An independent, non-profit educational organization founded in 1951 and dedicated to the observation, study, and conservation of birds.
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OOS Memberships/Renewals You may now join or renew your membership in the OOS on-line with your credit card. Visit the membership page and select your membership level, or print a renewal form to mail.
OOS Spring Meeting
Load up the car and join us for the Spring 2012 meeting at Camp Egan, Tahlequah and the very scenic (and birdy!) expanses of northeastern Oklahoma. During this time of year 30 species of warblers are possible, as well as numerous other neotropical migrants such as orioles, vireos, buntings, etc. Field trips to the Nickel Preserve and Lake Fort Gibson are planned. The Friday afternoon/evening registration, mixer, picture sharing, and the Saturday evening presentation will all be held at Camp Egan. The featured presenter on Saturday will by Dan Reinking who will talk about the Sutton Center’s Bald Eagle projects.
The
silent auction will feature the complete set (all 21 volumes!) of Bent’s Life
Histories of North American Birds which includes eight(!) first editions, one
with a letter is signed "A. C. Bent".
Click here
for the detailed schedule and mail-in registration form.
You may also register on-line 2012 OOS Special Projects Funding The OOS Special Projects awards provide funding to students at any level, faculty researchers, and individuals or civic groups proposing to do work that aligns with our general mission to promote the “observation, study, and conservation” of birds in Oklahoma. The deadline for applications is March 10, 2012 and awards will be announced April 10th. Click here for more information on the OOS grant program.
The Oklahoma Bird Records Committee (OBRC) is pleased to announce the fourth edition of the official Checklist of Oklahoma Birds has now been published, dated December, 2011. Click here for more information and to view the checklist.
Click here to read the abstracts from the papers presented at the recent Fall meeting.
Recent Rarity Sightings from eBird Below is the eBird Rare Bird Google Gadget, an up-to-date list of birds reported as "rare" in eBird. eBird is a great way to track your own sightings and to add to the global knowledge-base of bird population trends. eBird has greatly improved over the last year, and is a great way to keep your bird lists, You can also export from AviSys and other listing software. Click here for more info on the eBird gadget and how birds included on this list.
Cormorant and Ibis Hybridization Jim Arterburn has provided copies of two articles from North American Birds he has co-authored with Joe Grzybowski and Ron Shepperd on Glossy/White-faced Ibis and Double-crested/Neotropic Cormorant hybridization.
More and more hybrid ibis are being found throughout Oklahoma, especially the Salt Plains, Hackberry and Red Slough and surrounding states. While only the one hybrid cormorant has been found to date these articles will be of interest to birders around the state and may help bring more hybrid sightings to light.
The two articles may be found on the Features page.
Fall 2009 OOS Meeting Highlights
OOS Now Accepting Credit Cards! You may now join or renew your membership in the OOS on-line with your credit card. Visit the membership page and select your membership level. You may also purchase the OOS Date Guide and Field Cards on-line. See the publications page to order your items. Lesser Prairie Chickens and Wind Energy New proposals for vast wind energy farms are now threatening the existence of the Lesser Prairie Chicken in Oklahoma. Visit the Conservation Page for more information
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