Look for the long, deeply forked tail that streams out behind this agile flyer and sets it apart from all other North American swallows. Adults may nest a 2nd time in same season, and if so, young from first nesting may be driven from territory. Glistening cobalt blue above and tawny below, Barn Swallows dart gracefully over fields, barnyards, and open water in search of flying insect prey. Young are able to fly at about 30-35 days, but may return to nest to sleep or to be fed for some time after. Later, prey is dropped into nest, and young feed on it themselves. Adults may nest a 2nd time in same season, and if so, young from first nesting may be driven from territory.įemale broods young while they are small male brings food, and female feeds it to nestlings. Young: Female broods young while they are small male brings food, and female feeds it to nestlings. Male usually perches nearby, and brings food to female during incubation. Eggs creamy white, blotched with shades of warm brown. The White-tailed Kite was formerly known as the Black-shouldered Kite, until the species was split, with the North American birds taking the new moniker. May tend to lay larger clutches in years when rodents are abundant. The OBRC maintains ornithological records pertaining to Oklahoma, and photos submitted to this photo gallery, particularly those of birds rare in Oklahoma, may be shared with this committee and may also appear on the OBRC website.Hunts mostly by flying over open country, pausing frequently to hover and study the ground on sighting prey, it dives, catching prey in its talons. The Sutton Center cooperates with the Oklahoma Bird Records Committee (OBRC) of the Oklahoma Ornithological Society. We are especially interested in receiving photos of species not yet inlcuded in this collection, and species that are rare in Oklahoma. Please specify your name, your willingness to have your photos included here when you submit photos, and include the date each photo was taken as well as the location, at least to the county level. Good photos of birds taken in Oklahoma may be submitted to the Sutton Center for possible inclusion in this collection. The photo collection below was submitted primarily by OKbirds subscribers. Further instructions for posting messages, list etiquette, unsubscribing, etc., will be e-mailed to you once you are added as a subscriber. The list owner can also unsubscribe problem addresses. The listserv is being administered at the University of Oklahoma and will be kept “hidden.” These three steps are taken so advertisers or others not subscribing to the list will not be able to obtain information about you. Only subscribers to the list will be able to post messages to it, not advertisers. You may also unsubscribe at any time.Įxample message to subscribe: subscribe OKbirds John DoeĪccess to this listserv is owner-controlled, meaning that new subscribers must be added by the list owner. You will receive confirmation and further instructions once you are added. To subscribe, send a message from the e-mail account you wish to use for your subscription with “subscribe OKbirds your name” (your first and last name, or first initial and last name, not your email address) as the only thing in the message body to Subscriptions will generally be processed within 48 hours. Post your questions, interesting observations, directions to good birding sites or rare birds, etc. It allows subscribers a quick and efficient way of reaching a large number of people who are interested in birds.
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Oklahoma Birds Listserv and Photo Directory.A new analysis of high-speed video footage finally reveals the answer: They grasp mice by the neck with their pointed. But while ornithologists have long known that shrikes impale their prey, no one knew for certain how these songbirds managed to catch and kill relatively large vertebrates. Nesting Ecology of Prairie-Edge Birds on Roadsides The editorial staff of Audubon are inclined to agree.Report of Lesser Prairie-Chicken Observations.City of Bartlesville – Pathfinder Parkway Bird Trail.
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