Birding enthusiasts flock to Edmond's J.L. Mitch Park

Joe LaFleur, producer of the DVD “Better Bird-watching in the Southwest,” lists these birds as common to the Oklahoma City metro area:

Winter: Dark-eyed junco and white-crowned sparrow, often seen at yard feeders; cedar waxwings, often seen at birdbaths; green-winged teal, hawks and eagles, found at lakes and rivers.

Year-round: Yard feeder birds such as northern cardinal, white-breasted nuthatch, American goldfinch, mourning dove, red-winged blackbird, northern mockingbird, great blue heron, red-tailed hawk, great horned owl.

Spring and fall migrants: Wilson's warbler, and shorebirds such as greater yellowlegs.

Summer: Indigo bunting, often seen at feeders.

Wild Birds Unlimited lists these birds as common to Oklahoma: Northern cardinal, black-capped chickadee, red-tailed hawk, osprey, peregrine falcon, American robin, black phoebe, blue jay, mourning dove, northern mockingbird, Baltimore oriole, western scrub-jay, cedar waxwing, American goldfinch, Eastern bluebird, American crow.

Note: Oklahoma's official state bird, the scissor-tailed flycatcher, is seen in the summer, and migrates to Mexico and Central America in winter.