Birding spots · Alaska
Best Birding Spots in Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska
Radenbough Cove leads Ketchikan Gateway Borough's birding spots with 139 species reported, best in spring. 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radenbough Cove | 139 | 74 | 104 | 67 | 84 |
| Ward Lake | 89 | 35 | 76 | 45 | 51 |
| Mountain Point | 76 | 12 | 68 | 14 | 40 |
| Herring Bay | 75 | 23 | 50 | 35 | 33 |
| Rotary Beach Playground | 74 | 25 | 55 | 30 | 43 |
| Bolles Ledge | 62 | 23 | 16 | 28 | 22 |
| Radenbough Cove (Ketchikan) | 60 | 0 | 44 | 43 | 37 |
| Totem Bight State Historical Park | 57 | 0 | 30 | 36 | 17 |
| Mud Bay (Totem Bight) | 57 | 5 | 30 | 39 | 5 |
| Lunch Creek | 46 | 0 | 35 | 28 | 4 |
| Idaho Rock | 40 | 0 | 12 | 22 | 28 |
| Radenbough Cove (Ketchikan Creek) | 37 | 6 | 18 | 26 | 12 |
| Birding spot near Ketchikan | 107 | 25 | 84 | 48 | 33 |
| Birding spot near Ketchikan (Survey Point) | 45 | 0 | 31 | 17 | 25 |