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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Happy New Year! January 2009 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In This Issue -- Eagles Soar at Tenkiller & Sequoyah NWR -- Take The Winter Bird Feeder Survey Challenge -- Fishing Report -- Team Tenkiller -- Tenkiller New Homes Dear George, Lots of things are happening in the Lake Tenkiller area, and we would like to share a little of it with you. Thanks so much for being one of the 1500+ subscribers! We Love Lake Tenkiller!
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Oklahoma is one of the top 10 states in the nation for winter eagle viewing. Each winter, as northern lakes freeze over, thousands of bald eagles migrate to warmer, southern waters. Oklahoma is especially attractive to these magnificent birds. During severe winters in the north, 750 to 1,500 eagles may gather here. A resident population of more than 100 bald eagles also lives here year-round. See the nation's proudest living symbol, and share it with your children. Watch bald eagles soar at an Eagle Viewing Event |
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Upcoming Eagle and Loon Watches
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TenkillerProperty.com LLC, a leading real estate brokerage firm on Lake Tenkiller, located in Eastern Oklahoma, was recognized number 91 in Entrepreneur magazine's annual "HOT 100" listing of America's top fast-growth businesses and the entrepreneurs who built them. In its May 2008 issue, Entrepreneur compiled this list with the help of research provider CentrisPoint and its database of 21 million U.S. businesses. Of the nearly 21 million companies on the preliminary list, only 0.3% made the first cut, and just a fraction of those made it to the Hot 100, including TenkillerProperty.com |
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Kids and adults alike can enjoy a hands-on, interactive outdoor activity and help wildlife at the same time this winter by participating in the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation's Winter Bird Feeder Survey. Providing food for wintering birds is popular in Oklahoma in both urban and rural areas, and people in both places can help the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation monitor the state's birds this winter. By participating in the Wildlife Department's 2009 Winter Bird Feeder Survey, Oklahomans can provide food for wintering birds and enjoy close-up wildlife viewing opportunities while helping biologists monitor bird populations. |
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Got a Tenkiller Fishing or Hunting Picture? e mail it to me george@tenkillerproperty.com Greenleaf: All fishing slow. Report submitted by |
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Lark Wilson, game warden stationed in Muskogee County. Webbers Falls: All fishing slow. Report submitted by Lark Wilson, game warden stationed in Muskogee County. Lower Illinois: Elevation normal, water 55 and clear. Channel catfish slow on cut baits on bottom all along the river. Crappie slow on minnows and jigs at 2-3 ft. in the Lower Illinois. Trout excellent on rooster tails at 1-2 ft. at the dam and on power bait on bottom at Watts wildlife river access. All other fishing slow. Report submitted by D. Tracy, Town of Gore. Lower Illinois Trout Stocking Schedule January 6, 14, 20, 27, 28, 2009
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Any Oklahoman with a backyard bird feeder can participate by choosing any two days between Jan. 8- 11 to count birds at their feeders and record their observations. With participants observing birds across the state for four days straight, biologists can obtain important information that can help the Department better understand bird ranges and populations. The survey includes counting birds at backyard feeders at least four times a day for two days during the survey dates and completing a form provided by the Wildlife Department. For detailed instructions and to take the survey, log on to the Wildlife Department's Winter Bird Feeder Survey Web site at www.okwinterbirds.com has the survey period approaches. The Web site is an extensive bird- watching resource, providing information such as bird identification tips, diets, feeding behaviors and winter ranges as well as links to other birding Web sites. The site also provides detailed recipes that bird watchers can follow for making healthy, beneficial bird attractants that will draw birds to their yards. While anyone who has a bird feeder can participate in the 2009 Winter Bird Feeder Survey, certain efforts can be made to attract more birds to feeders. Black-oil sunflower seed is a good choice for bird feeders because of its high nutritional value that birds can use during the winter and because virtually all seed-eating Oklahoma songbirds will eat it. Suet cakes, animal fat that is sometimes mixed with grains or peanut butter, are good for drawing in species such as woodpeckers and birds that do not primarily eat seeds. Finally, a source of water and cover such as brush piles or dense shrubs located near the feeders help to draw more birds. Take on the winter bird survey challenge
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