Birding spots

Best Birding Spots in Alabama

By species reported, the top birding spots in Alabama are Village Point, Swan Creek Wildlife Management Area, and Dauphin Island Audubon Bird Sanctuary. Village Point has the longest list (251 species), and its best season is fall.

Species counts are birds reported at least three times in that season at that spot, 2016–2025. Busy spots list more species simply because more people look, so compare the checklist counts. Spot names come from public map data and hotspot listings.

Spot	County	Species	Checklists	Winter	Spring	Summer	Fall
Village Point	Baldwin County	251	3,600	145	191	132	222
Swan Creek Wildlife Management Area	Limestone County	235	696	124	219	105	181
Dauphin Island Audubon Bird Sanctuary	Mobile County	229	2,692	102	204	66	151
Buckeye Pond	Madison County	224	892	120	192	117	162
Shell Mound Park	Mobile County	216	4,716	74	187	51	168
Coronado Cove	Mobile County	212	383	85	184	57	122
Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge (Piney Creek)	Limestone County	210	262	102	176	48	107
Meaher State Park	Baldwin County	198	1,299	130	135	92	140
Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge	Limestone County	197	902	127	104	44	168
Beulah Bay	Limestone County	195	373	103	150	62	137
Walter F. George Recreation Area (Cowikee Creek)	Barbour County	194	357	116	150	113	131
Bayou Aloe	Mobile County	190	2,065	84	171	54	111
Flint Creek Island	Morgan County	179	2,196	125	125	65	132
Gator Lake	Baldwin County	178	608	92	137	54	99
Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge (Whiteside)	Limestone County	176	757	113	132	65	148
Pelican Point	Mobile County	176	648	48	132	24	105
Limestone Park	Shelby County	175	3,008	98	148	101	136
Walter F. George Recreation Area	Barbour County	174	358	113	135	80	128
Choccolocco Park	Calhoun County	171	1,073	80	127	83	119
Dauphin Island Public Beach	Mobile County	171	1,054	85	133	76	115
Johnson Lake	Colbert County	171	895	65	124	129	91
5 Rivers Delta Resource Center	Baldwin County	170	1,050	96	135	73	123
Shelby Lakes	Baldwin County	167	1,533	104	114	57	103
Engineering Farm Pond	Lee County	161	473	72	88	103	119
Bayou Second	Mobile County	160	547	50	143	19	70
Wheeler Reservoir Retained Land	Lawrence County	156	841	90	101	93	103
Wheeler Reservoir Retained Land (Baptizing Branch)	Limestone County	154	333	56	126	83	113
Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge (east)	Limestone County	154	305	96	108	35	88
Joseph N Langan Park	Mobile County	149	590	102	106	68	106
Jackson County Waterfowl Area and Refuge	Jackson County	149	352	106	87	69	110

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