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Loons are aquatic birds, the size of a large duck, to which they are unrelated. Their plumage is largely gray or black, and they have spear-shaped bills. Loons swim well and fly adequately, but are almost hopeless on land, because their legs are placed towards the rear of the body. Red-throated loon, Gavia stellata (A) Pacific loon, Gavia ...
This is a list of species of fauna that have been observed in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. This list is incomplete ; you can help by adding missing items . ( February 2011 )
The northern cardinal is the state bird of seven states, followed by the western meadowlark as the state bird of six states. The District of Columbia designated a district bird in 1938. [ 4 ] Of the five inhabited territories of the United States , American Samoa and Puerto Rico are the only ones without territorial birds.
Many central Oklahomans have come to know this lake by a filthy nickname. North of State Highway 9 in northeast Norman is Lake Thunderbird, or as many call it, "Dirty Bird."
Of the 1,165 H5N1 Bird Flu Outbreaks in the United States, Oklahoma experienced nine from 2022 to 2023. Over 90 million birds have been affected since 2022, according to the CDC. OK County
Scissor-tailed flycatcher atop a fire hydrant in Eastern Oklahoma. The scissor-tailed flycatcher is the state bird of Oklahoma, and is displayed in flight with tail feathers spread on the reverse of the Oklahoma Commemorative Quarter. Professional soccer team FC Tulsa features a scissor-tailed flycatcher on their crest. The scissor-tailed ...
The four men, all between 32 and 43 years old, shot the rare birds while hunting at Tom Steed Reservoir in southwest Oklahoma, in early November 2021, the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Western ...
Gulls are typically gray or white, often with black markings on the head or wings. They have stout, longish bills and webbed feet. Terns are a group of generally medium to large seabirds typically with grey or white plumage, often with black markings on the head. Most terns hunt fish by diving but some pick insects off the surface of fresh water.