Migration brings in a wide variety of warblers, flycatchers, thrushes and sparrows.
The small prairie on the east side of the lake is home to number of prairie wildflowers and butterflies. Keystone Lake near Tulsa is well known for its large concentration of Bald Eagles, gulls, and waterfowl in the winter. Besides the common species such as Franklin's, Ring-billed, and Bonaparte's, the gull flocks regularly include Herring and Glaucous. Other rarities have included Thayer's, Common Black-headed, Little, Hermann's and Laughing Gulls. The Bald Eagles can often be found roosting in the trees along the river below the dam.