Birding spots · Alaska

Best Birding Spots in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska

Creamer's Field leads Fairbanks North Star Borough's birding spots with 126 species reported, best in spring. 33 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
Creamer's Field	126	2,118	10	107	95	60
Chena Lake	109	307	5	86	72	44
Smith Lake	95	412	5	69	75	42
Creamer's Field (north)	80	315	2	60	66	25
Creamer's Field (Graehl)	70	217	3	38	47	31
Smith Lake (Happy Creek)	65	274	0	62	14	7
Creamer's Field (east)	64	169	6	47	45	18
Creamer's Field (Lemeta)	57	284	0	48	29	9
Creamer's Field (Jussila Creek)	56	71	1	37	37	21
Chena Riverfront Park	53	518	17	45	20	19
State Patented (Murphy Dome)	52	163	4	24	34	20
Bear Lake (Hidden Lake)	50	54	0	25	43	0
Creamer's Field (southeast)	47	72	3	27	35	12
Cora Creek	42	94	0	9	41	0
Smith Lake (Troth Yeddha’)	38	131	2	20	19	17
Chena Hot Springs	34	96	5	20	22	14
Noyes Slough	34	57	0	11	28	8
Pioneer Park	32	74	8	17	21	8
Smith Lake (Ballaine Lake)	29	90	6	13	17	12
Bear Lake (French Creek)	29	50	0	11	24	0
Birding spot near South Van Horn	138	1,806	13	126	99	51
Birding spot near South Van Horn (northwest)	100	670	0	88	44	31
Birding spot near South Van Horn (northwest 2)	96	266	0	81	58	34
Birding spot near Goldstream	88	850	3	73	70	25
Birding spot near South Van Horn (Broadmoor)	79	613	0	70	52	29
Birding spot near Fairbanks (south)	72	242	7	47	47	38
Birding spot near Fairbanks	70	244	4	57	50	26
Birding spot near Moose Creek	58	74	0	54	10	0
Birding spot near Eielson AFB	56	52	0	44	35	0
Birding spot near Moose Creek (French Creek)	55	54	0	45	38	0
Birding spot near South Van Horn (northwest 3)	51	52	0	51	0	0
Birding spot near College	40	93	0	17	32	7
Birding spot near Fairbanks (Slaterville)	35	84	2	16	29	7