Birding spots · California

Best Birding Spots in Lake County, California

Clear Lake State Park leads Lake County's birding spots with 158 species reported, best in winter. 18 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
Clear Lake State Park	158	637	117	111	76	116
Rodman Slough County Park	147	208	90	94	77	89
Lakeside Park (Shirley Slough)	146	301	85	110	81	101
Clear Lake State Park (Old Kelsey Creek)	136	333	88	91	65	112
Anderson Flat	135	215	85	93	81	77
Rodman Slough	130	251	80	80	63	98
Kelsey Creek	100	63	36	12	44	75
Grizzly Canyon	93	118	32	74	43	40
Borax Lake	83	70	34	37	28	44
Adobe Reservoir	77	69	42	49	39	11
Austin Park	77	54	47	40	22	23
Blue Lakes	69	73	16	47	52	5
Lucerne Harbor County Park	63	98	38	31	26	27
Library Park	61	82	45	31	27	20
Boggs Lake Preserve	59	68	27	39	7	27
Stubbs Island	58	52	35	40	13	5
Davis Rest Area	56	59	27	24	7	30
Birding spot near Nice	116	116	44	70	73	71