Birding spots · California

Best Birding Spots in Del Norte County, California

Lake Talawa leads Del Norte County's birding spots with 165 species reported, best in fall. 56 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
Lake Talawa	165	464	93	80	64	127
Yontocket Slough	152	331	102	84	42	88
Lake Earl Wildlife Area (Lake Talawa)	149	174	51	67	30	113
Pyramid Point	148	409	113	65	61	91
North Beach Fishing Access	144	466	66	66	83	106
Lake Talawa (Pelican Bay)	142	313	68	49	65	122
Beach Front Park	136	388	53	79	68	88
Lake Earl Wildlife Area	135	341	83	83	64	83
Flat Rock	130	701	68	75	78	92
Lake Earl (northwest)	122	96	14	24	25	107
Battery Point Island	113	375	53	63	65	62
Pelican Rock	108	150	43	65	65	53
Redwood National Park (Crescent Beach)	103	150	28	48	58	55
Lake Earl Wildlife Area (west)	102	108	58	65	56	30
Lake Earl	101	103	50	32	42	69
Beachfront Park	96	194	41	45	38	60
Yontocket Slough (northwest)	96	86	41	37	29	47
Elk Creek Wetlands Wildlife Area	94	90	50	22	24	73
Pebble Beach	93	218	44	58	50	32
Lake Earl Wildlife Area (west)	92	52	37	36	29	38
Lagoon Pond	91	160	35	45	57	44
Little Mill Creek	88	161	42	62	59	54
Dead Lake	85	117	47	52	33	53
Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park	84	321	20	44	56	36
Lake Earl Wildlife Area (Jordan Creek)	84	59	40	22	44	44
Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park (East Fork Mill Creek)	83	114	24	60	43	40
Tolowa Dunes State Park	82	61	36	11	33	24
Point Saint George	78	81	43	23	36	58
Lake Earl Wildlife Area (Pacific Shores)	77	59	12	21	32	50
Castle Rock National Wildlife Refuge	75	102	2	60	44	1
Redwood National Park (Richardson Creek)	74	89	39	49	38	20
Smith River Fishing Access	71	80	29	33	37	39
Redwood National Park (north)	69	86	9	36	39	14
Six Rivers National Forest (Peak Eight)	64	81	0	26	62	0
Smith River	61	86	57	0	0	40
Wilson Creek Beach	57	140	9	35	38	27
Krause Grove North	54	195	14	16	36	22
Redwood National Park (High Bluff)	53	78	3	22	33	25
Preston Island	48	81	16	29	19	14
Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park (Clarks Creek)	43	62	10	17	23	6
Ferrel Grove	39	100	11	18	30	14
Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park	37	120	0	14	32	20
Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park (Ferrel Grove)	28	111	4	10	16	14
Smith River, California Wild and Scenic River	25	56	0	10	10	1
Birding spot near Fort Dick (Tryon Corner)	158	493	76	120	100	125
Birding spot near Fort Dick	150	498	89	98	75	85
Birding spot near Klamath (Del Ponte Ridge)	138	244	54	110	85	108
Birding spot near Klamath	133	247	67	72	59	70
Birding spot near Smith River	112	108	86	34	0	70
Birding spot near Bertsch-Oceanview	111	741	63	90	56	70