One afternoon I grabbed my binoculars and wandered about two miles downstream from the Bend of the River. At times I felt like I was getting away from the park and people, but then I’d round a corner and find somebody hiking or camping or sunning on a rock in the creek. I happened upon another creek that empties into Lee Creek and explored upstream a ways. I was gone for two or three hours.
Here’s a list of the birds I saw during our entire stay. I also heard, but didn’t see, a Barred Owl on two occasions in the park.
- Turkey Vulture
- Black Vulture
- American Robin
- Belted Kingfisher
- Carolina Chickadee
- Common Grackle
- Northern Cardinal
- Eastern Phoebe
- Tufted Titmouse
- Red-tailed Hawk
- White-breasted Nuthatch
- Fish Crow
- Carolina Wren
- Eastern Bluebird
- Blue Jay
- Brown Creeper
- Downy Woodpecker
- Yellow-rumped Warbler
- American Crow
- Cedar Waxwing (a large flock of these hung around our campsite all week)
- Pileated Woodpecker
- Red-bellied Woodpecker
- Black-and-white Warbler
- American Goldfinch
- Canada Goose
- Eastern Towhee
- White-throated Sparrow
- Northern Flicker
- Louisiana Waterthrush
- Hermit Thrush
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
- Ruby-crowned Kinglet
- Blue-winged Teal
- Bald Eagle (flying over Interstate 40 in Oklahoma)