Birding spots · Alaska
Best Birding Spots in Chugach Census Area, Alaska
Middleton Island leads Chugach Census Area's birding spots with 119 species reported, best in fall. 20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middleton Island | 119 | 10 | 48 | 69 | 84 |
| Hartney Bay | 103 | 21 | 93 | 51 | 39 |
| Odiak Slough | 93 | 30 | 64 | 46 | 46 |
| Odiak Slough (APW Reservoir) | 88 | 18 | 66 | 37 | 30 |
| Three Mile Bay | 88 | 17 | 81 | 19 | 16 |
| Odiak Lagoon | 78 | 19 | 50 | 39 | 54 |
| Copper River Delta Critical Habitat Area | 69 | 3 | 62 | 25 | 10 |
| State Patented (Whittier Creek) | 66 | 14 | 44 | 38 | 13 |
| Orca | 53 | 20 | 34 | 33 | 13 |
| State Patented (northwest 3) | 48 | 0 | 43 | 12 | 1 |
| Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Heritage Area (southeast) | 48 | 6 | 43 | 16 | 4 |
| Odiak Slough (Cordova) | 48 | 17 | 24 | 17 | 25 |
| Solomon Gulch | 47 | 0 | 9 | 31 | 12 |
| Chugach-13 Roadless Area | 43 | 24 | 27 | 7 | 21 |
| Fleming Spit | 43 | 17 | 32 | 12 | 17 |
| Chugach-13 Roadless Area (southeast) | 35 | 0 | 29 | 17 | 3 |
| Birding spot near Valdez | 70 | 5 | 44 | 50 | 17 |
| Birding spot near Cordova | 42 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 19 |
| Birding spot near Valdez (northwest) | 38 | 0 | 25 | 27 | 2 |
| Birding spot near Valdez (west) | 29 | 0 | 12 | 23 | 3 |