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A WETLAND OASIS: In arid southwest Oklahoma, Hackberry Flat is a bird mecca - Article Photos
![The Hackberry Flat Wildlife Management Area near Frederick offers 7,120 acres of recreational opportunities, primarily waterfowl hunting, dove hunting and bird watching. The spring bird migrations will begin soon. [PHOTO PROVIDED]](http://cdn2.newsok.biz/cache/r960-b3a2431ce6da890717173b1e7570773a.jpg)
The Hackberry Flat Wildlife Management Area near Frederick offers 7,120 acres of recreational opportunities, primarily waterfowl hunting, dove hunting and bird watching. The spring bird migrations will begin soon. [PHOTO PROVIDED]
![Bird watchers search the Hackberry Flat Wildlife Management Area in southwestern Oklahoma. To date, 264 bird species have been documented on the wetland. [PHOTO PROVIDED]](http://cdn2.newsok.biz/cache/r960-f48872d27c07427f3d644bef9408efb9.jpg)
Bird watchers search the Hackberry Flat Wildlife Management Area in southwestern Oklahoma. To date, 264 bird species have been documented on the wetland. [PHOTO PROVIDED]
![A pair of Northern Shovelers take off from Hackberry Flat. Bird watchers flock to the wetland during the height of the bird watching season from March to May. [OKLAHOMAN ARCHIVES]](http://cdn2.newsok.biz/cache/r960-be3503c9923426590ac56e085dc3cc0c.jpg)
A pair of Northern Shovelers take off from Hackberry Flat. Bird watchers flock to the wetland during the height of the bird watching season from March to May. [OKLAHOMAN ARCHIVES]
![A Greater Yellow Legs bird makes lunch of an insect at Hackberry Flat. [OKLAHOMAN ARCHIVES]](http://cdn2.newsok.biz/cache/r960-6f55d6a0076c09fe97566b81c6d7b5c0.jpg)
A Greater Yellow Legs bird makes lunch of an insect at Hackberry Flat. [OKLAHOMAN ARCHIVES]
![The Hackberry Flat Wildlife Management Area has become a popular outdoor classroom for students in southwest Oklahoma. [PHOTO PROVIDED]](http://cdn2.newsok.biz/cache/r960-2465e2f1f9a21e6404dc6714ac09b878.jpg)
The Hackberry Flat Wildlife Management Area has become a popular outdoor classroom for students in southwest Oklahoma. [PHOTO PROVIDED]