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Archive of Old
Calendar Entries
February 2007
Payne County Meeting, 7:00 p.m.,
Room 214, Stillwater Public Library
February 1
- Adventures of a Nature Photographer in South Africa JIm Ownby, PCAS
Mar 1 What's So Great About Water Thrushes Anyway? Tim O'Connell, Dept
of Zoology, OSU
Feb. 10,
Sat. Tulsa Audubon Field Trip. Lake Tenkiller for loons and
wintering waterfowl. Rendezvous point to be announced. For more info,
contact Jim Arterburn.
Feb. 11,
Sun. Tulsa Audubon Afternoon Outing. A short visit to a local
birding area. Meet 4:00 p.m. at the Tulsa Garden Center. Contact
John
Kennington, 918-809-6325.
Indian Nations
Annual Woodcock Search
February 11, Sunday,
5:30 p.m., Log Cabin Store, Hwy 82 north of Tahlequah
February 15, 2007;
Thursday, 7:00 p.m. Indian Nations Monthly Meeting
Dr. Mia Revels, NSU
Ornithologist
"Sky Dancing with the American Woodcock"
www.nsuok.edu/news/story.php?1048
Optometry Auditorium,
NSU campus, Tahlequah
Contact Don Varner,
Varner@Intellex.com,
918-456-3894, for directions
Dinner: 5:45 p.m. at KC Harris Burgers in Tahlequah
Great Backyard Bird
Count
Great Backyard Bird
Count
February 16-19,
Friday-Monday (President's Day weekend)
Feb.
20, Tue. 7:30 p.m. Tulsa Audubon Society Meeting. Lepidoptera and
Lepidopterists in Oklahoma with John Nelson. An acclaimed scientist
will recount the major contributors to the knowledge of butterflies and
moths in the state, along with his own involvement in the field.
Lake Atoka search for
endangered
Red Cockaded
Woodpeckers
Save Lake Atoka
February 23 & 24,
Friday & Saturday, 12:00 p.m. (noon) on Friday, February 9 at the HiWay
Inn in Atoka, OK
HiWay Inn is at the intersection of US Hwy 69 & Oklahoma Hwy 3 in Atoka
A
limited
number of FREE rooms are available for the night of Friday, February 23
Contact Stuart Woods, as soon as possible,
swoods@connorsstate.edu,
to reserve a room
Additional information, as available, will be posted on the Save Lake
Atoka
RCW Search
page
Spring Creek Coalition
Meeting
Spring Creek Coalition
February 24, Saturday
Details will be posted on SCC website (above)
March
2007
Payne County Meeting, 7:00 p.m.,
Room 214, Stillwater Public Library
March 1
- What's So Great About Water Thrushes Anyway? Tim O'Connell, Dept of
Zoology, OSU
Indian Nations
Pryor Area Field Trip
March 3, Saturday,
Details will be posted when available
Indian Nations
Lake Tenkiller Field
Trip
March 14, Wednesday,
8:00 a.m., Jeri McMahon residence or contact Jeri
OkieBirder@MyNewRoads.com
March 15, 2007;
Thursday, 7:00 p.m.
Indian Nations Monthly Meeting
Dr. Christopher
Pritchett, NSU Microbiologist
Program TBA
Northeastern State University, Tahlequah; OK
Directions & details will be posted soon
Indian Nations
Prairie Chicken
Viewing
March 17, Saturday,
5:45 a.m., Depot Restaurant, Hwy 69, north of Wagoner
Payne County Field Trip - See
www.paynecountyaudubon.org
for details
March 17 -
Birding in Southwest Stillwater - Iris McPherson, PCAS
Oklahoma Bluebird
Society Meeting
March 17, Saturday,
10:00 a.m., Western Hills Lodge, Sequoyah State Park
Mar.
20, 7:30 p.m.
Tulsa
Audubon
Society Meeting.
Birds of Bosque del
Apache with Ron Day. A celebrated wildlife photographer will share his
images of cranes, geese, ducks, and other birds of the beautiful Refuge
in southern New Mexico. Be sure to visit his web site at
http://www.rondayphotography.com
Mar. 31,
Sat. Tulsa Audubon Field Trip. Tallgrass Prairie for Gr.
Prairie-Chickens. Rendezvous point to be announced. For more info,
contact Cyndie Browning
918-492-5622.
April
2007
Payne County Meeting, 7:00 p.m.,
Room 214, Stillwater Public Library
April 5
- Helen Miller Scholarship and Edwin E. Glover Scholarship:
Recipients' Summary of their Research Projects
Indian Nations
Flowers Creek
Beginners Bird Walk
April 7, Saturday,
7:30 a.m., Fort Gibson Lake dam, east side parking lot by restaurant
Payne County Field Trip - See
www.paynecountyaudubon.org
for details
April 14 -
Canoeing on Stillwater Creek - Mary Frye
April 14, Sat. 10:30 a.m.
- Audubon Society of Central Oklahoma Meeting
Dr. Bill
Radke will give a presentation covering his recent trip to Antarctica.
There will also be discussion of our Hefner Project and other Audubon
news. TIt will be at 10:30AM in the Conference room in the bottom of the
tall Valliance Bank building which is on the East side of Penn Square by
McDonalds. Park on the East side of the building, if parking is
available, and enter the building there. If no parking is available,
take the ramp that winds around to the West and North side of the
building. Enter either entrance there, and go down the escalator to the
1st floor. The Conference Room is on the Northwest corner on the ground
floor across from City Bites. Call 405-200-7153 if you are having
trouble finding us, (must dial 405).
Apr.
17, Tue. 7:30 p.m. Tulsa Audubon Society Meeting. Migratory Birds
with Mark Howery. The speaker, a biologist with the Oklahoma Department
of Wildlife Conservation, will discuss the mysteries and challenges of
migration.
Indian Nations
Chouteau WMA Field
Trip
April 18, Wednesday,
7:30 a.m., Vann's Marsh, Hwy 69, south of Wagoner
April 19, 2007;
Thursday, 7:00 p.m.
Indian Nations Monthly Meeting
Dr. Amy Smith. NSU
Biologist
"The Hunt for the American Burying Beetle"
Northeastern State University, Tahlequah; OK
Directions & details will be posted soon
Apr 21-22,
Sat.-Sun. Tulsa Audubon Field Trip. Red Slough/McCurtain County for
spring migrants and early nesters. Meet at 7:00am Saturday in the
McDonalds parking lot in Broken Bow. From there, our first stop will be
the Little River NWR with Mia Revels. And we'll tour Red Slough with
Dave Arbour on Sunday morning. For more info, contact
Cyndie Browning
918-492-5622.
Apr. 24,
Tue. Tulsa Audubon Afternoon Outing. A short after work visit to a
local birding area. Meet 6:00 p.m. at the Tulsa Garden Center. Contact
John
Kennington, 918-809-6325.
Indian Nations
Fort Gibson Waterfowl
Refuge / WMA Field Trip
April 25, Wednesday,
7:00 a.m., Fort Gibson Lake dam, east side parking lot by restaurant
May
2007
Payne County Field Trip - See
www.paynecountyaudubon.org
for details
May ?? -
Breakfast and Birding, location TBA
Indian Nations
Greenleaf State Park
Field Trip
May 3, Thursday, 7:00
a.m., Jeri McMahon residence or contact Jeri
OkieBirder@MyNewRoads.com
May 9, Wed.
Tulsa Audubon Afternoon Outing. A short after work visit to a local
birding area. Meet 6:00 p.m. at the Tulsa Garden Center. Contact
John
Kennington, 918-809-6325.
Indian Nations
Illinois River Romp
May 9, Wednesday, 7:30
a.m., Don & Joyce Varner residence or contact the Varners
Varner@Intellex.com
May 12, Sat.
Tulsa Audubon Field Trip. Tulsa Birds and Butterflies. Meet at
9::00am at the Tulsa Garden Center parking lot. For more info, contact
Dave Edwards, 918-865-7398 or
Bob Gard, 918-241-4273.
Indian Nations
Spavinaw Lake Field
Trip
May 12, Saturday, 7:30
a.m., Spavinaw State Park
May
15, 7:30 p.m.
Tulsa
Audubon
Society Meeting.
Wildflowers with Kim Shannon. Experience the beauties of our native
flora with an enthusiastic and recognized expert from Sutton Avian
Research Center.
Indian Nations
Deep Fork NWR Field
Trip
May 16, Wednesday,
7:00 a.m., parking lot at Arline & 32nd St. in Muskogee
May 17, 2007;
Thursday, 7:00 p.m.
Indian Nations Monthly Meeting
Vickie Hatfield;
President, Grand Lake Audubon Society
"Mississippi Kites in northeastern Oklahoma"
Vicki had the first Tulsa County record of Mississippi Kites in 1974
Muskogee City Library (tentative)
May 19,
Sat. Tulsa Audubon Field Trip. Atoka WMA (southwest of McAlester,
north of Atoka) for spring migrants. Rendezvous point to be announced.
For more info, contact Colin Davy,
918-743-8161.
May 20,
Sun. Tulsa Audubon Afternoon Outing. A short visit to a local
birding area. Meet 6:00 p.m. at the Tulsa Garden Center. Contact
John
Kennington, 918-809-6325.
Indian Nations
MAPS Birdbanding
Tentatively May 21,
Monday, Fort Gibson Waterfowl Refuge / WMA, contact Don Varner at
Varner@Intellex.com
June
2007
Nickel Preserve Spring
Bird Count
Nickel Preserve
June 2, Saturday, 8:00
a.m., Eagle Bluff Resort parking lot, Hwy 10, north of Tahlequah
Contact Mia Revels,
revels@mail.nsuok.edu,
for further information
Payne County Audubon Nature Camp - See
www.paynecountyaudubon.org
for details
June 5-9
Payne County Audubon Nature Camp - Rebecca Bond
Jun. 9-10
Sat.-Sun. Tulsa Audubon
Wildlife Habitat Garden Tour and Plant Sale. Contact
Carol Eames, 918-446-2720.
June 16,
Sat. Tulsa Audubon Field Trip. Mohawk Park for summer nesters. Meet
at 8:00am in Zoo parking lot nearest the Zoo entrance. For more info,
contact Susie Ruby.
June 21, 2007;
Thursday, 6:30 p.m.
Indian Nations Monthly Meeting
Potluck Picnic
Location TBA
INAS will provide cups, plates, & eating utensils. Bring a lawn chair &
binoculars.
June 26,
Tue. Tulsa Audubon Afternoon Outing. A short after work visit to a
local birding area. Meet 6:00 p.m. at the Tulsa Garden Center. Contact
John
Kennington, 918-809-6325.
June 30,
Sat. Tulsa Audubon Summer Potluck Picnic. Bring the family for some
summertime fellowship and relaxation. Meet at 6:30 p.m. at Washington
Irving Park, located in Bixby on Memorial Drive, just before crossing
the River. TAS will provide beverages, cups, plates, and eating
utensils. Contact
John
Kennington, 918-809-6325.
July
2007
July 19, 2007;
Thursday, 6:30 p.m.
Indian Nations Audubon Monthly Meeting
Potluck Picnic
Location TBA
INAS will provide cups, plates, & eating utensils. Bring a lawn chair &
binoculars.
August
2007
August 16, 2007;
Thursday, 6:30 p.m.
Indian Nations Audubon Monthly Meeting
Potluck Picnic
Location TBA
INAS will provide cups, plates, & eating utensils. Bring a lawn chair &
binoculars.
September
2007
Sept 6
-
Payne County Audubon Field Trip
General
Meeting & Birdathon Potluck Picnic, Couch Park Pavilion
Sept.
14-15, 7th Annual Oklahoma BioBlitz! is being held this year at the
Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, Comanche County, Oklahoma on Friday,
Sept. 14th at 3:00 P.M. through Saturday, Sept. 15th, 2007 at 3:00 P.M.
The Oklahoma BioBlitz! is a rapid inventory of biological diversity
hosted by the Oklahoma Biological Survey and conducted by volunteers
from around the state and the region. As many plants and animals in a
designated area of public land that can be identified in 24 consecutive
hours are tallied.
www.biosurvey.ou.edu/bioblitz.html
September 20, 2007;
Thursday, 6:30 p.m.
Indian Nations Audubon Monthly Meeting
Potluck Picnic,
Location TBA,
INAS will provide cups, plates, & eating utensils. Bring a lawn chair &
binoculars.
Sept. 22,
Sat.
Tulsa Audubon
Field Trip. The Reserve at Rogers State University in Claremore.
Meet at 8:00am at the Claremore Expo Center, 400 Veterans Pkwy,
Claremore. Contact person: Mike
Ludewig, 918-343-4823 (a local call from Tulsa).
October
2007
Oct 4 ,Thur
-
Payne County Audubon Meeting, 7:00 p.m.
Stillwater Public Library
Wildlife Art,
Rudy Miller
Oct. 7,
Sun.
Tulsa Audubon
Field Trip. Keystone Dam for Kids!! Meet anytime from 1-3 p.m.
in the parking lot of the Watchable Wildlife Area, east of the Corps
of Engineers Office on the north side of the Arkansas River at Lake
Keystone dam. For more info, contact
Carol Eames, 918-446-2720.
October 9 - Audubon Society of Central Oklahoma
Meeting - Johnson Bridgwater presenting the Lake Hefner
Project
7:00 p.m. Mayflower Church, located at 3901 NW 63rd
Oct 14
-
Payne County Audubon
Nature Day. Contact Crystal Cork
Oct. 19, 2007;
Thursday, 7:00 p.m.
Indian Nations Audubon Monthly Meeting
Eric Beck
Sutton Avian Research Center (OU)
"Black Rails in Oklahoma"
Location TBA
October 20, OKC Audubon Field Trip - Tishomingo NWR / Lake Texoma
We will spend the day visiting one of the state's best wildlife refuges.
Meet at the Home Depot at I-240 and Shields at 7 a.m. Leader: TBA
October 26-28, Friday-Sunday -
Oklahoma Ornithological
Society (OOS) Fall Meeting,
Lawton, OK, Cameron
University
Oct. 27,
Sat.
Tulsa Audubon Field
Trip.
The Nature
Conservancy's new Four Canyons Preserve in Ellis County. Meet at 8:00am
at The General Store on West Broadway in Vici (pronounced
"v-eye-s-eye"), OK, crossroads of Hwys. 60 and 34 (south of Woodward),
and from there, we'll follow John Fisher to the Preserve. Bring plenty
of water and snacks, and dress appropriately for the weather. For more
info, contact John Fisher,
918-245-8662. |
