The Oklahoma Breeding Bird Atlas Project is primarily focused on coverage of the 583 random blocks throughout the state, but there are certain species we are particularly interested in if they are seen during the nesting season anywhere in the state. If you see any of the following species between the last week of May and the end of July, or if you find evidence of any of these species nesting at other times, please fill out and return a printable Special Interest Species Form. (This form is only 12 kb in size, so it shouldn’t take long to download. It is in WordPerfect 6 format.) For more information contact us. You do not need to be a regular atlas project volunteer to submit SIS forms.
Additional downloadable forms and instructions
| Special Interest Birds | |
|---|---|
| Eared Grebe | Anhinga |
| American Bittern | Least Bittern |
| White-faced Ibis | Northern Pintail |
| Northern Shoveler | Cinnamon Teal |
| Ruddy Duck | Redhead |
| Hooded Merganser | King Rail |
| Purple Gallinule | Common Moorhen |
| Black-necked Stilt | Snowy Plover |
| Mountain Plover | Long-billed Curlew |
| Least Tern | Golden Eagle |
| Bald Eagle | White-tailed Kite |
| Cooper's Hawk | Osprey |
| Short-eared Owl | Long-eared Owl |
| Western Screech Owl | Black-chinned Hummingbird |
| Lewis' Woodpecker | Say's Phoebe |
| Vermilion Flycatcher | Tree Swallow |
| Pinyon Jay | Verdin |
| Sedge Wren | Cedar Waxwing |
| Black-capped VIreo | Cerulean Warbler |
| Swainson's Warbler | Rose-breasted Grosbeak |
| Eastern Towhee | Henslow's Sparrow |
| Backman's Sparrow | Yellow-headed Blackbird |
| Lesser Goldfinch | and any notably rare nesting species in Oklahoma |