Birding spots · Oklahoma
Best Birding Spots in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma
Upper Dog Pond leads Alfalfa County's birding spots with 222 species reported, best in spring. 14 spots in the county have enough data to rank.
Species counts are birds reported at least three times in that season at that spot, 2016–2025. Busy spots list more species simply because more people look, so compare the checklist counts. Spot names come from public map data and hotspot listings.
| Spot | Species | Winter | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Dog Pond | 222 | 97 | 202 | 124 | 176 |
| Upper Dog Pond (northwest) | 173 | 64 | 110 | 75 | 126 |
| Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge (southeast) | 149 | 31 | 90 | 44 | 90 |
| Great Salt Plains State Park | 140 | 53 | 89 | 47 | 56 |
| Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge | 120 | 18 | 94 | 53 | 51 |
| Upper Dog Pond (east) | 120 | 33 | 90 | 45 | 33 |
| Great Salt Plains Lake | 112 | 39 | 52 | 35 | 62 |
| Great Salt Plains Lake (Nescatunga) | 99 | 29 | 48 | 12 | 45 |
| Great Salt Plains State Park (Great Salt Plains Lake) | 97 | 24 | 69 | 27 | 34 |
| Great Salt Plains Lake (southeast) | 59 | 5 | 30 | 0 | 26 |
| Great Salt Plains State Park (south) | 56 | 11 | 30 | 16 | 24 |
| Birding spot near Nescatunga | 138 | 60 | 109 | 43 | 71 |
| Birding spot near Nescatunga (Upper Dog Pond) | 135 | 48 | 109 | 28 | 55 |
| Birding spot near Jet | 110 | 18 | 69 | 5 | 54 |