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Woman watching birds at Okmulgee.

Longtime conservation partners, the OKC Zoo and Wildlife Department recently joined forces to conduct surveys of the winter birds of Deep Fork and Okmulgee WMAs. The sharp-eyed team surveyed for a combined total of 27 hours and racked up an impressive 56 species on the management areas.

The Deep Fork of the Canadian River flows through both Deep Fork and Okmulgee Wildlife Management Areas. Surveyors spotted several species of birds along the river, including white-throated sparrows, dark-eyed juncos, mallards, as well as species of greatest conservation need like red-headed woodpeckers. A number of eastern bluebirds, American robins and northern flickers were spotted in open fields bordering more wooded areas.

 

A list of birds documented at Deep Fork WMA in 2017
A list of birds documented at Okmulgee WMA in 2017

 
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