Oklahoma 2011 Species List




This is a list of species observed during a family Thanksgiving trip to Oklahoma over the period November 19 - 30, 2011. Most of my birding time was spent on a ranch near Carney. I also spent most of a day birding in Norman (short grass field with longspurs) and a half day birding at Arcadia Lake.

Definitions of abbreviations used in the list are as follows:

*

Life species

(h)

Heard only

(rk)

Road kill

Bird names (and order) are per the AOU Check-list of North American Birds, 7th Edition, including supplements through the 52nd Supplement.





Birds


Anatidae


Cackling Goose

Branta hutchinsii




Canada Goose

Branta canadensis




Gadwall

Anas strepera




Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos




Green-winged Teal

Anas crecca




Hooded Merganser

Lophodytes cucullatus





Podicipedidae


Pied-billed Grebe

Podilymbus podiceps





Phalacrocoracidae


Double-crested Cormorant

Phalacrocorax auritus





Ardeidae


Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias





Accipitridae


Bald Eagle

Haliaeetus leucocephalus




Northern Harrier

Circus cyaneus




Sharp-shinned Hawk

Accipiter striatus




Cooper's Hawk

Accipiter cooperii




Red-shouldered Hawk

Buteo lineatus




Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis





Falconidae


American Kestrel

Falco sparverius




Merlin

Falco columbarius





Rallidae


American Coot

Fulica americana





Charadriidae


Killdeer

Charadrius vociferus





Scolopacidae


Wilson's Snipe

Gallinago delicata





Laridae


Ring-billed Gull

Larus delawarensis





Columbidae


Rock Pigeon

Columba livia




Eurasian Collared-Dove

Streptopelia decaocto




Mourning Dove

Zenaida macroura





Strigidae


Barred Owl

Strix varia

(h)




Alcedinidae


Belted Kingfisher

Megaceryle alcyon

(h)




Picidae


Red-bellied Woodpecker

Melanerpes carolinus




Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Sphyrapicus varius




Downy Woodpecker

Picoides pubescens




Hairy Woodpecker

Picoides villosus

(h)



Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus


Yellow-shafted


Pileated Woodpecker

Dryocopus pileatus

(h)




Corvidae


Blue Jay

Cyanocitta cristata




American Crow

Corvus brachyrhynchos





Alaudidae


Horned Lark

Eremophila alpestris





Paridae


Carolina Chickadee

Poecile carolinensis




Tufted Titmouse

Baeolophus bicolor





Sittidae


White-breasted Nuthatch

Sitta carolinensis





Troglodytidae


Carolina Wren

Thryothorus ludovicianus




Bewick's Wren

Thryomanes bewickii





Turdidae


Eastern Bluebird

Sialia sialis




American Robin

Turdus migratorius





Mimidae


Northern Mockingbird

Mimus polyglottos





Sturnidae


European Starling

Sturnus vulgaris





Motacillidae


American Pipit

Anthus rubescens

(h)


*

Sprague's Pipit

Anthus spragueii





Bombycillidae


Cedar Waxwing

Bombycilla cedrorum





Calcariidae


Lapland Longspur

Calcarius lapponicus




Chestnut-collared Longspur

Calcarius ornatus




Smith's Longspur

Calcarius pictus





Parulidae


Yellow-rumped Warbler

Setophaga coronata


Myrtle



Emberizidae


Spotted Towhee

Pipilo maculatus




American Tree Sparrow

Spizella arborea




Chipping Sparrow

Spizella passerina




Field Sparrow

Spizella pusilla




Savannah Sparrow

Passerculus sandwichensis



*

Le Conte's Sparrow

Ammodramus leconteii




Fox Sparrow

Passerella iliaca


Red


Song Sparrow

Melospiza melodia




Swamp Sparrow

Melospiza georgiana




Harris's Sparrow

Zonotrichia querula




White-crowned Sparrow

Zonotrichia leucophrys




Dark-eyed Junco

Junco hyemalis


Slate-colored, Oregon, and Pink-sided



Cardinalidae


Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis





Icteridae


Red-winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus




Eastern Meadowlark

Sturnella magna




Great-tailed Grackle

Quiscalus mexicanus




Brown-headed Cowbird

Molothrus ater





Fringillidae


House Finch

Carpodacus mexicanus




Pine Siskin

Spinus pinus

(h)



American Goldfinch

Spinus tristis







Mammals


Didelphidae


Virginia Opossum

Didelphis virginiana

(rk)




Sciuridae


Eastern Fox Squirrel

Sciurus niger





Leporidae


Black-tailed Jackrabbit

Lepus californicus





Canidae


Coyote

Canis latrans





Procyonidae


Northern Raccoon

Procyon lotor

(rk)




Mephitidae


Striped Skunk

Mephitis mephitis







Reptiles


Emydidae


Red-eared Slider

Trachemys scripta elegans







Butterflies


Pieridae


Orange Sulphur

Colias eurytheme




Dainty Sulphur

Nathalis iole





Nymphalidae


Variegated Fritillary

Euptoieta claudia




Common Buckeye

Junonia coenia




Monarch

Danaus plexippus







Dragonflies


Libellulidae


Variegated Meadowhawk

Sympetrum corruptum






Alan Wight
Sonoma County, California
Email:  shwand@sonic.net