Birding spots · Alabama

Best Birding Spots in Shelby County, Alabama

Limestone Park leads Shelby County's birding spots with 175 species reported, best in spring. 16 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
Limestone Park	175	3,008	98	148	101	136
Lake Purdy	135	437	62	78	71	93
Double Oak Lake	126	329	55	105	67	89
Ebenezer Swamp Ecological Preserve	125	827	64	111	76	79
Eco Park at University Lake	119	233	54	68	47	100
Buck Creek Park	101	291	57	76	52	66
Wilborn Lake	100	145	45	77	54	71
Cahaba River - Shelby County Park	98	142	31	85	61	49
Acton Lake	92	208	40	68	56	52
Salter Lake	91	380	45	59	39	41
Veterans Park	62	115	31	51	34	16
Double Oak Lake (Johnson Mountain)	62	114	26	44	34	19
Inverness Nature Park and Trails	61	64	38	41	1	33
Birding spot near Montevallo	130	605	56	105	60	104
Birding spot near Alabaster	107	506	51	78	65	65
Birding spot near Fayetteville	72	81	51	32	12	38