SequoyahState Park

Birding GuideEastern Whip-poor-will X X

Chimney Swift X X X

Yellow-billed Cuckoo X X X

We hope that you have a wonderful bird walk at Sequoyah State Park!

Songbirds (continued)

SpeciesSpring Summer Fall Winter

Most Likely Season(s)of Occurrence Species

Spring Summer Fall Winter

Most Likely Season(s)of Occurrence

SpeciesSpring Summer Fall Winter

Most Likely Season(s)of OccurrenceNorthern Bobwhite Quail X X X X

Wild Turkey X X X X

American Woodcock X X X X

Killdeer X X X X

Greater Roadrunner X X X X

Sandhill Crane X X

Mourning Dove X X X X

Eurasian Collared-Dove X X X X

Rock Pigeon X X X X

Cattle Egret X X X

Red-tailed Hawk X X X X

Red-shouldered Hawk X X X X

Cooper’s Hawk X X X X

American Kestrel X X X X

Eastern Screech-Owl X X X X

Great Horned Owl X X X X

Barred Owl X X X X

Barn Owl X X X X

Black Vulture X X X X

Turkey Vulture X X X X

Bald Eagle X X X

Osprey X X X

Broad-winged Hawk X X

Rough-legged Hawk X X X

Swainson’s Hawk X X X

Northern Harrier X X X

Sharp-shinned Hawk X X X

Mississippi Kite X X

Merlin X X

Peregrine Falcon X X X

Prairie Falcon X X

Golden Eagle X X X

American Bittern X X X

Great Blue Heron X X X X

Great Egret X X X

Snowy Egret X X X

Little Blue Heron X X X

Green Heron X X X

Black-crowned Night-Heron X X X

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron X X

White-faced Ibis X X

King Rail X X X

Virginia Rail X X

Sora X X XCanada Goose X X X X

Wood Duck X X X X

Gadwall X X X X

American Wigeon X X X X

Mallard X X X X

Northern Shoveler X X X X

Pied-billed Grebe X X X X

Horned Grebe X X X X

Double-crested Cormorant X X X X

American Coot X X X X

American White Pelican X X X

Greater White-fronted Goose X X X

Snow Goose X X X

Ross’s Goose X X X

Cackling Goose X X X

Blue-winged Teal X X X

Northern Pintail X X X

Green-winged Teal X X X

Canvasback X X X

Redhead X X X

Ring-necked Duck X X X

Lesser Scaup X X X

Bufflehead X X X

Common Goldeneye X X X

Hooded Merganser X X X

Common Merganser X X X

Red-breasted Merganser X X X

Ruddy Duck X X

Common Loon X X X

Eared Grebe X X X

Bonaparte’s Gull X X X

Franklin’s Gull X X

Ring-billed Gull X X X X

Herring Gull X X X

Least Tern X X

Caspian Tern X X

Black Tern X X

Foster’s Tern X X

Upland Birds & Game Birds

Water Birds

Crows

Shorebirds

Raptors

Wading Birds

Wading Birds (continued)

American Avocet X X X

Black-bellied Plover X X

American Golden Plover X X

Semipalmated Plover X X

Spotted Sandpiper X X X

Solitary Sandpiper X X

Greater Yellowlegs X X X

Lesser Yellowlegs X X X

Willet X X

Upland Sandpiper X X

Whimbrel X

Stilt Sandpiper X X X

Baird’s Sandpiper X X X

Least Sandpiper X X X

Buff-breasted Sandpiper X X

Pectoral Sandpiper X X X

Semipalmated Sandpiper X X X

Long-billed Dowitcher X X X

Wilson’s Phalarope X X

American Crow X X X X

Fish Crow X X X

EasternScreech-Owl

Ring-billed Gull

Long-billedDowitcher

Eastern Bluebird

Welcome to SequoyahState Park

Sequoyah State Park is a great place to observe birds throughout the year. This state park is a peninsula that is bounded by Fort Gibson Reservoir. Sequoyah State Park’s woodlands and meadows, along with its proximity to the lake, provide food and safety for many species of birds. During warm seasons, bluebirds and other year-round birds, as well as neotropical species like the scissortailed flycatcher, build nests and raise their young in this state park.

Bird species like the dark-eyed junco avoid Oklahoma’s hot summers as they raise their young in places that have a cooler summer climate. These “winter birds” return each fall and many species remain here until early spring.

Sequoyah State Park and the Fort Gibson Reservoir region are also important to migrating birds by providing these species with food and a place to rest during their long-distance travels.

We hope that this bird guide helps you to identify those birds you observe during your visit to Sequoyah State Park. A bird field guide, a pair of binoculars, and a sketch pad and pencil are also good things to have on your bird walk.

Western Kingbird X X

Eastern Kingbird X X

Eastern Wood-Pewee X X

White-eyed Vireo X X

Bell’s Vireo X X

Warbler Vireo X X

Philadelphia Vireo X X

Red-eyed Vireo X X

Purple Martin X X

Tree Swallow X X X

N. Rough-winged Swallow X X X

Bank Swallow X X X

Cliff Swallow X X X

Barn Swallow X X X

Red-breasted Nuthatch X X X

White-breasted Nuthatch X X X

Brown Creeper X X X

Winter Wren X X X

Sedge Wren X X X

Marsh Wren X X X

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher X X X

Golden-crowned Kinglet X X X

Ruby-crowned Kinglet X X X

Veery X

Gray-cheecked Thrush X

Swainson’s Thrush X X

Hermit Thrush X X X

Wood Thrush X X

Gray Catbird X X X

Cedar Waxwing X X X

American Pipit X X X

Sprague’s Pipit X X X

Ovenbird X X X

Louisiana Waterthrush X X

Northern Waterthrush X X

Black-and-white Warbler X X X

Tennessee Warbler X X

Orange-crowned Warbler X X

Nashville Warbler X X

Mourning Warbler X X

Kentucky Warbler X X

Common Yellowthroat X X X

Hooded Warbler X X

American Redstart X X

Northern Parula X X X

Magnolia Warbler X

Blackburnian Warbler X

Yellow Warbler X X

Blackpoll Warbler X

Yellow-rumped Warbler X X

Prairie Warbler X X

Black-throated Green Warbler

X X

Wilson’s Warbler X X

Yellow-breasted Chat X X

Spotted Towhee X X

Eastern Towhee X X

Clay-colored Sparrow X X

Vesper Sparrow X X

Lark Sparrow X X

Savannah Sparrow X X X

Grasshopper Sparrow X X X

Le Conte’s Sparrow X X X

Fox Sparrow X X X

Song Sparrow X X X

Lincoln’s Sparrow X X X

Swamp Sparrow X X X

White-throated Sparrow X X X

White-crowned Sparrow X X X

Harris’ Sparrow X X X

Dark-eyed Junco X X X

Indigo Bunting X X X

Painted Bunting X X X

Summer Tanager X X X

Scarlet Tanager X X

Rose-breasted Grosbeak X X

Blue Grosbeak X X

Dickcissel X X

Bobolink X X

Orchard Oriole X X

Baltimore Oriole X X

Purple Finch X X X

Pine Siskin X X X

Yellow-headed Blackbird X X

Rusty Blackbird X X X

Brewer’s Blackbird X X X

Ruby-throated Hummingbird X X X

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker X X X

Common Nighthawk X X X

Chuck-will’s widow X X

Eastern Bluebird X X X X

Northern Cardinal X X X X

Blue Jay X X X X

Northern Mockingbird X X X X

Brown Thrasher X X X X

Carolina Chickadee X X X X

Tufted Titmouse X X X X

Carolina Wren X X X X

Bewick’s Wren X X X X

House Wren X X X X

American Robin X X X X

European Starling X X X X

Field Sparrow X X X X

Rufous-crowned Sparrow X X X X

Chipping Sparrow X X X X

Red-winged Blackbird X X X X

Eastern Meadowlark X X X X

Common Grackle X X X X

Great-tailed Grackle X X X X

House Finch X X X X

American Goldfinch X X X X

House Sparrow X X X X

Eastern Phoebe X X X X

Pine Warbler X X X X

Horned Lark X X X X

Lark Bunting X X X X

Loggerhead Shrike X X X X

Red-bellied Woodpecker X X X X

Downy Woodpecker X X X X

Hairy Woodpecker X X X X

Red-headed Woodpecker X X X X

Northern Flicker X X X X

Pileated Woodpecker X X X X

Belted Kingfisher X X X X

Brown-headed Cowbird X X X X

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher X X X

Olive-sided Flycatcher X X

Acadian Flycatcher X X

Alder Flycatcher X X

Willow Flycatcher X X

Great Crested Flycatcher X X

Eastern Meadowlark

Carolina ChickadeeBlue Jay

TuftedTitmouse

White-breastedNuthatch

Songbirds

SpeciesSpring Summer Fall Winter

Most Likely Season(s)of Occurrence

Songbirds (continued)

SpeciesSpring Summer Fall Winter

Most Likely Season(s)of Occurrence

Songbirds (continued)

SpeciesSpring Summer Fall Winter

Most Likely Season(s)of Occurrence

NorthernFlicker