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Lake Hefner and Lake Overholser, Dec 10, 2020

I went out a little early (for me) to see birds that had been reported recently. I started on the E side of Hefner, at the Children's Park, then drove around to the S side and walked to the SE corner of the lake. Then I drove over to Lake Overholser and drove W from County Line Rd on the N side, S along the W side, and around to the E side and up the dike on the E side.
W of the children's park, I saw this loon that I hoped was the Pacific, but the bill looks to large and there's no neck ring.
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W of the children's park, I saw this loon that I hoped was the Pacific, but the bill looks to large and there's no neck ring.

Common Loon on E side of Lake Hefner
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Common Loon on E side of Lake Hefner

Common Loon
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Common Loon

Common Loon
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Common Loon

Common Loon
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Common Loon

Ring-billed Gull
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Ring-billed Gull

Ring-billed Gull, gliding over the E side of the lake
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Ring-billed Gull, gliding over the E side of the lake

American Goldfinch, at sunflower seed heads in the rip-rap on the E side of Lake Hefner
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American Goldfinch, at sunflower seed heads in the rip-rap on the E side of Lake Hefner

American Goldfinch
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American Goldfinch

American Goldfinch
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American Goldfinch

American Goldfinch
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American Goldfinch

Lesser Scaup in the SE corner of the lake
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Lesser Scaup in the SE corner of the lake

Lesser Scaup
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Lesser Scaup

Horned Grebe
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Horned Grebe

Pied-billed Grebe
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Pied-billed Grebe

Lesser Scaup
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Lesser Scaup

Lesser Scaup
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Lesser Scaup

Lesser Scaup
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Lesser Scaup

Lesser Scaup
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Lesser Scaup

Lesser Scaup
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Lesser Scaup

Lesser Scaup
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Lesser Scaup

Lesser Scaup
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Lesser Scaup

Lesser Scaup
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Lesser Scaup

Lesser Scaup
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Lesser Scaup

Lesser Scaup
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Lesser Scaup

Lesser Scaup?
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Lesser Scaup?

Scaup
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Scaup

Cedar Waxwings in a tree along the path along the SE side of the lake
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Cedar Waxwings in a tree along the path along the SE side of the lake

Cedar Waxwings
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Cedar Waxwings

Myrtle Yellow-rumped Warbler
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Myrtle Yellow-rumped Warbler

Accipiter--Sharp-shinned Hawk? straight edge to tail, no white edge
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Accipiter--Sharp-shinned Hawk? straight edge to tail, no white edge

I drove over to Lake Overholser and saw this American Kestrel, with some small prey, on a wire along Morgan Rd
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I drove over to Lake Overholser and saw this American Kestrel, with some small prey, on a wire along Morgan Rd

Eared Grebe, off the north shore of Lake Overholser
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Eared Grebe, off the north shore of Lake Overholser

Eared Grebe
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Eared Grebe

Non-breeding plumage Red-breasted Merganser, along the W side of the lake
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Non-breeding plumage Red-breasted Merganser, along the W side of the lake

Red-breasted Merganser
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Red-breasted Merganser

Horned Grebes
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Horned Grebes

Common Goldeneye male
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Common Goldeneye male

Male and female Common Goldeneyes
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Male and female Common Goldeneyes

Common Goldeneyes
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Common Goldeneyes

Franklin's Gull
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Franklin's Gull

Goldeneyes
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Goldeneyes

Bonaparte's Gull
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Bonaparte's Gull

Eared Grebes
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Eared Grebes

Eared Grebes
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Eared Grebes

Eared Grebes
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Eared Grebes

Greater Scaup
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Greater Scaup

Greater Scaup
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Greater Scaup

Greater Scaup
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Greater Scaup

Surf Scoter
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Surf Scoter

Surf Scoter
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Surf Scoter

Scaup
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Scaup

Scaup
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Scaup

Scaup
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Scaup

Female Scaup
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Female Scaup

Red-breasted Merganser, at the SE end of the lake
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Red-breasted Merganser, at the SE end of the lake

Red-breasted Merganser
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Red-breasted Merganser

Eared Grebe
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Eared Grebe

Female Bufflehead
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Female Bufflehead

Franklin's Gulls on the S side of the lake, W of the dam
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Franklin's Gulls on the S side of the lake, W of the dam

Franklin's Gulls, with Ring-billed Gull coming into the frame
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Franklin's Gulls, with Ring-billed Gull coming into the frame

Franklin's Gulls and photo-bombing Ring-billed Gull
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Franklin's Gulls and photo-bombing Ring-billed Gull

Bonaparte's Gull, over the NE corner of the lake
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Bonaparte's Gull, over the NE corner of the lake

Bonaparte's Gull
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Bonaparte's Gull

American White Pelicans, flying over the NE corner of the lake
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American White Pelicans, flying over the NE corner of the lake

Ring-billed Gull
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Ring-billed Gull

Great Blue Heron, in the reeds in the NE corner of the lake
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Great Blue Heron, in the reeds in the NE corner of the lake

Another Great Blue Heron, near the coffer dam, NE corner of lake
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Another Great Blue Heron, near the coffer dam, NE corner of lake

Coming back to the parking lot at the boat ramp, there were a couple of American Crows on the grass
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Coming back to the parking lot at the boat ramp, there were a couple of American Crows on the grass