Rare Birds in Oklahoma
Our list for Oklahoma has 48 rare birds recorded regularly there: 13 residents, 2 summer visitors, 11 winter visitors, 16 passage migrants and 6 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Oklahoma in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 48, most common first
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaPassage migrantRare27–30 cmRegularly Apr–Nov
Willow FlycatcherEmpidonax trailliiPassage migrantRare13–17 cmRegularly May–Sep
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentRare50–90 cmRecorded all year
SanderlingCalidris albaPassage migrantRare18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Trumpeter SwanCygnus buccinatorWinter visitorRare139–157 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Tundra SwanCygnus columbianusWinter visitorRare120–150 cmRegularly Nov–Feb
Philadelphia VireoVireo philadelphicusPassage migrantRare11–13 cmRegularly May–Sep
Chestnut-sided WarblerSetophaga pensylvanicaPassage migrantRare10–14 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
American BitternBotaurus lentiginosusSummer visitorRare58–85 cmRegularly Mar–Nov
Swan GooseAnser cygnoidesResidentRare81–94 cmRecorded all year
Common TernSterna hirundoPassage migrantRare31–35 cmRegularly Sep–Oct
Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillataWinter visitorRare48–60 cmRegularly Nov–Feb
Arctic TernSterna paradisaeaScarceRare33–39 cm
Eastern Screech-owlMegascops asioResidentRare16–25 cmRecorded all year
Pacific LoonGavia pacificaWinter visitorRare58–74 cmRegularly Nov–Feb
Golden EagleAquila chrysaetosWinter visitorRare66–102 cmRecorded all year
Iceland GullLarus glaucoidesWinter visitorRare52–60 cmRegularly Nov–Feb
Scarlet TanagerPiranga olivaceaSummer visitorRare16–19 cmRegularly Apr–Aug
DunlinCalidris alpinaWinter visitorRare16–22 cmRegularly Oct–May
Virginia RailRallus limicolaWinter visitorRare20–27 cmRegularly Sep–May
Gray-cheeked ThrushCatharus minimusPassage migrantRare16–17 cmRegularly Apr–May
Golden-fronted WoodpeckerMelanerpes aurifronsResidentRare21–26 cmRegularly Sep–Jul
Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatusPassage migrantRare18–19 cmRegularly May–Oct
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made