Wildlife at Optima National Wildlife Refuge

Optima National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma is a US national wildlife refuge — which animals are recorded there, how likely you are to see each one, and the best season to visit. Live data from eBird and iNaturalist.

Birds regularly recorded nearby

• Mallard — reported on 100% of nearby checklists
• Burrowing Owl — reported on 100% of nearby checklists
• American Coot — reported on 100% of nearby checklists
• Red-winged Blackbird — reported on 100% of nearby checklists
• Mourning Dove — reported on 100% of nearby checklists
• House Finch — reported on 100% of nearby checklists
• Northern Harrier — reported on 100% of nearby checklists
• American Kestrel — reported on 100% of nearby checklists
• Great-tailed Grackle — reported on 100% of nearby checklists
• Eurasian Collared-dove — reported on 100% of nearby checklists
• Western Meadowlark — reported on 100% of nearby checklists
• European Starling — reported on 100% of nearby checklists
• Rock Pigeon — reported on 100% of nearby checklists
• Common Grackle — reported on 100% of nearby checklists
• Western Kingbird — reported on 100% of nearby checklists
• Horned Lark — reported on 100% of nearby checklists
• Northern Mockingbird — reported on 100% of nearby checklists
• House Sparrow — reported on 100% of nearby checklists
• Brown-headed Cowbird — reported on 100% of nearby checklists
• Mississippi Kite — reported on 100% of nearby checklists
• Cliff Swallow — reported on 100% of nearby checklists
• Common Nighthawk — reported on 100% of nearby checklists
• Dickcissel — reported on 100% of nearby checklists
• Killdeer — reported on 100% of nearby checklists
• Cassin's Sparrow — reported on 100% of nearby checklists

Percentages are the share of eBird checklists in the surrounding county reporting each species — a county-wide signal, not a park-level guarantee.

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