Uncommon Birds in Oklahoma
Our list for Oklahoma has 81 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 11 residents, 10 summer visitors, 26 winter visitors and 34 passage migrants
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 81, most common first
Cattle EgretArdea ibisSummer visitorUncommon46–56 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Nashville WarblerLeiothlypis ruficapillaPassage migrantUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Upland SandpiperBartramia longicaudaPassage migrantUncommon28–32 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
Least FlycatcherEmpidonax minimusPassage migrantUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Forster's TernSterna forsteriResidentUncommon33–36 cmRecorded all year
Pine SiskinSpinus pinusWinter visitorUncommon11–14 cmRegularly Sep–May
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–May
Horned GrebePodiceps auritusWinter visitorUncommon31–38 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Common LoonGavia immerWinter visitorUncommon66–91 cmRegularly Oct–May
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesPassage migrantUncommon23–27 cmRegularly Mar–Oct
Vesper SparrowPooecetes gramineusWinter visitorUncommon13–17 cmRegularly Sep–May
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorWinter visitorUncommon52–58 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
Hairy WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus villosusResidentUncommon18–26 cmRecorded all year
Prothonotary WarblerProtonotaria citreaSummer visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Swamp SparrowMelospiza georgianaWinter visitorUncommon12–15 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdiiPassage migrantUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Mar–Oct
American AvocetRecurvirostra americanaSummer visitorUncommon43–51 cmRegularly Mar–Dec
Wood DuckAix sponsaResidentUncommon47–54 cmRecorded all year
Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavoResidentUncommon100–125 cmRecorded all year
Sandhill CraneAntigone canadensisWinter visitorUncommon80–122 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Black TernChlidonias nigerSummer visitorUncommon22–26 cmRegularly May–Sep
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorUncommon58–68 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
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