Birding spots · Alabama

Best Birding Spots in Jefferson County, Alabama

Ruffner Mountain Nature Preserve leads Jefferson County's birding spots with 134 species reported, best in spring. 28 spots in the county have enough data to rank.

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	Species	Checklists	Winter	Spring	Summer	Fall
Ruffner Mountain Nature Preserve	134	815	54	121	72	116
Altadena Lake	120	529	71	88	65	88
Avondale Park	108	414	47	83	56	72
Birmingham Botanical Gardens	103	544	51	94	39	77
Aldridge Botanical Gardens	97	636	60	78	50	64
East Lake	93	335	63	68	48	57
Altamont	93	191	24	72	0	84
Edgewood Lake	86	312	49	66	31	44
Turkey Creek Nature Preserve	85	83	21	71	14	26
Railroad Park	81	438	27	57	37	48
Black Creek Ball Park	81	55	27	60	33	33
Hoover East Park	78	65	39	34	43	53
Zion City	72	70	38	51	6	44
The Narrows	69	140	43	41	23	30
Elder Street Nature	66	68	32	39	4	35
Roebuck/Hawkins (Don)	65	85	42	43	21	36
W C Patton	60	116	47	23	13	23
Star Lake Park	43	72	31	19	6	8
Birding spot near Hoover	126	993	52	116	58	82
Birding spot near Irondale	126	817	48	115	76	107
Birding spot near Hoover (Bailey Brook)	116	395	61	78	68	86
Birding spot near Homewood	108	220	47	84	48	88
Birding spot near Homewood (Cullom Place)	94	152	35	81	17	43
Birding spot near Irondale (Grants Mill)	80	118	3	66	37	39
Birding spot near Mountain Brook	76	149	52	63	37	32
Birding spot near Shoal Creek	71	97	44	40	22	34
Birding spot near Homewood (Crest)	63	52	31	49	11	8
Birding spot near Hoover (Rocky Ridge)	55	63	36	30	15	33