Birding spots · California

Best Birding Spots in Madera County, California

Van Buren Unit leads Madera County's birding spots with 130 species reported, best in spring. 20 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
Van Buren Unit	130	203	86	107	55	91
Sycamore Island	127	162	86	99	41	79
Millerton Lake	112	174	70	82	43	66
Sierra National Forest	84	130	27	60	63	37
Willow Creek	77	67	43	41	26	17
Hensley Lake	69	76	32	41	45	4
Hensley Lake (east)	69	54	50	27	12	22
Oakhurst Community Park	67	137	35	45	29	33
Other State 39	67	78	36	45	16	41
San Joaquin Experimental Range Experimental Research Area	67	61	34	63	31	0
Bass Lake (Willow Cove)	57	69	28	33	13	25
Devils Postpile National Monument	53	96	0	0	46	27
Minaret Summit	52	133	0	0	50	21
Lions Town and Country Regional Park	42	54	29	22	7	24
Birding spot near Madera	143	464	88	88	80	111
Birding spot near Friant	91	175	70	57	33	46
Birding spot near Bass Lake	85	96	32	48	14	58
Birding spot near Ahwahnee	84	103	46	66	28	30
Birding spot near Chowchilla	62	59	26	37	29	38
Birding spot near Bonadelle Ranchos	61	80	37	41	6	33