Summer Birds in Oklahoma

Percent of complete checklists in Oklahoma that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (42,517 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Northern Cardinal62%
2. 2Mourning Dove52%
3. 3Carolina Wren38%
4. 4Carolina Chickadee36%
5. 5American Crow35%
6. 6Blue Jay33%
7. 7Northern Mockingbird32%
8. 8House Sparrow32%
9. 9Mississippi Kite32%
10. 10American Robin30%
11. 11European Starling29%
12. 12House Finch25%
13. 13Tufted Titmouse25%
14. 14Turkey Vulture24%
15. 15Downy Woodpecker23%
16. 16Great Blue Heron23%
17. 17Barn Swallow23%
18. 18Scissor-tailed Flycatcher22%
19. 19Red-bellied Woodpecker21%
20. 20Great Egret21%
21. 21Ruby-throated Hummingbird21%
22. 22Red-winged Blackbird20%
23. 23Eurasian Collared-Dove20%
24. 24Indigo Bunting19%
25. 25Canada Goose18%
26. 26Eastern Phoebe18%
27. 27Painted Bunting17%
28. 28Yellow-billed Cuckoo17%
29. 29Brown-headed Cowbird17%
30. 30Common Grackle16%
31. 31Killdeer16%
32. 32Blue-gray Gnatcatcher15%
33. 33Mallard15%
34. 34Eastern Bluebird14%
35. 35Great Crested Flycatcher14%
36. 36Fish Crow12%
37. 37Dickcissel12%
38. 38Eastern Kingbird12%
39. 39Chimney Swift11%
40. 40Purple Martin11%
41. 41Western Kingbird11%
42. 42Cliff Swallow11%

• Ring-billed Gullfirst arrivals late July, peaks mid November
• Killdeerfirst arrivals late July, peaks mid October
• American Cootfirst arrivals late August, peaks early November
• Pied-billed Grebefirst arrivals early August, peaks the second week of November
• Chipping Sparrowfirst arrivals late August, peaks late April
• Northern Shovelerfirst arrivals mid August, peaks late March
• American White Pelicanfirst arrivals late July, peaks the second week of November
• American Kestrelfirst arrivals mid August, peaks the second week of December
• Ospreyfirst arrivals mid August, peaks late September
• Bald Eaglefirst arrivals the second week of August, peaks mid November
• Greater Yellowlegsfirst arrivals mid July, peaks the second week of April
• Wilson's Warblerfirst arrivals late August, peaks the second week of September

• Turkey Vulturemost gone by mid July
• Red-winged Blackbirdmost gone by the second week of July
• Brown-headed Cowbirdmost gone by the second week of July
• Indigo Buntingmost gone by mid August
• Painted Buntingmost gone by early August
• Common Gracklemost gone by mid July
• Yellow-billed Cuckoomost gone by mid August
• Northern Yellow Warblermost gone by early June
• Dickcisselmost gone by early August
• Cliff Swallowmost gone by early August
• Western Kingbirdmost gone by early August
• Eastern Meadowlarkmost gone by early August

43. 43Great-tailed Grackle9.7%
44. 44Brown Thrasher9.3%
45. 45Lark Sparrow9.2%
46. 46American Goldfinch8.8%
47. 47Eastern Meadowlark8.6%
48. 48White-winged Dove8.6%
49. 49Red-shouldered Hawk8.4%
50. 50Red-eyed Vireo8.3%
51. 51Summer Tanager8.3%
52. 52White-breasted Nuthatch7.8%
53. 53Baltimore Oriole7.7%
54. 54White-eyed Vireo7.6%
55. 55Green Heron7.5%
56. 56Blue Grosbeak7.4%
57. 57Snowy Egret7.2%
58. 58Red-tailed Hawk6.7%
59. 59Rock Pigeon6.5%
60. 60Northern Bobwhite6.1%