Oklahoma City sprawls across the cross-timbers, where scrubby post oak forest meets tallgrass prairie. Scissor-tailed flycatchers, the state bird, perch on the wires all summer, northern mockingbirds and eastern cottontails hold the yards, and the Oklahoma River and Lake Hefner draw pelicans, gulls, and wintering waterfowl. Nine-banded armadillos root through the flowerbeds, and the wildlife refuge on the north edge keeps a herd of bison.
Everything below is pulled live from recent research-grade observations near Oklahoma City. Browse by group, explore the map, and identify what you find with Huck.
29,392
recent observations
30
species listed
14
insects & arthropods
7
birds
6
plants
Naturalists have logged 29,392 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species near Oklahoma City. The most frequently seen is the Monarch, with 1,980 recorded sightings.
Insects & Arthropods account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (14 of the species listed here), followed by birds (7).