{"id":13283,"date":"0201-04-15T12:36:57","date_gmt":"0201-04-15T17:36:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/?p=13283"},"modified":"2015-06-04T12:38:55","modified_gmt":"2015-06-04T16:38:55","slug":"birding-escapes-tallgrass-prairie-preserve-oklahoma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/birding-escapes-tallgrass-prairie-preserve-oklahoma\/","title":{"rendered":"Birding Escapes: Tallgrass Prairie Preserve, Oklahoma"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-group sidebar-alignright sidebar-space order-bottom\"><div class=\"article-list list-style alignright\"><h2 class=\"article-list-header\">More From Living Bird<\/h2><ul><li class=\"article-item\"><div class=\"article-item-container\"><div class=\"article-item-media  content-living-bird-toc\"><figure class=\"article-item-media-ratio\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/toc_spread-1.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/toc_spread-1-720x329.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/toc_spread-1-768x351.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/toc_spread-1-480x219.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/toc_spread-1.jpg 918w\" sizes=\"\" alt=\"Southern Cassowary by Paul Ijsendoorn via Creative Commons\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"article-item-body\"><span class=\"article-item-header\">Living Bird Spring 2013\u2014Table of Contents<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"article-item\"><div class=\"article-item-container\"><div class=\"article-item-media  content-living-bird-toc\"><figure class=\"article-item-media-ratio\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/living-bird-latest.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/living-bird-latest.png 720w, https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/living-bird-latest-240x180.png 240w, https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/living-bird-latest-480x360.png 480w\" sizes=\"\" alt=\"Living Bird-latest issue\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"article-item-body\"><span class=\"article-item-header\">Living Bird Magazine\u2014Latest Issue<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"article-item\"><div class=\"article-item-container\"><div class=\"article-item-media  content-article\"><figure class=\"article-item-media-ratio\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/living-bird-acrhive.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/living-bird-acrhive.png 720w, https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/living-bird-acrhive-240x180.png 240w, https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/living-bird-acrhive-480x360.png 480w\" sizes=\"\" alt=\"Living Bird archives\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"article-item-body\"><span class=\"article-item-header\">Living Bird Magazine Archives<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group sidebar-alignright sidebar-space order-bottom\"><!--HubSpot Call-to-Action Code -->\r\n<span class=\"hs-cta-wrapper\" id=\"hs-cta-wrapper-096b8ce3-0e2d-46c5-bbf7-12de3323c8da\">\r\n    <span class=\"hs-cta-node hs-cta-096b8ce3-0e2d-46c5-bbf7-12de3323c8da\" id=\"hs-cta-096b8ce3-0e2d-46c5-bbf7-12de3323c8da\">\r\n        <!--[if lte IE 8]><div id=\"hs-cta-ie-element\"><\/div><![endif]-->\r\n        <a href=\"http:\/\/cta-redirect.hubspot.com\/cta\/redirect\/95627\/096b8ce3-0e2d-46c5-bbf7-12de3323c8da\" ><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"hs-cta-img\" id=\"hs-cta-img-096b8ce3-0e2d-46c5-bbf7-12de3323c8da\" style=\"border-width:0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/no-cache.hubspot.com\/cta\/default\/95627\/096b8ce3-0e2d-46c5-bbf7-12de3323c8da.png\"  alt=\"subscribe to Living Bird magazine\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\r\n    <\/span>\r\n    <script charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/js.hscta.net\/cta\/current.js\"><\/script>\r\n    <script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n        hbspt.cta.load(95627, '096b8ce3-0e2d-46c5-bbf7-12de3323c8da', {});\r\n    <\/script>\r\n<\/span>\r\n<!-- end HubSpot Call-to-Action Code -->\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Stretching across the rolling plains, the Nature Conservancy\u2019s Tallgrass Prairie Preserve near Pawhuska, Oklahoma, is a 38,000-acre living remnant of the vast native grasslands that once stretched from Texas to Minnesota. The tall grasses, such as big bluestem, Indiangrass, and switchgrass, grow up to eight feet high and and are home to more than 256 species of birds as well as white-tailed deer, bobcats, armadillos, badgers, and other small mammals. The preserve also hosts more than 2,500 free-ranging bison, which can be seen from a 10-mile auto loop that takes visitors through the best prairie habitat. Birds and other wildlife can also be seen along the loop.<\/p>\n<p>The best time to visit is spring through autumn. During April and May, Greater Prairie-Chickens gather on their booming grounds to court, as migrant songbirds fly north to establish nest sites. By June, wildflowers cover the prairie as Dickcissels, Blue Grosbeaks, and Scissor-tailed Flycatchers seek the highest perches from which to sing and defend their breeding territories. In the evening hours, Upland Sandpipers (above), Common Nighthawks, and American Woodcocks perform their aerial displays, flying high into the air.<\/p>\n<p>More than 35 miles of county roads cross the preserve, but for the more adventurous, 3 1\/2 miles of walking trails meander through the prairie to ponds, oak groves, and streams, each with its own unique birdlife. Located an hour from Tulsa and less than 2 1\/2 hours from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and Wichita, Kansas, the Tallgrass Prairie Preserve makes a great weekend birding escape.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Directions:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Enter Pawhuska, Oklahoma, on US 60 (Main Street). At the corner of Main Street and Kihekah Avenue, turn north on Kihekah Avenue then continue north 0.33 miles to Grandview Avenue. Veer left (north) on Grandview Avenue (Grandview also becomes road D3740 and CR4201) and drive 6.25 miles to the entrance of the <a href=\"http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/tallgrassprairie\">Tallgrass Prairie Preserve<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stretching across the rolling plains, the Nature Conservancy\u2019s Tallgrass Prairie Preserve near Pawhuska, Oklahoma, is a 38,000-acre living remnant of the vast native grasslands that once stretched from Texas to<a class=\"excerpt-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/birding-escapes-tallgrass-prairie-preserve-oklahoma\/\" title=\"ReadBirding Escapes: Tallgrass Prairie Preserve, Oklahoma\">&#8230; Read more 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