Birding spots · Oklahoma
Best Birding Spots in Payne County, Oklahoma
CLO Lands leads Payne County's birding spots with 235 species reported, best in spring. 23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLO Lands | 235 | 121 | 187 | 118 | 175 |
| Boomer Lake Park | 229 | 118 | 198 | 112 | 162 |
| Sanborn Lake Park | 176 | 87 | 140 | 72 | 139 |
| CLO Lands (east) | 168 | 99 | 125 | 45 | 106 |
| CLO Lands (west 3) | 158 | 47 | 144 | 27 | 61 |
| Couch Park & Sports Complex | 143 | 54 | 134 | 36 | 77 |
| Boomer Lake | 137 | 57 | 118 | 58 | 53 |
| Boomer Lake (Stillwater Creek Site Twenty-Nine Reservoir) | 125 | 66 | 94 | 31 | 74 |
| CLO Lands (Hunt Creek) | 123 | 60 | 84 | 46 | 49 |
| Boomer Lake Park (Hazen Lake) | 116 | 44 | 86 | 55 | 87 |
| Oklahoma Botanical Garden and Arboretum | 102 | 51 | 78 | 26 | 53 |
| Babcock Park & Sports Complex | 100 | 36 | 91 | 8 | 34 |
| Hoyt Grove Park | 94 | 25 | 86 | 33 | 36 |
| Babcock Park & Sports Complex (Cow Creek) | 91 | 13 | 87 | 20 | 12 |
| Stillwater Creek Site 30 Reservoir (Cow Creek) | 82 | 33 | 60 | 22 | 23 |
| Whittenberg Park & Sports Complex | 76 | 49 | 43 | 11 | 53 |
| Stillwater Creek Site 30 Reservoir | 68 | 23 | 49 | 32 | 37 |
| Birding spot near Stillwater (Cow Creek) | 179 | 64 | 155 | 62 | 79 |
| Birding spot near Cushing | 177 | 48 | 147 | 79 | 115 |
| Birding spot near Stillwater (southeast) | 161 | 48 | 146 | 87 | 86 |
| Birding spot near Stillwater | 157 | 73 | 138 | 77 | 120 |
| Birding spot near Ripley | 125 | 11 | 120 | 26 | 8 |
| Birding spot near Stillwater (east) | 43 | 21 | 27 | 20 | 10 |