the Refuge 918-773-5251 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hackberry Flat WMA Read David Dyer's report of April 2008 trip during Spring Migration --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rare & Endangered Spoon-billed Sandpipers Discovered in Myanmar 84 birds discovered wintering along coastal area --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DNA Tests may combine some bird species, separate other species in North America Recent DNA tests may result in some new species, combine existing separate species (February 2007 report) Blue-winged Teal & Cinnamon Teal have 100% DNA match - not separate species, just subspecies? --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Birds of Sequoyah State Park Read David Dyer's 2006 survey report of bird species at Sequoyah State Park in Cherokee County --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Spring Creek Birds Read Don Varner's report of the birds of Spring Creek in Cherokee County. You will learn something about birds! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- New bird species discovered in 2008 in Indonesia Togian white-eye discovered in Indonesia. Read the story and see a sketch of this "new" species (March 2008) Sincora Antwren identified as separate species in Brazil. Read the story and see a photo of this striking wren (October 2007) New flycatcher, Cnipodectes superrufus, discovered in Peru. Read the story and see a sketch of the "new bird" (August 2007). "Gorgeted Puffleg", a hummingbird, discovered in Colombia. Read the story and see a photo (May 2007) New species of Dwarf Horned Owl seen and heard in Santa Marta Mts. of Colombia, not yet named or photographed (May 2007) "Yariguíes Brush Finch" discovered in Colombia. Read the story and see a photo (2006) "Bugun Liocichla" discovered in India. Read the story and see a photo (2006) "Orange-wattled Honeyeater" discovered in New Guinea. Read the story and see a photo (2006) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- President's Notes now online The President's Notes, from the monthly paper newsletter, are now available to read online! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Endangered Gray Bats in Northeastern Oklahoma Read the article by Vicki Hatfield, President of Grand Lake Audubon Society, regarding this unique mammal --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Birding Tales Read Bill Clark's humorous report, "Well Folks, I Did It!", on the Flower Creek beginner's bird walk in October 2006 Birding cartoons by Anna Gawrys featured on the new Birding Tales web page! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Join Indian Nations Audubon Society Click here to join Audubon. The $20 membership will go to funding "Audubon Adventures". --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Previous INAS News (Page 2) now in News Archives --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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| Harris's Hawk Cherokee County Fort Gibson Lake Very rare visitor to northeast Oklahoma! Identified by Albert & Gail Harris March 15, 2006 (Photo by Jeri McMahon) |
| Indian Blanket (Photo by Jeri McMahon) |
| Red Cockaded Woodpecker (Photo by ANHC) |
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| Jeri McMahon & David Gill Repairing bluebird box at Black Mesa (Photo by Elsie Stubbs) |
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| A heartfelt and special thanks to Ron Day, professional wildlife photographer, who has presented two spectacular multimedia programs at our monthly chapter meetings. Ron's photography is world-class. Ron is a dedicated conservationist. Ron contributed two of his prints for auction to benefit our educational program: Audubon Adventures. Visit Ron's website: www.RonDayPhotography.com |
| "Sometimes the mountain is hidden from me in veils of cloud, sometimes I am hidden from the mountain in veils of inattention, apathy, fatigue, when I forget or refuse to go down to the shore or a few yards up the road, on a clean day, to reconfirm that witnessing presence." Denise Levertov |
| Need a speaker for your club, school, or organization? Audubon members are available to speak to your group! Contact an Audubon representative: Muskogee - Jeri McMahon (Recorder): 918-478-4010 Tahlequah - Don Varner (MAPS Bird Banding): 918-456-3894 Vian - John Bissell (President): 918-773-6414 Wagoner - David Dyer (Webmaster) 918-688-1601 |
| "The earth laughs in flowers" "Nature always wears the colors of the spirit" Ralph Waldo Emerson |
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