First record of Cassin’s Sparrow in Pontotoc County, Oklahoma
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The Cassin’s Sparrow (Peucaea cassinii) is a summer
resident in western Oklahoma that occasionally strays east during times of drought. In May and June of 2011, I observed ≥ 7 Cassin’s Sparrows in Pontotoc County in east-central Oklahoma. There are no previous records of Cassin’s Sparrows in Pontotoc County, and the number of individuals seen βits the deβinition of ‘Probable Nesting’ under the protocol of the Oklahoma Breeding Bird Atlas. These observations coincided with a severe drought and with unconβirmed reports of Cassin’s Sparrows as far east as Ohio and North Carolina.
resident in western Oklahoma that occasionally strays east during times of drought. In May and June of 2011, I observed ≥ 7 Cassin’s Sparrows in Pontotoc County in east-central Oklahoma. There are no previous records of Cassin’s Sparrows in Pontotoc County, and the number of individuals seen βits the deβinition of ‘Probable Nesting’ under the protocol of the Oklahoma Breeding Bird Atlas. These observations coincided with a severe drought and with unconβirmed reports of Cassin’s Sparrows as far east as Ohio and North Carolina.
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