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As the kingfisher flies about its habitat, it frequently emits a characteristic rattling call. [21] Accordingly, a small group of belted kingfishers is known as a rattle, concentration, or kerfuffle. [22] [23] This bird nests in a horizontal tunnel made in a river bank or sand bank and excavated by both parents.
This list of birds of Oklahoma includes species documented in the U.S. state of Oklahoma and accepted by the Oklahoma Ornithological Society's Bird Records Committee (OBRC). As of May 2022, there were 488 species on the official list. [ 1 ]
The dam was completed in July 1941, with a water capacity of 31,420 acre-feet (38,760,000 m 3). The lake covers 9,300 acres (38 km 2 ) and has 91 miles (146 km) of shoreline. The average depth is 4 feet (1.2 m).
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."
Ringed kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata) large crested kingfishers with a wide distribution in Africa, Asia and America. The belted kingfisher, (M. alcyon), is the only kingfisher that is widespread in North America, though the ringed kingfisher (M. torquata) may be found as far north as Texas and Arizona: Ceryle F. Boie, 1828: Pied kingfisher ...
Rather, it now seems that the genus probably originates in the Old World, possibly Africa, and the ancestor of the belted and ringed kingfishers made the ocean crossing [7] The Megaceryle kingfishers were formerly placed in Ceryle with the pied kingfisher , but the latter is genetically closer to the American green kingfishers.
The following is a list of lakes in Oklahoma located entirely (or partially, as in the case of Lake Texoma) in the state. Swimming, fishing, and/or boating are permitted in some of these lakes, but not all. Oklahoma has more than 200 lakes created by dams. All lakes listed are man-made. Oklahoma's only natural lakes are oxbow and playa lakes ...
Pine Creek Lake comprises 3,750 acres (15.2 km 2) of area and 74 miles (119 km) of shoreline.Normal pool elevation is 438 feet (134 m) above sea level. Its flood pool capacity is 465,780 acre-feet (574,530,000 m 3), at which time its flood pool is at an elevation of 480 feet (150 m) above sea level.