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Best Birding Spots in Madison County, Alabama
Buckeye Pond leads Madison County's birding spots with 224 species reported, best in spring. 26 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 | Winter | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buckeye Pond | 224 | 120 | 192 | 117 | 162 |
| J.D. & Annie S. Hays Nature Preserve | 148 | 71 | 129 | 86 | 113 |
| Monte Sano State Park | 134 | 30 | 124 | 89 | 112 |
| Brahan Spring Park | 130 | 73 | 95 | 72 | 73 |
| Goldsmith-Schiffman Wildlife Sanctuary | 118 | 59 | 94 | 51 | 62 |
| Creekwood Park | 104 | 49 | 84 | 24 | 60 |
| Madison County Public Fishing Lake | 89 | 16 | 66 | 57 | 32 |
| Bethel Spring | 86 | 37 | 63 | 28 | 52 |
| Ditto Landing | 81 | 44 | 64 | 23 | 44 |
| Monte Sano Nature Preserve | 70 | 8 | 58 | 24 | 18 |
| Wade Mountain Preserve | 65 | 5 | 48 | 29 | 21 |
| Weyler Lake | 59 | 27 | 38 | 22 | 26 |
| Madison County Nature Trail | 54 | 8 | 39 | 13 | 21 |
| Stoneridge Park | 52 | 13 | 41 | 17 | 7 |
| Jones Farm Park | 48 | 18 | 25 | 30 | 21 |
| Big Spring Park | 46 | 27 | 31 | 24 | 17 |
| John Hunt Park | 45 | 17 | 22 | 14 | 19 |
| Birding spot near Hazel Green | 207 | 106 | 175 | 101 | 157 |
| Birding spot near Moores Mill | 133 | 40 | 113 | 83 | 118 |
| Birding spot near Harvest | 109 | 48 | 68 | 50 | 70 |
| Birding spot near Huntsville (Skyline Acres) | 109 | 50 | 99 | 32 | 44 |
| Birding spot near Redstone Arsenal | 99 | 50 | 78 | 49 | 50 |
| Birding spot near Owens Cross Roads | 93 | 47 | 62 | 36 | 53 |
| Birding spot near Redstone Arsenal (Whitesburg Estates) | 81 | 37 | 41 | 51 | 47 |
| Birding spot near Huntsville | 70 | 53 | 46 | 28 | 43 |
| Birding spot near Huntsville (west) | 62 | 46 | 38 | 21 | 24 |