Winter Birds in Oklahoma

Percent of complete checklists in Oklahoma that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (57,870 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Northern Cardinal54%
2. 2Dark-eyed Junco46%
3. 3Carolina Chickadee41%
4. 4American Crow39%
5. 5Blue Jay37%
6. 6American Robin33%
7. 7Canada Goose31%
8. 8Red-bellied Woodpecker28%
9. 9Mallard28%
10. 10Downy Woodpecker28%
11. 11European Starling27%
12. 12Carolina Wren27%
13. 13American Goldfinch26%
14. 14Ring-billed Gull26%
15. 15House Sparrow25%
16. 16Tufted Titmouse24%
17. 17Mourning Dove23%
18. 18Northern Flicker22%
19. 19House Finch22%
20. 20Northern Mockingbird19%
21. 21Red-winged Blackbird19%
22. 22Great Blue Heron19%
23. 23Red-tailed Hawk18%
24. 24Harris's Sparrow17%
25. 25Double-crested Cormorant17%
26. 26Song Sparrow17%
27. 27Yellow-rumped Warbler16%
28. 28White-throated Sparrow16%
29. 29Eastern Bluebird15%
30. 30Gadwall13%
31. 31American Coot12%
32. 32Pied-billed Grebe12%
33. 33Eurasian Collared-Dove12%
34. 34Red-shouldered Hawk11%
35. 35Bufflehead10%

• Red-winged Blackbirdfirst arrivals the second week of February, peaks the second week of April
• Brown-headed Cowbirdfirst arrivals early January, peaks the second week of May
• Blue-winged Tealfirst arrivals late February, peaks the second week of April
• Fish Crowfirst arrivals late February, peaks the second week of April
• Barred Owlfirst arrivals mid January, peaks the second week of May
• Wild Turkeyfirst arrivals late January, peaks the second week of April
• Wood Duckfirst arrivals late January, peaks the second week of April
• Common Merganserfirst arrivals early December, peaks mid January
• Pine Warblerfirst arrivals the second week of December, peaks early June

• Northern Flickermost gone by early February
• Double-crested Cormorantmost gone by early February
• Franklin's Gullmost gone by early December
• Belted Kingfishermost gone by the second week of January
• Cackling Goosemost gone by late February
• American Pipitmost gone by late January
• Least Sandpipermost gone by mid December
• Forster's Ternmost gone by the second week of January
• Wild Turkeymost gone by early January
• Vesper Sparrowmost gone by early February

36. 36Cedar Waxwing9.7%
37. 37White-crowned Sparrow9.0%
38. 38American White Pelican8.9%
39. 39Killdeer8.9%
40. 40American Kestrel8.5%
41. 41White-breasted Nuthatch7.8%
42. 42Northern Shoveler7.6%
43. 43Ruby-crowned Kinglet7.2%
44. 44Belted Kingfisher7.1%
45. 45Ring-necked Duck7.0%
46. 46Rock Pigeon6.8%
47. 47Eastern Meadowlark6.7%
48. 48Bald Eagle6.6%
49. 49Common Goldeneye6.5%
50. 50Hooded Merganser6.2%
51. 51Turkey Vulture6.2%
52. 52Fox Sparrow6.1%
53. 53Northern Harrier6.0%
54. 54Yellow-bellied Sapsucker6.0%
55. 55American Herring Gull5.8%
56. 56Bonaparte's Gull5.8%
57. 57Lesser Scaup5.7%
58. 58Savannah Sparrow5.5%
59. 59Spotted Towhee5.4%
60. 60Eastern Phoebe5.3%