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Birding spot · Cleveland County, Oklahoma

Birding at Lake Thunderbird State Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Lake Thunderbird State Park are Ring-billed Gull (97%), Double-crested Cormorant (82%), and Franklin's Gull (79%). It is busiest in spring, when 82 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid April (89 species). 184 species have been reported here across 824 complete checklists from 109 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 38 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJan 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Jan 22-31: 58 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsFeb 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Feb 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsFeb 22-28: low data (7 checklists)Mar 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Mar 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsMar 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Mar 22-31: 69 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsApr 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsApr 8-14: 72 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsApr 15-21: 89 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsApr 22-30: 83 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsMay 1-7: 85 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsMay 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMay 15-21: low data (8 checklists)May 22-31: low data (6 checklists)Jun 1-7: low data (0 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (0 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (0 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (2 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Jul 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 22-31: 49 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsAug 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsAug 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsAug 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsAug 22-31: 52 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsSep 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsSep 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsSep 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsSep 22-30: 44 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsOct 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsOct 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsOct 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsOct 22-31: 61 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsNov 1-7: 42 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsNov 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsNov 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsNov 22-30: 53 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsDec 1-7: 39 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsDec 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Dec 15-21: 34 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsDec 22-31: 39 species on 5%+ of 10 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. 1Ring-billed Gull97%
  2. 2Double-crested Cormorant82%
  3. 3Franklin's Gull79%
  4. 4American Crow76%
  5. 5Great Blue Heron59%
  6. 6Mallard56%
  7. 7Gadwall51%
  8. 8Killdeer46%
  9. 9Bonaparte's Gull45%
  10. 10Green-winged Teal41%
  11. 11Carolina Chickadee35%
  12. 12Canada Goose32%
  13. 13Least Sandpiper29%
  14. 14Northern Shoveler28%
  15. 15American Coot27%

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 46 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull95%
  2. American Crow66%
  3. Bonaparte's Gull61%
  4. Canada Goose59%
  5. Mallard59%

Spring 82 species

  1. Canada Goose85%
  2. Double-crested Cormorant85%
  3. Ring-billed Gull75%
  4. Cliff Swallow65%
  5. Blue-winged Teal62%

Summer 56 species

  1. Great Egret90%
  2. Great Blue Heron85%
  3. Forster's Tern81%
  4. Snowy Egret78%
  5. Canada Goose71%

Fall 56 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull95%
  2. Great Blue Heron73%
  3. American Crow67%
  4. Double-crested Cormorant64%
  5. Killdeer59%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Oklahoma.

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.