Birding spots · Oklahoma

Best Birding Spots in Cleveland County, Oklahoma

Lake Thunderbird State Park leads Cleveland County's birding spots with 184 species reported, best in spring. 27 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	Checklists	Winter	Spring	Summer	Fall
Lake Thunderbird State Park	184	824	63	141	85	109
Lake Thunderbird State Park (Dave Blue Creek)	155	373	36	132	28	63
Lake Thunderbird State Park (east)	150	338	71	118	30	98
Lake Thunderbird State Park (west)	149	284	51	108	55	74
Lake Thunderbird	129	157	58	108	31	60
Sutton Wilderness	121	565	57	96	64	82
Lake Stanley Draper	119	158	54	76	31	39
Pebblebrook	112	302	56	92	56	58
Lake Thunderbird State Park (Hog Creek)	100	114	40	61	17	55
Lake Thunderbird (Hog Creek)	100	92	42	61	0	60
South Lakes Park	92	168	26	76	29	44
CLO Lands (south)	92	132	28	81	4	12
John H. Saxon	91	102	18	62	30	47
Lake Thunderbird State Park (northwest)	87	67	45	54	32	19
Riley Park	83	96	5	74	0	16
Lake Thunderbird State Park (Willow Branch)	78	70	35	31	32	29
Oknoname 02712 Reservoir	75	128	52	46	34	34
Lake Stanley Draper (northwest)	69	65	31	45	24	11
Lake Thunderbird State Park (east)	69	63	21	58	3	11
Owen Field	64	115	14	50	9	26
Kevin Gottshall	56	50	22	38	3	5
Kitchen Lake Park	50	75	42	12	0	17
Oliver's Woods	50	59	36	27	0	18
Birding spot near Goldsby	180	843	88	162	92	125
Birding spot near Norman	148	206	66	119	60	72
Birding spot near Newcastle	100	120	50	83	5	6
Birding spot near Norman (west)	49	172	15	34	18	26