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Birding spot · Oklahoma County, Oklahoma

Birding at Lake Hefner: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Lake Hefner are American Coot (87%), Ring-billed Gull (84%), and Double-crested Cormorant (81%). It is busiest in spring, when 88 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late April (93 species). 228 species have been reported here across 2,749 complete checklists from 414 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 94 checklistsJan 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsJan 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 77 checklistsJan 22-31: 52 species on 5%+ of 94 checklistsFeb 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsFeb 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsFeb 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsFeb 22-28: 61 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsMar 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsMar 8-14: 73 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsMar 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsMar 22-31: 69 species on 5%+ of 85 checklistsApr 1-7: 70 species on 5%+ of 67 checklistsApr 8-14: 77 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsApr 15-21: 91 species on 5%+ of 80 checklistsApr 22-30: 93 species on 5%+ of 94 checklistsMay 1-7: 92 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsMay 8-14: 81 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsMay 15-21: 83 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsMay 22-31: 72 species on 5%+ of 90 checklistsJun 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsJun 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJun 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJun 22-30: 57 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJul 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJul 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJul 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJul 22-31: 66 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsAug 1-7: 75 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsAug 8-14: 75 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsAug 15-21: 74 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsAug 22-31: 75 species on 5%+ of 72 checklistsSep 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsSep 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsSep 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsSep 22-30: 65 species on 5%+ of 98 checklistsOct 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 69 checklistsOct 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 67 checklistsOct 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsOct 22-31: 73 species on 5%+ of 69 checklistsNov 1-7: 73 species on 5%+ of 101 checklistsNov 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 82 checklistsNov 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsNov 22-30: 68 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsDec 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsDec 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsDec 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsDec 22-31: 51 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Number of species reported on at least 5% of complete checklists, by week (4 per month). Grey bars: fewer than 10 checklists, not counted.

In November: what to expect

  1. 1American Coot87%
  2. 2Ring-billed Gull84%
  3. 3Double-crested Cormorant81%
  4. 4Pied-billed Grebe81%
  5. 5American White Pelican79%
  6. 6Great Blue Heron74%
  7. 7Mallard73%
  8. 8Franklin's Gull52%
  9. 9Canada Goose51%
  10. 10American Crow47%
  11. 11Blue Jay44%
  12. 12Horned Grebe44%
  13. 13Bonaparte's Gull43%
  14. 14Bufflehead39%
  15. 15Killdeer38%

Share of complete checklists at this spot that reported the bird in November. The sparkline is the whole year, with this month highlighted.

Season by season

Winter 58 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull85%
  2. American Coot81%
  3. Pied-billed Grebe75%
  4. Mallard73%
  5. Double-crested Cormorant69%

Spring 88 species

  1. Mallard85%
  2. Red-winged Blackbird73%
  3. American Coot71%
  4. American Robin67%
  5. Ring-billed Gull63%

Summer 72 species

  1. Great Egret91%
  2. Mallard89%
  3. Great Blue Heron79%
  4. Mourning Dove67%
  5. Red-winged Blackbird65%

Fall 73 species

  1. Great Blue Heron85%
  2. Mallard77%
  3. American White Pelican75%
  4. Ring-billed Gull74%
  5. American Coot71%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Oklahoma.

Nearby spots

Frequency is the share of complete checklists at this location that listed the bird, 2016–2025. Busy places report more of everything, and the weekly chart counts species on at least 5% of checklists so a few stray reports do not inflate it. How to read it.