Great Salt Plains State Park
Oklahoma · Southwest
About This Location
Great Salt Plains State Park is a productive birding destination in Oklahoma, with 225 species recorded on eBird. This desert and chaparral habitat attracts Northern Shoveler, Gadwall, and American Wigeon among many others. The unique desert and riparian habitats support specialty species alongside wintering and migrating birds.
Location
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Live Bird Data
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Notable Sightings
Rare or unusual species spotted nearby in the last 14 days
Piping Plover
Charadrius melodus
Hudsonian Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus
Pileated Woodpecker
Dryocopus pileatus
Fish Crow
Corvus ossifragus
Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatus
White-rumped Sandpiper
Calidris fuscicollis
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle x Audubon's)
Setophaga coronata
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna autumnalis
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Mourning Dove
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
American White Pelican
Cliff Swallow
Greater Roadrunner
American Avocet
Killdeer
Ring-billed Gull
Turkey Vulture
Eastern Phoebe
American Crow
Carolina Wren
Eastern Bluebird
House Finch
Chipping Sparrow
Brown-headed Cowbird
Northern Cardinal
Blue-winged Teal
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Birding Tips
- 1
Start birding at dawn when desert birds are most active before the heat.
- 2
Check around water sources, which concentrate desert species.
- 3
Carry extra water and sun protection; mornings are the prime birding window.
Amenities
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