- Ecology of Greater & Lesser Prairie-Chickens
- Bald Eagle Restoration Efforts
- Oklahoma Breeding Bird Atlas
- Oklahoma Winter Bird Atlas
- Ecology of Tallgrass Prairie Birds
- Nesting Ecology of Prarie-Edge Birds on Roadsides
- Banding of Tallgrass Prairie Birds
- Henslow's Sparrow in Oklahoma
- Swainson's Warbler Ecology in Oklahoma
- NASA Raptor Incubation Study
- Oklahoma Panhandle Raptor Survey
- Ecology of Shortgrass Prarie Birds
- Camp Robinson Bird Surveys
- Camp Gruber Migratory Bird Survey
- Scientific Conference Hosting
- Nicaragua Parrot Survey
- Dickcissel Conservation in Venezuela
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Species Observed
The following table is a list of all 103 species recorded during the counts in 1998 and 1999 at Camp Gruber.
| Species | Scientific Name | Family |
| Great Egret | Ardea alba | Ardeidae |
| Cattle Egret | Bubulcus ibis | Ardeidae |
| Little Blue Heron | Egretta caerulea | Ardeidae |
| Black Vulture | Coragyps atratus | Cathartidae |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartes aura | Cathartidae |
| Northern Harrier | Circus cyaneus | Accipitridae |
| Cooper’s Hawk | Accipiter cooperii | Accipitridae |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | Buteo lineatus | Accipitridae |
| Broad-winged Hawk | Buteo platypterus | Accipitridae |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Buteo jamaicensis | Accipitridae |
| Wild Turkey | Meleagris gallopavo | Phasianidae |
| Northern Bobwhite | Colinus virginianus | Odontophoridae |
| Killdeer | Charadrius vociferus | Charadriidae |
| Rock Dove | Columba livia | Columbidae |
| Mourning Dove | Zenaida macroura | Columbidae |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Coccyzus americanus | Cuculidae |
| Eastern Screech-Owl | Otus asio | Strigidae |
| Great Horned Owl | Bubo virginianus | Strigidae |
| Barred Owl | Strix varia | Strigidae |
| Common Nighthawk | Chordeiles minor | Caprimulgidae |
| Chuck-will’s-widow | Caprimulgus carolinensis | Caprimulgidae |
| Chimney Swift | Chaetura pelagica | Apodidae |
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird | Archilochus colubris | Trochilidae |
| Red-headed Woodpecker | Melanerpes erythrocephalus | Picidae |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Melanerpes carolinus | Picidae |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picoides pubescens | Picidae |
| Hairy Woodpecker | Picoides villosus | Picidae |
| Northern Flicker | Colaptes auratus | Picidae |
| Pileated Woodpecker | Dryocopus pileatus | Picidae |
| Olive-sided Flycatcher | Contopus cooperi | Tyrannidae |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Contopus virens | Tyrannidae |
| Acadian Flycatcher | Empidonax virescens | Tyrannidae |
| Least Flycatcher | Empidonax minimus | Tyrannidae |
| Unidentified Empidonax | Empidonax sp. | Tyrannidae |
| Eastern Phoebe | Sayornis phoebe | Tyrannidae |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Myiarchus crinitus | Tyrannidae |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannus tyrannus | Tyrannidae |
| Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | Tyrannus forficatus | Tyrannidae |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireo griseus | Vireonidae |
| Bell’s Vireo | Vireo bellii | Vireonidae |
| Yellow-throated Vireo | Vireo flavifrons | Vireonidae |
| Blue-headed Vireo | Vireo solitarius | Vireonidae |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireo gilvus | Vireonidae |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireo olivaceus | Vireonidae |
| Blue Jay | Cyanocitta cristata | Corvidae |
| American Crow | Corvus brachyrhynchos | Corvidae |
| Fish Crow | Corvus ossifragus | Corvidae |
| Purple Martin | Progne subis | Hirundinidae |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Stelgidopteryx serripennis | Hirundinidae |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica | Hirundinidae |
| Carolina Chickadee | Poecile carolinensis | Paridae |
| Tufted Titmouse | Baeolophus bicolor | Paridae |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sitta carolinensis | Sittidae |
| Carolina Wren | Thryothorus ludovicianus | Troglodytidae |
| Marsh Wren | Cistothorus palustris | Troglodytidae |
| Sedge Wren | Cistothorus platensis | Troglodytidae |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptila caerulea | Sylviidae |
| Eastern Bluebird | Sialia sialis | Turdidae |
| Gray-cheeked Thrush | Catharus minimus | Turdidae |
| Swainson’s Thrush | Catharus ustulatus | Turdidae |
| Wood Thrush | Hylocichla mustelina | Turdidae |
| Gray Catbird | Dumetella carolinensis | Mimidae |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimus polyglottos | Mimidae |
| Brown Thrasher | Toxostoma rufum | Mimidae |
| European Starling | Sturnus vulgaris | Sturnidae |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycilla cedrorum | Bombycillidae |
| Tennessee Warbler | Vermivora peregrina | Parulidae |
| Nashville Warbler | Vermivora ruficapilla | Parulidae |
| Northern Parula | Parula americana | Parulidae |
| Yellow Warbler | Dendroica petechia | Parulidae |
| Yellow-rumped Warbler | Dendroica coronata | Parulidae |
| Yellow-throated Warbler | Dendroica dominica | Parulidae |
| Prairie Warbler | Dendroica discolor | Parulidae |
| Black-and-white Warbler | Mniotilta varia | Parulidae |
| American Redstart | Setophaga ruticilla | Parulidae |
| Prothonotary Warbler | Protonotaria citrea | Parulidae |
| Ovenbird | Seiurus aurocapillus | Parulidae |
| Louisiana Waterthrush | Seiurus motacilla | Parulidae |
| Kentucky Warbler | Oporornis formosus | Parulidae |
| Common Yellowthroat | Geothlypis trichas | Parulidae |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteria virens | Parulidae |
| Summer Tanager | Piranga rubra | Thraupidae |
| Field Sparrow | Spizella pusilla | Emberizidae |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerculus sandwichensis | Emberizidae |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Ammodramus savannarum | Emberizidae |
| Henslow’s Sparrow | Ammodramus henslowii | Emberizidae |
| Lincoln’s Sparrow | Melospiza lincolnii | Emberizidae |
| Chipping Sparrow | Spizella passerina | Emberizidae |
| Lark Sparrow | Chondestes grammacus | Emberizidae |
| White-crowned Sparrow | Zonotrichia leucophrys | Emberizidae |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalis cardinalis | Cardinalidae |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Pheucticus ludovicianus | Cardinalidae |
| Blue Grosbeak | Guiraca caerulea | Cardinalidae |
| Indigo Bunting | Passerina cyanea | Cardinalidae |
| Painted Bunting | Passerina ciris | Cardinalidae |
| Dickcissel | Spiza americana | Cardinalidae |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Agelaius phoeniceus | Icteridae |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Sturnella magna | Icteridae |
| Common Grackle | Quiscalus quiscula | Icteridae |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Molothrus ater | Icteridae |
| Orchard Oriole | Icterus spurius | Icteridae |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icterus galbula | Icteridae |
| American Goldfinch | Carduelis tristis | Fringillidae |