Zach Poland is a top Oklahoma birder who was referred to me by recent guest Pete Janzen. In preparing to talk with Zach I read a blog post by another guest Blair Bernson about their day of birding on Blair’s quest to see 50 species of birds in a day in every state with a local birder.
Zach is a relatively young birder who manages to bird daily with a full time day job as a geologist and a young family. I have the greatest respect for birders who manage to balance these aspects of live well, and it looks like we could take counsel from Zach on this challenge.
Zach talks about several top Oklahoma birding sites. Here is a screen shot of a spread sheet Zach sent to me after we talked with tips on finding the 4 Longspur species in Oklahoma in winter.
Oklahoma Longspur Tips

It’s a bit small on the screen but I think might be useful.
He mentioned several eBird Hotspots. Here are some eBird links to these:
Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
Sooner Lake (note there are several Sooner Lake hotspots in Oklahoma.
Tallgrass Prairie Preserve
Great Salt Plains State Park

I mention my Colombia birding in the intro. If you want to read more about that trip check out the Ed’s Birding Notes tab on this web site.

I also put out a request for suggestions for guests you’d like to hear from on the podcast. Suggestions with an introduction of some sort are optimal. I’m looking especially for guests from Montana, the Dakotas and Carolinas, and lots of other places. If you have ideas send me message.
Thanks for your support. Good birding and good day!