Birds in Oklahoma in May

Percent of complete checklists in Oklahoma that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (30,446 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Northern Cardinal65%
2. 2Mourning Dove46%
3. 3Carolina Chickadee37%
4. 4American Crow37%
5. 5Carolina Wren37%
6. 6European Starling36%
7. 7Northern Mockingbird35%
8. 8American Robin35%
9. 9Brown-headed Cowbird34%
10. 10Blue Jay33%
11. 11Tufted Titmouse33%
12. 12Red-winged Blackbird32%
13. 13House Sparrow31%
14. 14Turkey Vulture30%
15. 15Red-bellied Woodpecker30%
16. 16Great Crested Flycatcher28%
17. 17Canada Goose28%
18. 18Scissor-tailed Flycatcher27%
19. 19Indigo Bunting26%
20. 20Barn Swallow25%
21. 21Downy Woodpecker23%
22. 22Eastern Phoebe23%
23. 23Blue-gray Gnatcatcher23%
24. 24Common Grackle23%
25. 25Painted Bunting22%
26. 26Mississippi Kite21%
27. 27House Finch21%
28. 28Great Blue Heron20%
29. 29Eastern Kingbird20%
30. 30Northern Yellow Warbler19%
31. 31Mallard19%
32. 32Baltimore Oriole18%
33. 33Eastern Bluebird18%
34. 34Dickcissel17%
35. 35Swainson's Thrush17%
36. 36Red-eyed Vireo17%
37. 37Cliff Swallow17%
38. 38Eurasian Collared-Dove16%
39. 39Fish Crow15%
40. 40Western Kingbird15%
41. 41Ruby-throated Hummingbird15%
42. 42Cedar Waxwing15%
43. 43Killdeer15%
44. 44Summer Tanager14%
45. 45Brown Thrasher14%
46. 46Yellow-billed Cuckoo14%
47. 47Great Egret14%
48. 48Chimney Swift13%
49. 49Eastern Meadowlark13%
50. 50American Goldfinch13%
51. 51Great-tailed Grackle13%
52. 52Lark Sparrow13%
53. 53White-eyed Vireo13%
54. 54Eastern Warbling Vireo11%
55. 55Orchard Oriole11%
56. 56Spotted Sandpiper10%
57. 57Northern Parula10%

• White-winged Dovefirst arrivals early May, peaks mid July
• Bewick's Wrenfirst arrivals the second week of May, peaks the second week of June
• Least Ternfirst arrivals the second week of May, peaks early August
• Black Ternfirst arrivals early May, peaks mid May
• White-rumped Sandpiperfirst arrivals early May, peaks mid May

• Yellow-rumped Warblermost gone by early May
• Blue-winged Tealmost gone by late May
• Swainson's Thrushmost gone by late May
• White-throated Sparrowmost gone by early May
• Cedar Waxwingmost gone by late May
• American Cootmost gone by early May
• Chipping Sparrowmost gone by late May
• Lincoln's Sparrowmost gone by the second week of May
• Northern Shovelermost gone by the second week of May
• White-crowned Sparrowmost gone by the second week of May
• Spotted Sandpipermost gone by late May
• Least Flycatchermost gone by late May

58. 58Red-shouldered Hawk9.9%
59. 59Chipping Sparrow9.4%
60. 60Blue-winged Teal8.8%