{"id":169430,"date":"2026-02-18T04:51:46","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T10:51:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=169430"},"modified":"2026-02-18T05:13:05","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T11:13:05","slug":"snow-geese-and-red-winged-blackbird-flocks-at-sequoyah-national-wildlife-refuge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2026\/02\/18\/snow-geese-and-red-winged-blackbird-flocks-at-sequoyah-national-wildlife-refuge\/","title":{"rendered":"Snow Geese and Red-winged Blackbird Flocks at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On my recent trip to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fws.gov\/refuge\/sequoyah\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge<\/span><\/a>, the subjects I focused on most were Snow Geese and Red-winged Blackbird flocks on the auto tour route.<\/p>\n<p>I decided to take a video of the geese and blackbirds with my phone early on because I wanted to talk about them briefly in it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube fusion-aligncenter\" style=\"--awb-max-width:1000px;--awb-max-height:450px;--awb-width:100%;--awb-margin-bottom:24px;\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT28S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Snow Geese and Red-winged Blackbird flocks at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"In this video you listen to me talking along with the incredible sounds of the flocks of Snow Geese and Red-winged Blackbirds in a freshly cut field of corn at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge.\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2026-02-16T15:45:36-06:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/SH1vf8fOWhk\/hqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SH1vf8fOWhk\" \/><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\" style=\"padding-top:45%;\" ><iframe class=\"lazyload\" title=\"Snow Geese and Red-winged Blackbird flocks at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271000%27%20height%3D%27450%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201000%20450%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271000%27%20height%3D%27450%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SH1vf8fOWhk?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0&amp;rel=0\" width=\"1000\" height=\"450\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture;\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p>View the video on <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/SH1vf8fOWhk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">YouTube<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Still photos can&#8217;t capture the sounds and movement that videos show, and the geese and blackbirds were sure putting on a show.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter wp-image-169414 size-full\" title=\"Snow Geese coming in for a landing at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/snow-geese-landing-corn-field-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-7984.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/snow-geese-landing-corn-field-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-7984.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Geese coming in for a landing at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma\" width=\"900\" height=\"643\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27643%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20900%20643%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27643%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/snow-geese-landing-corn-field-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-7984-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/snow-geese-landing-corn-field-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-7984-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/snow-geese-landing-corn-field-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-7984-400x286.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/snow-geese-landing-corn-field-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-7984-600x429.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/snow-geese-landing-corn-field-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-7984-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/snow-geese-landing-corn-field-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-7984.jpg 900w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Snow Geese coming in for a landing at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge \u2013 Canon R7, handheld, f9, 1\/1600, ISO 1600, +0.3 EV, Canon RF 100-500mm at 500mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Yet, I also wanted still photos, so after a few videos with my phone, I had to pick up the Canon R7 with the RF 100-500mm lens attached for those.<\/p>\n<p>With so many birds moving around, it can be a challenge picking out which birds to focus on.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter wp-image-169415 size-full\" title=\"Snow Geese in a field with a Red-winged Blackbird murmuration, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/snow-geese-red-winged-blackbird-flocks-mia-mcpherson-8354.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/snow-geese-red-winged-blackbird-flocks-mia-mcpherson-8354.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Geese in a field with a Red-winged Blackbird murmuration, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma\" width=\"900\" height=\"643\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27643%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20900%20643%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27643%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/snow-geese-red-winged-blackbird-flocks-mia-mcpherson-8354-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/snow-geese-red-winged-blackbird-flocks-mia-mcpherson-8354-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/snow-geese-red-winged-blackbird-flocks-mia-mcpherson-8354-400x286.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/snow-geese-red-winged-blackbird-flocks-mia-mcpherson-8354-600x429.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/snow-geese-red-winged-blackbird-flocks-mia-mcpherson-8354-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/snow-geese-red-winged-blackbird-flocks-mia-mcpherson-8354.jpg 900w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Snow Geese in a field with a Red-winged Blackbird murmuration \u2013 Canon R7, handheld, f9, 1\/5000, ISO 1600, +0.3 EV, Canon RF 100-500mm at 100mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n<p>That day the birds were far enough away that I could zoom back and get sharp photos of the geese with the blackbird murmurations, which is what I have wanted for some time.<\/p>\n<p>I have been here for two winters, and I&#8217;ve been seeing more blackbirds this winter than last year by a long shot.<\/p>\n<p>After a bit, I decided to take a few more videos, but with the Canon R7 instead of my phone.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube fusion-aligncenter\" style=\"--awb-max-width:1000px;--awb-max-height:563px;--awb-width:100%;--awb-margin-bottom:24px;\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT38S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Snow Geese and Red-winged Blackbirds flocks at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, February 16, 2026\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Huge flocks of Snow Geese and Red-winged Blackbirds in a recently cut corn field at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge tempted me to take videos with my Canon R7. I&#039;m glad I did. When the blackbirds took flight I could hear their wing beats.\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2026-02-16T15:53:33-06:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/K-k0of8d5mo\/hqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/K-k0of8d5mo\" \/><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\" style=\"padding-top:56.3%;\" ><iframe class=\"lazyload\" title=\"Snow Geese and Red-winged Blackbirds flocks at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, February 16, 2026\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271000%27%20height%3D%27563%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201000%20563%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271000%27%20height%3D%27563%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/K-k0of8d5mo?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0&amp;rel=0\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture;\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/K-k0of8d5mo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Play on YouTube<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I was delighted to get the blackbirds lifting off, in murmuration, with the Snow Geese in this video. It was wonderful to also get some of the geese flying in and out of the video.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter wp-image-169416 size-full\" title=\"Flock of Snow Geese with blackbirds flying over their heads, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/snow-geese-red-winged-blackbird-flocks-mia-mcpherson-8547.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/snow-geese-red-winged-blackbird-flocks-mia-mcpherson-8547.jpg\" alt=\"Flock of Snow Geese with blackbirds flying over their heads, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma\" width=\"950\" height=\"526\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27950%27%20height%3D%27526%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20950%20526%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27950%27%20height%3D%27526%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/snow-geese-red-winged-blackbird-flocks-mia-mcpherson-8547-200x111.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/snow-geese-red-winged-blackbird-flocks-mia-mcpherson-8547-400x221.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/snow-geese-red-winged-blackbird-flocks-mia-mcpherson-8547-600x332.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/snow-geese-red-winged-blackbird-flocks-mia-mcpherson-8547-768x425.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/snow-geese-red-winged-blackbird-flocks-mia-mcpherson-8547.jpg 950w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Flock of Snow Geese with blackbirds flying over their heads \u2013 Canon R7, handheld, f9, 1\/6400, ISO 1600, -0.3 EV, Canon RF 100-500mm at 159mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n<p>I had to be a bit picky when selecting the images I&#8217;m sharing here today because at times there were blackbirds flying between the geese and me that were out of focus, and they looked messy.<\/p>\n<p>Trying to get the birds on the same plane of focus can be a challenge.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter wp-image-169417 size-full\" title=\"Flock of Red-winged Blackbirds flying over a large flock of Snow Geese, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/snow-geese-red-winged-blackbird-flocks-mia-mcpherson-8588.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/snow-geese-red-winged-blackbird-flocks-mia-mcpherson-8588.jpg\" alt=\"Flock of Red-winged Blackbirds flying over a large flock of Snow Geese, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma\" width=\"900\" height=\"643\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27643%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20900%20643%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27643%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/snow-geese-red-winged-blackbird-flocks-mia-mcpherson-8588-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/snow-geese-red-winged-blackbird-flocks-mia-mcpherson-8588-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/snow-geese-red-winged-blackbird-flocks-mia-mcpherson-8588-400x286.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/snow-geese-red-winged-blackbird-flocks-mia-mcpherson-8588-600x429.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/snow-geese-red-winged-blackbird-flocks-mia-mcpherson-8588-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/snow-geese-red-winged-blackbird-flocks-mia-mcpherson-8588.jpg 900w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Flock of Red-winged Blackbirds flying over a large flock of Snow Geese \u2013 Canon R7, handheld, f9, 1\/5000, ISO 1600, Canon RF 100-500mm at 114mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Snow Geese were loud and constantly on the move, the Red-winged Blackbirds in murmuration were chaotic, but I enjoyed every single minute that I had with them. Mother Nature does put on amazing shows.<\/p>\n<p>Life<em> is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n<p>Mia<\/p>\n<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/snow-geese-images\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my Snow Goose photos plus facts and information about this species. Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/red-winged-blackbird-images\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my Red-winged Blackbird photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On my recent trip to Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, the subjects I focused on most were Snow Geese and Red-winged Blackbird flocks on the auto tour route.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":169417,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[27,13973,419,13974,1971,5362],"tags":[4004,4151,4513,3813,3483,13984,16180,4040,1124,4052,4247,4122,4136,713,4775,4060,4067,4123,1637,4324,4514,4076,2791,2063,373],"class_list":["post-169430","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-avian","category-oklahoma","category-red-winged-blackbirds","category-sequoyah-national-wildlife-refuge","category-snow-geese","category-video","tag-adult","tag-agelaius-phoeniceus","tag-anser-caerulescens","tag-blackbird","tag-blackbirds","tag-bottomlands","tag-corn-field","tag-feeding","tag-field","tag-flight","tag-flock","tag-flying","tag-foraging","tag-geese","tag-goose","tag-icterids","tag-immature","tag-landing","tag-murmuration","tag-red-winged-blackbird","tag-snow-geese","tag-trees","tag-video","tag-waterfowl","tag-winter"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/snow-geese-red-winged-blackbird-flocks-mia-mcpherson-8588.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p11Mom-I4K","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":166404,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2026\/01\/05\/videos-of-winter-blackbirds-at-sequoyah-national-wildlife-refuge\/","url_meta":{"origin":169430,"position":0},"title":"Videos Of Winter Blackbirds At Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"January 5, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"On the last day of 2025 I visited Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma. I was able to take a video of a large flock of blackbirds lifting off.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Birds&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Birds","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/category\/avian\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Foraging flock of blackbirds at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/red-winged-blackbird-flock-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-3755.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/red-winged-blackbird-flock-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-3755.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/red-winged-blackbird-flock-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-3755.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, 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Red-winged Blackbird Murmurations At Sequoyah NWR","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"December 16, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"This morning, I'm sharing one photo that I took of the Red-winged Blackbird murmurations I saw on my last trip to Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Oklahoma&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Oklahoma","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/category\/locations\/oklahoma\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Red-winged Blackbird murmuration, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/red-winged-blackbird-murmuration-sequoyah-mia-mcpherson-7362.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/red-winged-blackbird-murmuration-sequoyah-mia-mcpherson-7362.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, 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