Birding spots · California

Best Birding Spots in Los Angeles County, California

Frank G Bonelli Regional Park leads Los Angeles County's birding spots with 266 species reported, best in fall. 693 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
Frank G Bonelli Regional Park	266	7,491	203	215	167	226
Malibu Lagoon State Beach	241	4,904	171	170	152	202
Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Reserve	236	5,230	167	190	148	186
Ken Malloy Harbor Regional Park	234	3,462	150	182	139	189
Peck Road Park	234	3,102	163	179	143	204
Piute Ponds	234	1,269	128	187	152	189
Madrona Marsh Preserve	217	4,699	135	172	119	177
Frank G Bonelli Regional Park (Live Oak Wash)	216	1,632	160	171	111	166
Ballona Wetlands Ecological Reserve	214	4,108	155	173	139	161
Santa Fe Dam Recreation Area	212	1,659	153	163	96	185
Hansen Dam Recreation Area	210	2,011	147	171	124	172
Hahamongna Watershed Park	208	3,505	142	166	116	139
Colorado Lagoon Park	207	2,836	133	144	97	171
Ballona Creek Trail and Bike Path	205	2,125	152	159	123	160
Apollo Community Regional Park	200	2,308	106	168	104	147
Frank G Bonelli Regional Park (Puddingstone Reservoir)	195	1,034	139	148	96	152
Legg Lake	194	1,482	148	142	106	154
Castaic Lagoon	190	606	146	143	74	135
Griffith Park	188	2,463	130	133	104	160
Quail Lake	187	917	131	149	85	128
Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden	178	3,169	127	150	101	129
Encino Creek	178	1,112	118	133	120	148
Silver Lake Reservoir	176	1,109	107	116	71	157
Ballona Wetlands Ecological Reserve (Del Rey Lagoon)	172	676	118	130	103	105
Anthony C. Beilenson Park	171	1,119	125	125	92	110
El Dorado East Regional Park (north)	169	1,019	125	140	94	135
The Nature Trail	168	2,309	116	120	86	148
El Dorado East Regional Park	167	1,100	116	124	87	123
Descanso Gardens	160	2,993	106	127	87	112
Del Rey Lagoon	158	2,273	125	118	75	113
Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area	158	1,112	106	125	69	104
San Fernando Valley	157	1,124	120	109	95	118
Pirates Cove	157	629	103	108	89	99
Cabrillo Beach	151	1,443	110	112	79	104
Entradero Park	149	2,156	106	121	80	108
Queensway Bay	148	1,045	105	112	77	94
Malibu Creek State Park	146	1,403	98	127	98	106
San Gabriel Mountains National Monument (Bear Divide)	146	1,062	32	145	40	24
Ballona Wetlands Ecological Reserve (Motordrome (historical))	146	484	112	106	71	100
Sepulveda Dam Recreation Area	146	244	87	97	80	104
Del Rey Lagoon Park	145	1,432	111	109	68	102
Whittier Narrows Nature Center	143	562	102	112	74	78
Big Tujunga Wash Open Space Preserve	143	517	76	114	78	97
Lower Arroyo Park	142	2,068	89	111	91	111
California Botanic Garden	142	2,014	84	122	76	96
DeForest Park	142	599	75	110	63	120
La Mirada Community Regional Park	142	589	102	120	53	91
Lake Hollywood Reservoir	142	490	92	101	70	90
Zuma County Beach	142	389	89	77	63	108
Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens	141	2,613	100	114	80	99