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Archive of Old
Calendar Entries
November
2007
Nov 1,
Thur -
Payne County Audubon Meeting, 7:00 p.m.
Stillwater Public Library
Tallgrass
Prairie Preserve, Iris McPherson
Nov. 3, Sat, Payne County Audubon
IMPROMPTU BIRD HIKE
8:00 a.m.,in the
parking lot at Sanborn Lake. Join Stillwater birder Les Imboden in
finding the common and uncommon species
of birds that are to be seen around Sanborn Lake in Stillwater this time
of year.
November 3, Saturday -
Oklahoma Bluebird Society Fall Meeting
Western Hills Lodge,
Sequoyah State Park, Fort Gibson Lake, Cherokee County, Contact Jim
Harman, Field Trip Chair, 918-478-3920
Nov. 10,
Sat.
Tulsa Audubon
Field Trip. Tulsa Lakes: Lynn Lane
Reservoir, Lake Yahola, and Skiatook and Collinsville sewage lagoons. Meet at the southeast corner
of Lynn Lane Reservoir at 8:00 a.m. For more info contact
November 10, Saturday -
Indian Nations Audubon
Field Trip -
Illinois River, near Tahlequah
8:00 a.m, Wal
Mart parking lot, Tahlequah
November 13th - Audubon Society of Central
Oklahoma Meeting - Presenter TBA
7:00 p.m. Mayflower Church, located at 3901 NW 63rd
November 13, Tuesday -
Indian Nations Audubon
Field Trip -
Chouteau Wildlife
Management Area
8:00 a.m., Vann's Lake,
US Hwy 69 between Wagoner & Muskogee, east side across from Baker's
Restaurant
Contact Jim Harman, Field Trip Chair, 918-478-3920 for more information
November 13-18 -
Festival of the Cranes
Bosque Del Apache NWR,
New Mexico,
www.FriendsOfTheBosque.org
Nov. 15, 2007;
Thursday, 7:00 p.m.
Indian Nations Audubon Monthly Meeting
Various INAS Members -
"Frozen Birds Exhibit + Birding Quiz Game" Tahlequah, NSU Campus,
Seminary Avenue, Science Lab Building.
November 17 Saturday -
Indian Nations Audubon
Field Trip -
Lake Tenkiller
8:30 a.m., Tenkiller
State Park, Nature Center
November 17, Sat. -
Payne County Audubon Field Trip -
OKLAHOMA BOTANICAL
GARDENS BIRD HIKE
7:30 am-Noon, 3425 West Virginia Street, Stillwater, for
wintering
songbirds around the gardens and then Boomer Lake and Sanborn Lake.
Leader:
Vince Cavalieri
November 17, OKC Audubon Field Trip - Wichita Mountains NWR
We will look for winter residents and migrants in this great spot. Meet
at the Wal-mart parking lot at the NE corder of Sara Rd. (Hwy 4) and Hwy
152 in Mustang at 7:30 a.m. Leader: TBA
Nov. 18, Sun.
Tulsa Audubon
Afternoon Outing.
A short visit to a local birding area. Meet 3:30 p.m. at the Tulsa
Garden Center. Contact
John Kennington,
918-809-6325.
November 19 Mon , OKC Audubon Meeting -Winter
Birds, by John Shackford,
7:00 p.m. at the Will Rogers Garden Center, I-44 and NW 36th Street.
Nov.
20, Tue.
Tulsa Audubon Monthly
Meeting.
7:30 p.m.
“Name that Hawk”
with Joe Grzybowski.
Hawks can be confusing in the field. Get some tips on identification
from a respected birder and researcher.
December
2007
December 1, Saturday -
Indian Nations Audubon
-
Beginner's Bird Walk -
Sequoyah State Park
8:30 a.m., Sequoyah
State Park, Visitor's Center at entrance
Dec. 1, Sat.
Tulsa Audubon
Field Trip. Keystone Ancient Forest Preserve and TAS Eagle Property.
Meet at 12:30pm at the Preserve entrance which is approx. 2 miles North
of US 412 at Ancient Forest Dr & 209th W Ave. After a hike around the
Preserve, we'll head over to the TAS Eagle Property in time to arrive at
the blind by 4:00pm. NOTE: The hike to the Eagle blind is difficult,
about 200' down and up, BOTH ways, along a primitive trail. For more
info, contact John Fisher,
918-245-8662.
Dec 6,
Thur -
Payne County Audubon Meeting, 7:00 p.m.
Stillwater Public Library
Prepare for
Christmas Bird Count, Jim Ownby and Tim O'Connell
December 11th - Audubon Society of Central
Oklahoma Meeting - Presenter TBA
7:00 p.m. Mayflower Church, located at 3901 NW 63rd
Dec 15
-
Payne County
Christmas Bird Count, Jim Ownby and Tim
O'Connell
Dec. 15,
Sat.
Tulsa Audubon
Christmas Bird Count. Tulsa Audubon Society will be participating in
the 107th count by the National Audubon Society. For information contact
Jo Loyd, 918-835-2946.
Dec. 20, 2007;
Thursday, 6:00 p.m.
Indian Nations Audubon Monthly Meeting
Christmas Dinner
Location TBA
January
2008
Jan. 5, Sat.
Tulsa Audubon
Eagle Days. Meet between 8 and 10 a.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 information,
contact Dave Edwards, 865-7398.
Jan 11-14
-
Winter Bird Count, Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation
January 12, Saturday -
Indian Nations Audubon
-
Eagle Days - Fort
Gibson Dam
Public viewing of Bald
Eagles, Parking lot by restaurant below dam at Fort Gibson Lake, near
Okay & Fort Gibson,
9:00 a.m - 2:00 p.m.
Jan. 13,
Sun.
Tulsa Audubon
Eagle Days. See January 5 information.
January 13, Sunday -
Indian Nations Audubon
-
Eagle Days - Fort
Gibson Dam
Public viewing of Bald
Eagles, Parking lot by restaurant below dam at Fort Gibson Lake, near
Okay & Fort Gibson,
10:00 a.m. -
3:00 p.m.
Jan.
14, Tue.
Tulsa Audubon Monthly
Meeting,
7:30 p.m.
“Oklahoma’s Important Bird Areas”
with Eric Beck, coordinator of
the state IBA program. The purpose of this nationwide Audubon Society
program is to identify a network of sites that provide critical habitat
for birds.
Jan. 18, 2008;
Thursday, 7:00 p.m.
Indian Nations Audubon Monthly Meeting
Dr. Mia Revels, NSU
Biologist, and others - "Great Backyard Bird Count", Videos, photos, and
more! Tahlequah, NSU Campus
Jan. 19,
Sat.
Tulsa Audubon
Field Trip. Kerr Dam for gulls and terms, and Sequoyah NWR for
wintering hawks and sparrows. Meet at 8:00am at Robert S. Kerr Lock and
Dam 15 on Hwy 59 south of Sallisaw. After birding around the dam for a
while, we'll go to Sequoyah NWR to look for geese and winter waterfowl.
For more info, contact Cyndie
Browning 918-492-5622.
January 26, Saturday -
Indian Nations Audubon
-
Eagle Days - Fort
Gibson Dam
Public viewing of Bald
Eagles, Parking lot by restaurant below dam at Fort Gibson Lake, near
Okay & Fort Gibson,
9:00 a.m. - 2:00
p.m.
January 27, Sunday -
Indian Nations Audubon
-
Eagle Days - Fort
Gibson Dam
Public viewing of Bald
Eagles, Parking lot by restaurant below dam at Fort Gibson Lake, near
Okay & Fort Gibson,
10:00
a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
February
2008
Feb 7,
Thur -
Payne County Audubon Meeting, 7:00 p.m.
Stillwater Public Library
Oklahoma
Important Bird Areas, Eric Beck
Feb 15-18 - Great
Backyard Bird Count,
Great Backyard Bird
Count
Feb. 16,
Sat.
Tulsa Audubon
Field Trip. Hulah and Copan Lakes for winter gulls, hawks, and
waterfowl. Meet at 8:00am at the McDonalds parking lot on Hwy 75 in
Bartlesville (west side of the highway).
Feb. 21, 2008;
Thursday, 7:00 p.m.
Indian Nations Audubon Monthly Meeting
Jim Harman, USFWS
Biologist (retired) - "Endangered Whooping Cranes", Muskogee Public
Library (tentative)
Feb. 24,
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.
March
2008
Mar 6,
Thur -
Payne County Audubon Meeting, 7:00 p.m.
Stillwater Public Library
Nature
Photographers in Bhutan, Jim & Charolette Ownby
Mar. 8, Sat.
Tulsa Audubon
Field Trip. The North Woods and/or east of Lake Sherry at Mohawk
Park. Meet at 8:00am at the Zoo parking lot. For more info contact
Mar 10,
Thur -
Payne County Audubon Meeting, 7:00 p.m.
Stillwater Public Library
Nature
Photography, Tom Ulrich
Mar 15
-
Payne County Audubon Field Trip -
Cross Timbers
Range Bird Hike, Tim O'Connell
Mar.
18, 7:30 p.m.
Tulsa Audubon Monthly Meeting.
Biodiversity
and Germplasm Conservation with Angela Davis. The speaker, a research
geneticist at the USDA’s South Central Agricultural Research Lab, will
share her unique perspective on protecting our natural resources.
Mar. 20, 2008;
Thursday, 7:00 p.m.
Indian Nations Audubon Monthly Meeting
Vicki Hatfield,
President, Grand Lake Audubon Society - "Forest Allies - Unusual Bats in
Other Countries", Tahlequah, NSU Campus, (tentative)
April
2008
Apr 3,
Thur -
Payne County Audubon Meeting, 7:00 p.m.
Stillwater Public Library
Scholarship
Recipients' Research Reports
Apr.
15, Tue. 7:30 p.m. Tulsa
Audubon Monthly Meeting.
“From Black Gold to the Black
Oystercatcher: Challenges and Opportunities in Alaska”
with Taldi Walter, Alaska Field
Coordinator for National Audubon Society. Ms. Walter has traveled
throughout the country taking Audubon members on a virtual tour to some
of Alaska’s most stunning natural treasures through her multimedia
presentation. This program will showcase some of the important natural
areas and brilliant birds of wild Alaska and the imminent and compelling
challenges facing conservationists.
April 17, 2008;
Indian Nations Audubon Monthly Meeting
Thursday, 7:00 p.m.
Gina Crowder Levesque,
Oklahoma Conservation Comm. - "Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program:
What it means for wildlife & the environment", Muskogee Public Library (tentative)
Apr. 19,
Sat.
Tulsa Audubon
Field Trip. Deep Fork NWR and Dripping Springs State Park in
Okmulgee for warblers, vireos, and other spring migrants. Meet at 7:30am
at the Taco Bell parking lot on Hwy 75 in Okmulgee (west side of the
highway). For more info, contact
Gail Storey, 918-742-2684
Apr 25-27,
Sat.-Sun.
Tulsa Audubon
Field Trip. Devil's Den State Park, Lake Atalanta, Lake Weddington,
Arkansas for spring migrants. For more info, contact
Suzie Tramel, 836-7126
May
2008
May
2-4, Spring meeting of the Oklahoma Ornithological Society,
to be held in conjunction with the Arbuckle Simpson Nature Festival the
weekend of May 3, 2008 in Tishomingo. See
OOS Website for
more information.
May
3, Sat.
Tulsa Audubon
Big Day Count. Tulsa Audubon Society annual day-long, county-wide
census of migrant and resident species. For information contact
Jo Loyd, 918-835-2946.
May 3,
Thur -
Payne County Audubon Meeting, 7:00 p.m.
Stillwater Public Library
Bird &
Breakfast, Les & Pat Imboden
May 7, 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.
May 10, Sat.
Tulsa Audubon
Field Trip. Hawthorne Bluff/Lake Oologah for spring migrants. Take
US 169 North to Oologah, then SH 88 east to campground entrance on left
(north) before the dam. Long pants and tick repellent advised. For
information contact Jo Loyd,
918-835-2946.
May 15, 2008;
Indian Nations Audubon Monthly Meeting
Thursday, 7:00 p.m.
Chris Wilson, Director,
Nickel Preserve,
The Nature Conservancy - "Restoring open woodland & savanna landscapes
in the Ozarks"
Tahlequah, NSU Campus, (tentative)
May
15, 7:30 p.m.
Tulsa Audubon Monthly Meeting.
“Hummingbirds: Beauty in Motion”
with Ellie Womack, Oklahoma’s
renowned hummingbird expert. The speaker will discuss catching and
banding hummingbirds and share general information about these flying
jewels.
May 17,
Sat.
Tulsa Audubon
Field Trip. Nickel Preserve for spring migrants. Chris Wilson will
meet us at 7:30am at the Eagle Bluff Resort parking lot on Hwy 10, about
10 miles north of Tahlequah. Bring plenty of water and snacks. For more
info, contact
June
2008
Jun 2-6
-
Payne County Audubon
Nature Camp I. Crystal Cork
Jun. 7-8
Sat.-Sun.
Tulsa Audubon Wildlife Habitat Garden Tour and Plant Sale.
Contact Carol Eames,
918-446-2720.
Jun 9-13
-
Payne County Audubon Field Trip
Nature Camp II. Crystal Cork
June 19, 2008;
Indian Nations Audubon Monthly Meeting
Thursday, 6:00 p.m.
Potluck Picnic (bring
covered dish) - Location TBA, INAS will provide cups, plates, & eating
utensils.
June 21,
Sat.
Tulsa Audubon
Field Trip. Osage Trail/Sperry, between 106th and 116th Streets
North and Cincinnati, to Bird Creek. Some driving/mostly walking tour
for migrating shorebirds and nesting birds. Meet at the Tulsa Garden
Center at 7:00 a.m. For more info, contact
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 28,
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.
MAPS Bird Banding -
Fort Gibson Lake
Fort Gibson Waterfowl
Refuge / Wildlife Management Area
Contact Don Varner at
Varner@Intellex.com
for more information
Conducted May, June, July, & August each year
Go to
MAPS Bird Banding
page for more information and specific dates
July
2008
July 17, 2008;
Indian Nations Audubon Monthly Meeting
Thursday, 6:00 p.m.
Potluck Picnic (bring
covered dish) - Location TBA, INAS will provide cups, plates, & eating
utensils.
August
2008
Aug 10, 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.
August 21, 2008;
Indian Nations Audubon Monthly Meeting
Thursday, 6:00 p.m.
Potluck Picnic (bring
covered dish) - Location TBA, INAS will provide cups, plates, & eating
utensils.
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