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Friends of Hagerman NWR Helen Petre and Kathy Whaley contributed this week's post on the recent burn at Hagerman. Go to http://www.friendsofhagermannwr.blogspot.com/ to read all about it. More... Bird Survey Highlights, September 7, 2010 Michael and Grace Haight Birds of interest this week: Mute Swan 1; Wood Duck 12; Red-shouldered Hawk 1; Bald Eagle 1; Blue Wing Teal 140; Northern Shoveler 10; Summer Tanager 1; Little Blue Heron 1; Painted Bunting 5; Indigo Bunting 2; Least Tern 9; Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2; Cliff Swallow 50; Barn Swallow 53; ... More... Help Needed with Loggerhead Shrike Sightings Friends of Hagerman NWR We received this request from Canadian Wildlife Services: LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE SIGHTINGS – Loggerhead Shrikes are declining across much of their range. In Canada, the migrans subspecies is considered critically endangered, with less than 25 pairs found in 2010. The vast majority of pairs now breed in Ontario. An extremely ... More... Featherless Flyer, September, 2010 Friends of Hagerman "Meet the the Refuge Staff", Second Saturday activities and more! More... Bird Survey Highlights, August 31, 2010 Jack Chiles Birds of interest this week: 18 Buff-breasted Sandpiper; 2 Long-billed Dowitcher; 3 Stilt Sandpiper; 5 Pectoral Sandpiper; 75 Least Sandpiper; 1 Western Sandpiper; 3 Lesser Yellowlegs; 3 Solitary Sandpiper; 2 Willet; 3 Spotted Sandpiper; 7 Semipalmated Plover; 35 Neotropic Cormorant; 12 Wood Duck; 50 Little Blue Heron; 2 Tricolored Heron; 1 ... More... Egret-Watching Friends of Hagerman Nancy Millers 's post for the FOH blog this week is about the egrets at the Refuge. Enjoy! copy and paste this address into your internet browser address bar: http://www.friendsofhagermannwr.blogspot.com/ More... Survey Highlights for August 24, 2010 Jack Chiles Hagerman bird sightings of interest for this week: Neotropic Cormorant 25, Great Egret 75, Little Blue Heron 50, Tricolored Heron 1, Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 1, White-faced Ibis 115, Semipalmated Plover 6, Lesser Yellowlegs 4, Solitary Sandpiper 8, Spotted Sandpiper 3, Semipalmated Sandpiper 7, Western Sandpiper 4, Pectoral Sandpiper 4, Long-billed Dowitcher ... More... Bird Survey, August 17, 2010 Jack Chiles Birds of interest on the weekly bird census: 160 Blue-winged Teal, 3 Wild Turkeys, 1 Tricolored Heron, 36 White-faced Ibis, 1 Semipalmated Plover, 1 Upland Sandpiper, 5 Buff-breasted Sandpiper, 1 Western Sandpiper, 2 Black Terns, 23 Least Terns, 1 Forster's Tern, 5 Red-headed Woodpecker, 1 Loggerhead Shrike, 5 ... More... Now You see It ... 
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Butterflies are the topic for the blog post for August 16, 2010; to view, copy and paste this link, http://friendsofhagermannwr.blogspot.com into your internet browser address bar, or go to the home page on this website, scroll to the bottom and click the live link for the blog. Thank you! More... Least Tern Survey for 08-13-10 Jack Chiles My son Mike and I did the Least Tern Survey for this week and the results are: Total Terns observed flying 16,( 4 of which were immature.) No nests and no eggs. 1 chick on Tern pad. More... Survey Highlights for August 10, 2010 Jack Chiles Our group Karl, Alan, Dan and myself tallied 57 species. Of Note: We had 3 Ruddy Turnstones. The last recorded sighting here was 8/23/2005. 14 Buff-breasted Sandpipers; 1 Black-bellied Plover still in breeding plumage; 1 Wilson's Phalarope; 4 Solitary Sandpipers; 1 Willet; 7 Spotted Sandpipers; 1 Pectoral Sandpiper; 15 Least Terns; ... More... Hagerman Refuge Fishing Ken Carr Read about the good fishing spots at the Refuge in this article which appeared in the Featherless Flyer, August , 2010 edition. More... Least Tern Report for August 6, 2010 Jack Chiles Least Tern Survey, 08-06-10, 8am. Mike Chiles and I counted 21 mature birds, 2 chicks, 1 nest with 2 eggs. There were many more young birds hidden in the weeds. The Friends of Hagerman thank Jack Chiles & Mike Chiles who have volunteered to assist Rick Cantu with this survey More... Bird Survey Highlights for August 3, 2010 Karl Haller & Dick Malnory Canada Goose- 30; Mute Swan - 1; Wood Duck - 1; Mallard - 12; Wild Turkey - 3:Neotropic Cormorants - 10; Double-crested Cormorant - 6; Great Blue Herons - 21: Great Egret - 16; Snowy Egret - 45; Little Blue Heron - 50, Cattle Egret - 800; Green Heron - ... More... Garden Spider Blog Topic This Week Friends of Hagerman NWR Argiope - by Pat Rowland, plus photo by Kay Karns, contributors to the blog post for August 2, 2010. You can read it by copying and pasting http://www.friendsofhagermannwr.blogspot.com/ into your internet browser address bar, or simply go the bottom of the homepage for this website and click on the live link ... More... Calling All Bow Hunters Friends of Hagerman NWR Saturday, September 18, 10 a.m. Strategies for Bow Hunting Hagerman NWR, with Rick Cantu and Jim Lillis. Meet in Audio/Visual Classroom at the Refuge for this free program that is open to the public. Sponsored by Hagerman NWR & The Friends of Hagerman. For more info, ... More... Featherless Flyer, August, 2010 Friends of Hagerman NWR The August edition is now online! Read about Second Saturday, Fishing at Hagerman, Photo Corner, see our Web Guide and more!! More... Least Tern Report, July 30, 2010 Jack Chiles Total Number of mature birds seen was 28. 2 nests with a total of 3 eggs were observed. 3 chicks probably less than 3 days old were observed briefly before they scurried into the weeds.("D" Pad). Although we didn't observe but 3 chicks we feel that there are many more ... More... Bird Survey Highlights, July 27, 2010 Jack Chiles We wound up with 57 species which is great for the end of July. Outstanding birds were a female Anhinga. Saw it once off of "L" pad then again South of Meadow Pond, 3 Snowy Plovers an the crossover between Plover and Tern pads. 12 Black Terns, 75 Forester Terns, ... More... Post for July 26, 2010 - Owl Nest Boxes Friends of Hagerman NWR Copy and paste this link: http://www.friendsofhagermannwr.blogspot.com/ into your internet browser address bar, or use the live link to the blog on the home page of this website to read about the Owl Box Project at the Refuge. More... Least Tern Report for July 23, 2010 Jack Chiles Mike and I did the Least Tern survey this morning and we were treated to four new baby terns - probably hatched this morning and they looked so small. But they grow fast. Here is the full report. Total number of birds seen: 24 adults and 4 baby terns. 6 ... More... Highlights for July 20, 2010 Friends of Hagerman NWR The bird survey report for this date included 30 least tern, 20 mallard, 3 wild turkey, 50 cattle egret, 25 snowy egret, 12 little blue heron, 10 great blue heron, 30 killdeer, 1 yellow-billed cuckoo, 1 red headed woodpecker, 15 scissor-tailed flycatcher, 5 eastern phoebe, 10 eastern bluebird, 3 ... More... Blog Post for July 19, 2010 Friends of Hagerman NWR What's up with the 'dillo? Read the conclusion to Johnny Beall's essay, Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road? (Part II) in this week's post! Copy and paste this link into your internet browser address bar or use the live link found at the bottom of the home ... More... Least Tern Report Jack Chiles My son Mike and I performed the Interior Least Tern Nesting Survey 7-16-2010, and the results are: Total number of Least Terns seen 26, Total number of nests 9, Total number of Eggs 19 and 1 fledged bird flying around over Tern Pad. We also saw a Long-billed Curlew ... More... Highlights for July 13, 2010 Jack Chiles The Tuesday birding group, Karl, Dick, Jim and myself tallied 56 species today. Of note: 2 Western Sandpipers, 1 Semi-palmated Sandpiper, Red-headed Woodpecker at the Big Mineral picnic area, the Mute Swan, more than 150 Canada Geese, 3 Wild Turkeys, several Spotted Sandpipers, Several least Sandpipers, 1 Western Kingbird, quite ... More... Blog Post for July 12, 2010 Friends of Hagerman NWR Essay by Johnny Beall on the armadillo! Copy and paste http://www.friendsofhagermannwr.blogspot.com/ into your internet browser bar or use the live link to the blog at bottom of the home page of this website. Enjoy! More... Highlights for Bird Survey, July 6, 2010 
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48 species seen, Mallard, Cooper's Hawk, Red-shouldered Hawk, Willet, Greater Yellowlegs, Least Tern, Roadrunner (Photo by Randall Lantz), White-eyed Vireo, Bluebird, Indigo Bunting, Painted Bunting, Dickcissel, Meadowlark - our regular reporters are on vacation, so thanks to Karl, Dick & Kathy for reporting today. More... NBM Topic for July 5, 2010 Friends of Hagerman NWR Nest Box Monitors are organized and on the watch! See today's blog post, copy and paste http://friendsofhagermannwr.blogspot.com/2010/07/nest-box-monitors.html into your browser address bar or go to the home page for this site and scroll down to the live link to the blog. Thanks!! More... Featherless Flyer for July, 2010 Friends of Hagerman Second Saturday, Oil & Gas at Refuge, Photo News and more! More... Bird Survey Highlights for June 29, 2010 
Jack Chiles and Michael and Grace Haight
Each Tuesday, birders survey the entire Refuge - here are some highlights for this week: Mute Swan 1; Red-shouldered Hawk 7; Little Blue Heron 15; Painted Bunting 8; Indigo Bunting 6; Least Tern 15; Canada Goose 208; Prothonotary Warbler 3; Bewick's Wren 2; Tricolored Heron 2 *new*; Green ... More... Blog Post for June 28, 2010 Friends of Hagerman NWR Don't miss the Adventures of Aqua-coon, the swimming raccoon, by Nancy Miller. Copy and paste this link http://friendsofhagermannwr.blogspot.com/2010/06/adventures-of-aqua-coon.html into your internet browser bar or click the live link at the bottom of the homepage for this website. THANKS! More... Bird Survey Highlights for June 22, 2010 Jack Chiles, with Michael & Grace Haight Seen at the Refuge today (June 22, 2010) : Construction crane 1; Mute Swan 1; Red-shouldered Hawk 1; Summer Tanager 1; Little Blue Heron 7; Painted Bunting 10; Indigo Bunting 8; Least Tern 16; Canada Goose 90; Prothonotary Warbler 2; Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 6 (photo by Laurie Sheppard); Bewick's Wren 2; ... More... Bird Survey Highlights for June 15, 2010 Jack Chiles, Michael & Grace Haight Mute Swan 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 5 Summer Tanager 2 Little Blue Heron 12 Painted Bunting 15 Indigo Bunting 8 Least Tern 15 Canada Goose 90 Wood Duck 22 Prothonotary Warbler 5 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 3 Bewick's Wren 4 Black-crowned Night Heron 1 Green Heron 2 *new* Number species seen: 65 More... Help Spread the Word About Second Saturday! Friends of Hagerman You can view and print the poster for Second Saturday, August, 2010, just click "attachment". Help spread the word by posting in your library, community center or favorite java stop! THANKS!! More... 2010 Archery Drawing Results Hagerman NWR Here are the results of the drawing for permits for the 2010 Archery Deer hunt at Hagerman NWR. The names are listed alphabetically; scroll down to search for name and then in the right hand column those drawn will show A, B, or C, indicating which segment they were ... More... Bird Survey Highlights for June 8, 2010 
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Mute Swan 1; Red-shouldered Hawk 5; Dickcissel 10; Summer Tanager 1; Little Blue Heron 5; Painted Bunting 10; Indigo Bunting 3; Least Tern 10 (photo by Dick Malnory); Wild Turkey 2; Wood Duck 1; Yellow-billed Cuckoo 4; Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 6; Eastern Wood-Pewee 1 *new*; Bewick's Wren 2 *new*; Number species ... More... Highlights from Bird Survey for June 1, 2010 Jack Chiles, Michael and Grace Haight Mute Swan 1; Red-shouldered Hawk 4; Dickcissel 30; Summer Tanager 2;Little Blue Heron 5; Painted Bunting 5; Indigo Bunting 4; Baltimore Oriole 2; White-rumped Sandpiper 2; Least Tern 7; Purple Martin 6; Wild Turkey 2; Wood Duck 1 *new*; Tri-colored Heron 1 *new*; Number species seen: 66 More... Featherless Flyer for June, 2010 Friends of Hagerman Read all about the transitional Refuge HQ, Second Saturday, see Super Saturday pix, and more! More... Bird Survey Highlights for May 25, 2010 Jack Chiles, Michael & Grace Haight Mute Swan 1; Red-shouldered Hawk 5; Red-tailed Hawk 1; Dickcissel 30; Summer Tanager 2; Little Blue Heron 3; Painted Bunting 5; Indigo Bunting 8; Baltimore Oriole 2; Blue Grosbeak 2; White-rumped Sandpiper 10; Mississippi Kite 6 *new*; Black-necked Stilt 1 *new*;Caspian Tern 1 *new*; House Finch 2 *new*; Ruddy Duck ... More... Bird Survey Highlights for May 18, 2010 
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Mute Swan 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 3 Red-tailed Hawk 3 Summer Tanager 2 Little Blue Heron 3 (photo by Donna Niemann) Dickcissel 40 Painted Bunting 8 Baltimore Oriole 2 Ring-necked Duck 1 Hudsonian Godwit 3 Blue Grosbeak 3 White-rumped Sandpiper 20 Broad-winged Hawk 1 *new* Tricolored Heron 1 *new* Lesser Yellowlegs 3 *new* Number species seen: 67 More... Understanding Exposure Laurie Sheppard Click attachment to view the handout on "Understanding Exposure" from the FOH Nature Photo Club meeting May 8. The theme for the next meeting, to be held July 10, is "Macro". All area photographers are invited to submit macro nature photos, either taken at the Refuge or similar setting, ... More... Bird Survey Highlights for May 11, 2010 
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Mute Swan 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 (Photo by Tom Watson) Cliff Swallow 50 Barn Swallow 12 Blue-winged Teal 12 Wilson's Phalarope 6 Yellow Headed Blackbirds 15 Dickcissel 40 Painted Bunting 8 Baltimore Oriole 2 White-faced Ibis 19 Least Tern 4 *new* Bobolink 60 *new* Ring-necked Duck 1 *new* Hudsonian Godwit 2 *new* Number species seen: 84 More... Featherless Flyer, May 2010 Friends of Hagerman Super Saturday, May 29! See the complete schedule of activities! Read all about Second Saturdays, new faces and new happenings at the Refuge! More... Wildlife Code of Ethics Friends of Hagerman Make your visit to Hagerman safe for yourself and the wildlife by observing this code of ethics. Click attachment to view the code of ethics. More... Featherless Flyer, April, 2010 Friends of Hagerman Photo Contest Winners! Second Saturday! Plans for New Visitor Center! Photo Safari set for April 17- Read all this and more, just click attachment to view. More... FOH Nature Photo Club Minutes Nancy Miller Click attachment for the minutes of the March 13, 2010 meeting. Thanks to all who came to the meeting on 3/13/2010. It was great to see such a turnout, and the photos you shared were excellent!! It worked very well sharing them by email and we will ... More... 2010 Annual Meeting Report Friends of Hagerman NWR View presentation from the Board of Directors for the 2010 Annual Meeting of the Friends of Hagerman NWR. Click to see the attached report. More... Winners Announced for 1st Annual Hagerman NWR Photo Contest 
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Congratulations! The following photographers received awards for their winning entries in the 1st Annual Refuge Photo Contest today at the Annual Meeting of the Friends of Hagerman NWR. Each first place winner received a $100 check, and all winners received ribbons signifying their selection. Winning photos are ... More... Featherless Flyer for March, 2010 Friends of Hagerman Bluebirds topic for Second Saturday! Read all about Herons & Egrets, by Dr. Wayne Meyer! Friends Annual Meeting set for March 20! Coming events, photo news and more! More... Featherless Flyer for February, 2010 Friends of Hagerman Read about what's coming up for Second Saturday and Second Saturday for Youth. Also featured, Birding with Teens, Photographer of the Month, and Visitor Center News. To receive the newletter by e-mail each month, send us your e-address via the Comments section, thank you. More... Archery Hunt Regs for 2010 Hagerman NWR The 2010 Archery Hunt Regulations for Hagerman NWR have just been approved. Click attachment to view them. To receive hunting and fishing news from time to time, please click on the Comment button at left, send your name and e-address to us; and request hunt news. More... 2009 Christmas Bird Count Report for Hagerman Wayne Meyer, PhD The count report for our 2009 Christmas Bird Count for the Hagerman Circle is attached. At 119 species on count day we tied our record for most species. Thanks to all who participated! More... Guide to the Five Hiking Trails at Hagerman NWR Doug Raasch Click on attachment for a a brief description of each of the five trails at the Refuge, followed by a more detailed description and map sketch of each trail. You may print all or one. Printed guides are also available at the Visitor Center. More... FOH Nature Photo Club Minutes, January, 2010 Laurie Sheppard & Nancy Miller Thank you to all who attended the FOH Nature Photo Club meeting on Saturday. Attached are minutes from the meeting, thanks to our new secretary, Nancy Miller. Those who weren't able to come missed a great presentation on Depth of Field by Eileen Sullivan. The slides have ... More... Depth of Field Handout for FOH Nature Photo Club Eileen Sullivan Eileen has provided a pdf of her program handout for the FOH Nature Photo Club meeting of 01-09-2010, for those who are interested but were unable to attend today's meeting. Click attachment for the handout. More... Volunteer This Year! Friends of Hagerman NWR Click attachment to see the many interesting volunteer opportunities at the Refuge. There's something for everyone, so get on board for fun and fulfillment. More... First Edition of The Arrowhead Now Online Friends of Hagerman NWR News from the 2009 Hagerman NWR archery season, including statistics and proposed changes for 2010. To join e-mail list for future publications, send name and e-address to friendsofhagerman@gmail.com. Thanks to Kathy Whaley and Rick Cantu for helping put this report together! More... Featherless Flyer for January, 2010 Friends of Hagerman NWR Start the new year with news from Hagerman NWR! Second Saturday plus new Second Saturday program for Youth - Christmas Bird Count summary - Photo Corner - No more detours - Holiday hours and more! More... Featherless Flyer for December, 2009 Friends of Hagerman NWR Refuge tours, Second Saturday news and pix, Christmas Bird Count, new photo club to form, and Photographer of the Month plus some freebies you might want to know about! More... Featherless Flyer, November, 2009 Friends of Hagerman NWR Golden Eagle Sighting, Get Ready for Geese, Photo News and More!! More... Featherless Flyer for October, 2009 Friends of Hagerman NWR Nature Hike and Buzz on Bees coming up for Second Saturday! Refuge staff busy preparing B&B for winter flocks! Registration for Autumn Photo Safari starts October 1. Read all this and more in the October edition of the Featherless Flyer. More... 2010 Upland Game Hunting Hagerman NWR Dates, regulations for small game seasons for 2010. More... Boating and Fishing Regulations for Hagerman NWR Hagerman NWR See complete regulations, dates, limits, for fishing and boating at Hagerman NWR> More... GPS Coordinates for Hagerman NWR Hagerman NWR To assist the many folks who travel with GPS units, the correct coordinates to plug in to reach the refuge office are: 33.739026, -96.751935 Thank you More... Senior, Access Passes Now Available at Refuge Hagerman NWR Staff Senior Passes and Access Passes (formerly called Golden Age and Access Cards) can now be purchased at the Refuge. They are good for certain free or discounted entry/camping fees at many federal recreation areas. The minimum age for a senior pass is 62 (one time fee of $10) ... More... How to Submit Photos for Photographer of the Month Friends of Hagerman NWR Each month an album of twelve photos taken at the Refuge is featured on this website. Click to see photo criteria, rules for submission, etc. E-mail questions to friendsofhagerman@gmail.com. More... Want to Be A Friend? Friends of Hagerman NWR Hagerman NWR can always use another Friend! Go to Membership to download membership application and join today. More... Peanut Butter Treat Eldon and Ruth Bird Feeding Tip, from Eldon and Ruth: Our most visited feeder, other than the black-oil sunflower feeder, is our peanut butter treat. Mix cheapest chunky peanut butter (less sugar) with enough raw oatmeal to keep it from being sticky. We press this into a feeder Eldon made ... More... Site GivesTips on Feeding Birds Alvin Check out this website for bird feeding tips: http://www.birds.cornell.edu/pfw/AboutBirdsandFeeding/BirdFoods.htm Faithful feeder, Alvin More... Our Mission Friends of Hagerman Friends of Hagerman NWR Foundation is a 501(c)(3) corporation whose mission is to instill reverence, respect and conservation of our wild creatures and habitats through supporting environmental education, recreational activities, and programs of Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Click attachment to veiw the By-Laws of ... More... News Friends of Hagerman When arriving at this page from the News button, you will find all of the news items listed. To view a specific news item, select a subject from the list to the left. More... 2010 - 2011 - Officers and Members of the Board of Directors Friends of Hagerman NWR President - Dick Malnory Treasurer - Kay Casey Hagerman NWR Representative - Rick Cantu Board Members: Michael Haight, Peggy Harlan, Kay Karns, Susan Knowles, Sue Malnory, Pat Rowland, Laurie Sheppard, and Diana Williams Click attachment to view the Friends of Hagerman NWR Foundation By-Laws More... Nature's Jewel Friends of Hagerman Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge lies on the Big Mineral Arm of Lake Texoma, on the Red River between Oklahoma and Texas. Established in 1946, the refuge includes 3,000 acres of marsh and water and 8,000 acres of upland and farmland. During fall, winter, and spring, the marshes and waters are ... More... Nature Bazaar Friends Fundraiser More Information Coming Soon More... Hagerman Bird List Friends of Hagerman Hagerman NWR has recorded 338 species of birds that have been seen there since the Refuge was established in 1946. Of these, 292 are abundant to rare in occurence and listed seasonally; the remainder are considered accidental, seen once or twice. Click attachment to view the complete list, ... More... |
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