Places Oklahoma City
Birds at Lake Hefner
A big lake in northwest Oklahoma City, with a trail along the shore.
People have shared 4,281 bird sightings within about 2 miles of here on iNaturalist. 94 of the birds on this site show up in them at least 3 times.
Birds to look for here 8
Compared with our other places, these birds turn up here more often.

Common Loon
Winter
- January: here
- February: here
- March: here
- April: here
- May: a few
- June: a few
- July: a few
- August: not here
- September: not here
- October: not here
- November: here
- December: here

Herring Gull
Winter
- January: here
- February: here
- March: a few
- April: a few
- May: not here
- June: not here
- July: not here
- August: not here
- September: a few
- October: here
- November: here
- December: here

Northern Pintail
Winter
- January: here
- February: here
- March: a few
- April: a few
- May: a few
- June: not here
- July: not here
- August: not here
- September: not here
- October: here
- November: here
- December: here

Horned Grebe
Winter
- January: here
- February: here
- March: here
- April: a few
- May: not here
- June: not here
- July: not here
- August: not here
- September: not here
- October: not here
- November: here
- December: here

Least Sandpiper
Passing through
- January: here
- February: a few
- March: not here
- April: here
- May: here
- June: not here
- July: a few
- August: here
- September: here
- October: here
- November: here
- December: a few

Red-breasted Merganser
Winter
- January: here
- February: here
- March: here
- April: here
- May: not here
- June: not here
- July: not here
- August: a few
- September: not here
- October: not here
- November: here
- December: here

Common Merganser
Winter
- January: here
- February: here
- March: here
- April: a few
- May: not here
- June: a few
- July: not here
- August: not here
- September: here
- October: not here
- November: here
- December: here

Redhead
Winter
- January: here
- February: here
- March: here
- April: a few
- May: a few
- June: a few
- July: a few
- August: not here
- September: a few
- October: here
- November: here
- December: here
More birds seen here 86
Most-seen first.

Ring-billed Gull
Winter
- January: here
- February: here
- March: here
- April: a few
- May: a few
- June: a few
- July: a few
- August: a few
- September: here
- October: here
- November: here
- December: here

American White Pelican
Winter
- January: here
- February: here
- March: here
- April: here
- May: a few
- June: a few
- July: a few
- August: a few
- September: here
- October: here
- November: here
- December: here

American Coot
Winter
- January: here
- February: here
- March: here
- April: here
- May: a few
- June: a few
- July: a few
- August: a few
- September: here
- October: here
- November: here
- December: here

Mallard
All year
- January: here
- February: here
- March: here
- April: here
- May: here
- June: here
- July: here
- August: here
- September: here
- October: here
- November: here
- December: here

Great Blue Heron
All year
- January: here
- February: here
- March: here
- April: here
- May: here
- June: here
- July: here
- August: here
- September: here
- October: here
- November: here
- December: here

Great Egret
Summer
- January: a few
- February: a few
- March: a few
- April: here
- May: here
- June: here
- July: here
- August: here
- September: here
- October: here
- November: a few
- December: a few

Pied-billed Grebe
Winter
- January: here
- February: here
- March: here
- April: here
- May: a few
- June: not here
- July: not here
- August: not here
- September: here
- October: here
- November: here
- December: here

Double-crested Cormorant
Winter
- January: here
- February: here
- March: here
- April: here
- May: a few
- June: a few
- July: a few
- August: a few
- September: a few
- October: here
- November: here
- December: here

Canada Goose
All year
- January: here
- February: here
- March: here
- April: here
- May: here
- June: here
- July: here
- August: here
- September: here
- October: here
- November: here
- December: here

Franklin's Gull
Passing through
- January: a few
- February: a few
- March: a few
- April: here
- May: here
- June: a few
- July: a few
- August: a few
- September: here
- October: here
- November: here
- December: a few

Eastern Kingbird
Summer
- January: not here
- February: not here
- March: not here
- April: here
- May: here
- June: here
- July: here
- August: here
- September: here
- October: not here
- November: a few
- December: not here

Bufflehead
Winter
- January: here
- February: here
- March: here
- April: a few
- May: not here
- June: not here
- July: not here
- August: not here
- September: not here
- October: not here
- November: here
- December: here

Black-crowned Night Heron
Summer
- January: here
- February: here
- March: a few
- April: here
- May: here
- June: here
- July: here
- August: here
- September: here
- October: a few
- November: here
- December: a few

Killdeer
All year
- January: here
- February: here
- March: here
- April: here
- May: here
- June: here
- July: here
- August: here
- September: here
- October: here
- November: here
- December: here

Osprey
Passing through
- January: not here
- February: not here
- March: a few
- April: here
- May: a few
- June: a few
- July: not here
- August: not here
- September: here
- October: here
- November: a few
- December: not here

Great-tailed Grackle
All year
- January: here
- February: here
- March: here
- April: here
- May: here
- June: here
- July: here
- August: here
- September: here
- October: here
- November: here
- December: here

Lesser Scaup
Winter
- January: here
- February: here
- March: here
- April: a few
- May: not here
- June: not here
- July: a few
- August: not here
- September: not here
- October: not here
- November: here
- December: here

Forster's Tern
Winter
- January: here
- February: a few
- March: a few
- April: here
- May: here
- June: not here
- July: here
- August: here
- September: here
- October: here
- November: here
- December: here

Bonaparte's Gull
Winter
- January: here
- February: here
- March: a few
- April: a few
- May: not here
- June: not here
- July: not here
- August: not here
- September: not here
- October: a few
- November: here
- December: here

Blue-winged Teal
Passing through
- January: not here
- February: a few
- March: here
- April: here
- May: a few
- June: a few
- July: not here
- August: a few
- September: here
- October: here
- November: a few
- December: a few

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Summer
- January: not here
- February: a few
- March: a few
- April: here
- May: here
- June: here
- July: here
- August: here
- September: here
- October: here
- November: a few
- December: not here

Red-winged Blackbird
All year
- January: here
- February: here
- March: here
- April: here
- May: here
- June: here
- July: here
- August: here
- September: here
- October: here
- November: here
- December: here

Northern Shoveler
Winter
- January: here
- February: here
- March: here
- April: here
- May: a few
- June: not here
- July: not here
- August: not here
- September: a few
- October: here
- November: here
- December: here

Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Summer
- January: not here
- February: not here
- March: a few
- April: here
- May: here
- June: here
- July: here
- August: here
- September: here
- October: a few
- November: not here
- December: not here

Gadwall
Winter
- January: here
- February: here
- March: here
- April: a few
- May: a few
- June: not here
- July: a few
- August: a few
- September: not here
- October: a few
- November: here
- December: here

Hooded Merganser
Winter
- January: here
- February: here
- March: a few
- April: a few
- May: not here
- June: not here
- July: not here
- August: not here
- September: not here
- October: a few
- November: here
- December: here

Common Goldeneye
Winter
- January: here
- February: here
- March: here
- April: a few
- May: not here
- June: not here
- July: not here
- August: not here
- September: not here
- October: not here
- November: a few
- December: here

American Robin
All year
- January: here
- February: here
- March: here
- April: here
- May: here
- June: here
- July: here
- August: here
- September: here
- October: here
- November: here
- December: here

European Starling
All year
- January: here
- February: here
- March: here
- April: here
- May: here
- June: here
- July: here
- August: here
- September: here
- October: here
- November: here
- December: here

Snowy Egret
Summer
- January: a few
- February: not here
- March: a few
- April: here
- May: here
- June: here
- July: here
- August: here
- September: here
- October: here
- November: not here
- December: not here

Belted Kingfisher
All year
- January: here
- February: here
- March: here
- April: here
- May: here
- June: here
- July: here
- August: here
- September: here
- October: here
- November: here
- December: here

Red-shouldered Hawk
All year
- January: here
- February: here
- March: here
- April: here
- May: here
- June: here
- July: here
- August: here
- September: here
- October: here
- November: here
- December: here

Northern Flicker
All year
- January: here
- February: here
- March: here
- April: here
- May: here
- June: here
- July: here
- August: here
- September: here
- October: here
- November: here
- December: here

Eurasian Collared-Dove
All year
- January: here
- February: here
- March: here
- April: here
- May: here
- June: here
- July: here
- August: here
- September: here
- October: here
- November: here
- December: here

Northern Cardinal
All year
- January: here
- February: here
- March: here
- April: here
- May: here
- June: here
- July: here
- August: here
- September: here
- October: here
- November: here
- December: here

American Crow
All year
- January: here
- February: here
- March: here
- April: here
- May: here
- June: here
- July: here
- August: here
- September: here
- October: here
- November: here
- December: here

Ruddy Duck
Winter
- January: here
- February: here
- March: here
- April: here
- May: a few
- June: not here
- July: not here
- August: not here
- September: not here
- October: not here
- November: here
- December: here

House Sparrow
All year
- January: here
- February: here
- March: here
- April: here
- May: here
- June: here
- July: here
- August: here
- September: here
- October: here
- November: here
- December: here

Mississippi Kite
Summer
- January: not here
- February: a few
- March: a few
- April: a few
- May: here
- June: here
- July: here
- August: here
- September: here
- October: not here
- November: not here
- December: not here

Canvasback
Winter
- January: here
- February: here
- March: a few
- April: not here
- May: not here
- June: not here
- July: not here
- August: not here
- September: not here
- October: not here
- November: here
- December: here

Red-tailed Hawk
All year
- January: here
- February: here
- March: here
- April: here
- May: here
- June: here
- July: here
- August: here
- September: here
- October: here
- November: here
- December: here

Turkey Vulture
Summer
- January: a few
- February: here
- March: here
- April: here
- May: here
- June: here
- July: here
- August: here
- September: here
- October: here
- November: a few
- December: a few

Yellow-rumped Warbler
Winter
- January: here
- February: here
- March: here
- April: here
- May: a few
- June: not here
- July: a few
- August: a few
- September: a few
- October: here
- November: here
- December: here

Green Heron
Summer
- January: not here
- February: not here
- March: not here
- April: a few
- May: here
- June: here
- July: here
- August: here
- September: here
- October: a few
- November: a few
- December: not here

Downy Woodpecker
All year
- January: here
- February: here
- March: here
- April: here
- May: here
- June: here
- July: here
- August: here
- September: here
- October: here
- November: here
- December: here

American Kestrel
All year
- January: here
- February: here
- March: here
- April: here
- May: here
- June: here
- July: here
- August: here
- September: here
- October: here
- November: here
- December: here

Cooper's Hawk
All year
- January: here
- February: here
- March: here
- April: here
- May: here
- June: here
- July: here
- August: here
- September: here
- October: here
- November: here
- December: here

Blue Jay
All year
- January: here
- February: here
- March: here
- April: here
- May: here
- June: here
- July: here
- August: here
- September: here
- October: here
- November: here
- December: here

Mourning Dove
All year
- January: here
- February: here
- March: here
- April: here
- May: here
- June: here
- July: here
- August: here
- September: here
- October: here
- November: here
- December: here

Spotted Sandpiper
Passing through
- January: not here
- February: a few
- March: not here
- April: here
- May: here
- June: not here
- July: here
- August: here
- September: here
- October: a few
- November: a few
- December: a few

Baltimore Oriole
Passing through
- January: not here
- February: not here
- March: not here
- April: here
- May: here
- June: here
- July: a few
- August: here
- September: here
- October: a few
- November: a few
- December: not here

Brown-headed Cowbird
Summer
- January: a few
- February: a few
- March: here
- April: here
- May: here
- June: here
- July: here
- August: a few
- September: a few
- October: a few
- November: a few
- December: a few

Common Grackle
All year
- January: here
- February: here
- March: here
- April: here
- May: here
- June: here
- July: here
- August: a few
- September: a few
- October: a few
- November: here
- December: here

Song Sparrow
Winter
- January: here
- February: here
- March: here
- April: here
- May: not here
- June: not here
- July: not here
- August: not here
- September: not here
- October: here
- November: here
- December: here

Bald Eagle
Winter
- January: here
- February: here
- March: here
- April: here
- May: here
- June: a few
- July: a few
- August: a few
- September: a few
- October: here
- November: here
- December: here

Ring-necked Duck
Winter
- January: here
- February: here
- March: here
- April: a few
- May: a few
- June: not here
- July: a few
- August: not here
- September: not here
- October: not here
- November: here
- December: here

Greater Yellowlegs
All year
- January: here
- February: here
- March: here
- April: here
- May: here
- June: not here
- July: not here
- August: here
- September: here
- October: here
- November: here
- December: here

Great Crested Flycatcher
Summer
- January: not here
- February: not here
- March: not here
- April: here
- May: here
- June: here
- July: here
- August: here
- September: here
- October: not here
- November: not here
- December: not here

Western Kingbird
Summer
- January: not here
- February: not here
- March: not here
- April: here
- May: here
- June: here
- July: here
- August: a few
- September: not here
- October: not here
- November: not here
- December: not here

Brown Thrasher
Summer
- January: a few
- February: a few
- March: here
- April: here
- May: here
- June: here
- July: here
- August: here
- September: here
- October: here
- November: a few
- December: a few

Northern Mockingbird
All year
- January: here
- February: here
- March: here
- April: here
- May: here
- June: here
- July: here
- August: here
- September: here
- October: here
- November: here
- December: here

Harris's Sparrow
Winter
- January: here
- February: here
- March: here
- April: here
- May: a few
- June: not here
- July: not here
- August: not here
- September: not here
- October: a few
- November: here
- December: here

Eastern Phoebe
All year
- January: here
- February: here
- March: here
- April: here
- May: here
- June: here
- July: here
- August: here
- September: here
- October: here
- November: here
- December: here

Barn Swallow
Summer
- January: not here
- February: not here
- March: a few
- April: here
- May: here
- June: here
- July: here
- August: here
- September: a few
- October: a few
- November: not here
- December: not here

Carolina Wren
All year
- January: here
- February: here
- March: here
- April: here
- May: here
- June: here
- July: here
- August: here
- September: here
- October: here
- November: here
- December: here

American Goldfinch
All year
- January: here
- February: here
- March: here
- April: here
- May: here
- June: here
- July: here
- August: here
- September: here
- October: here
- November: here
- December: here

Cattle Egret
Summer
- January: not here
- February: a few
- March: here
- April: here
- May: here
- June: here
- July: here
- August: here
- September: here
- October: here
- November: not here
- December: not here

Cliff Swallow
Summer
- January: not here
- February: a few
- March: a few
- April: here
- May: here
- June: here
- July: here
- August: a few
- September: not here
- October: a few
- November: a few
- December: not here

Carolina Chickadee
All year
- January: here
- February: here
- March: here
- April: here
- May: here
- June: here
- July: here
- August: here
- September: here
- October: here
- November: here
- December: here

Eastern Bluebird
All year
- January: here
- February: here
- March: here
- April: here
- May: here
- June: here
- July: here
- August: here
- September: here
- October: here
- November: here
- December: here

House Finch
All year
- January: here
- February: here
- March: here
- April: here
- May: here
- June: here
- July: here
- August: here
- September: here
- October: here
- November: here
- December: here

White-winged Dove
All year
- January: here
- February: here
- March: here
- April: here
- May: here
- June: here
- July: here
- August: here
- September: here
- October: here
- November: here
- December: here

Cedar Waxwing
Winter
- January: here
- February: here
- March: here
- April: here
- May: here
- June: a few
- July: not here
- August: not here
- September: not here
- October: not here
- November: here
- December: here

Chipping Sparrow
Passing through
- January: here
- February: a few
- March: here
- April: here
- May: here
- June: not here
- July: not here
- August: not here
- September: a few
- October: here
- November: here
- December: a few

Dark-eyed Junco
Winter
- January: here
- February: here
- March: here
- April: a few
- May: not here
- June: a few
- July: a few
- August: not here
- September: not here
- October: a few
- November: here
- December: here

Orange-crowned Warbler
Passing through
- January: a few
- February: a few
- March: a few
- April: here
- May: here
- June: not here
- July: not here
- August: not here
- September: a few
- October: here
- November: a few
- December: not here

Yellow Warbler
Passing through
- January: not here
- February: not here
- March: not here
- April: a few
- May: here
- June: not here
- July: not here
- August: here
- September: here
- October: a few
- November: not here
- December: not here

Little Blue Heron
Summer
- January: not here
- February: not here
- March: not here
- April: here
- May: here
- June: here
- July: here
- August: here
- September: here
- October: a few
- November: not here
- December: not here

Sharp-shinned Hawk
Winter
- January: here
- February: here
- March: here
- April: a few
- May: not here
- June: not here
- July: not here
- August: not here
- September: not here
- October: here
- November: here
- December: here

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Summer
- January: a few
- February: not here
- March: here
- April: here
- May: here
- June: here
- July: here
- August: here
- September: here
- October: a few
- November: a few
- December: a few

Eastern Meadowlark
All year
- January: here
- February: here
- March: here
- April: here
- May: here
- June: here
- July: here
- August: here
- September: here
- October: here
- November: here
- December: here

Red-bellied Woodpecker
All year
- January: here
- February: here
- March: here
- April: here
- May: here
- June: here
- July: here
- August: here
- September: here
- October: here
- November: here
- December: here

Tufted Titmouse
All year
- January: here
- February: here
- March: here
- April: here
- May: here
- June: here
- July: here
- August: here
- September: here
- October: here
- November: here
- December: here

Field Sparrow
All year
- January: here
- February: here
- March: here
- April: here
- May: here
- June: here
- July: here
- August: here
- September: here
- October: here
- November: here
- December: here

Savannah Sparrow
Winter
- January: here
- February: here
- March: here
- April: here
- May: here
- June: not here
- July: not here
- August: not here
- September: a few
- October: here
- November: here
- December: here

Painted Bunting
Summer
- January: not here
- February: not here
- March: not here
- April: a few
- May: here
- June: here
- July: here
- August: here
- September: a few
- October: a few
- November: not here
- December: not here