Birding spots · California

Best Birding Spots in Marin County, California

Rodeo Lagoon leads Marin County's birding spots with 258 species reported, best in fall. 218 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
Rodeo Lagoon	258	5,666	158	184	179	227
Abbotts Lagoon	242	2,610	165	143	151	217
Point Reyes National Seashore	237	3,522	90	149	139	195
Drakes Beach	230	2,861	119	141	138	202
Sea Lion Cove	207	2,445	68	121	122	166
Bolinas Lagoon Open Space Preserve	197	965	128	124	104	164
Hamilton Wetlands	186	1,350	149	155	120	152
Big Lagoon	186	1,127	101	119	105	151
Bolinas Lagoon Open Space Preserve (Morses Gulch)	180	874	137	125	97	134
Point Reyes National Seashore (Home Ranch Creek)	174	499	125	122	94	115
Point Reyes	173	1,260	51	84	86	136
Audubon Canyon Ranch	173	774	125	126	92	139
Point Reyes National Seashore (north)	171	1,328	60	94	88	134
Marin County Flood Control	170	553	133	120	102	128
Nicasio Reservoir	169	2,050	108	103	102	137
Corte Madera Marsh Ecological Reserve	169	847	112	103	87	152
Point Reyes National Seashore (east 2)	168	730	113	111	102	116
Stinson Beach	165	679	95	88	81	126
Stafford Lake Watershed	165	467	112	131	87	113
Corte Madera Marsh Ecological Reserve (north)	162	809	132	107	82	125
Point Reyes National Seashore (northeast)	162	408	98	72	86	113
Point Reyes Station Public Access	161	773	112	120	89	109
Creekside Park (Tamalpais Creek)	157	844	105	112	83	106
Petaluma Marsh Wildlife Area	156	630	112	129	91	108
Golden Gate National Recreation Area (Grand Canyon)	155	382	98	96	80	109
Rush Creek Open Space Preserve	151	293	109	107	68	101
Rush Creek Open Space Preserve (Cherry Hill)	150	267	104	104	84	85
Bolinas Quail Refuge	148	263	75	83	84	114
Toms Point	146	160	98	86	67	105
Estero de Limantour	145	199	84	75	70	108
Point Reyes National Seashore (northwest)	141	582	24	80	84	113
Petaluma Marsh Wildlife Area (Novato Valley)	140	516	107	83	60	104
Shorebird Marsh	139	1,405	114	80	74	105
Bothin Marsh Open Space Preserve	138	525	92	88	67	80
California State Lands Commission	138	201	124	72	45	64
Point Reyes National Seashore (Glenbrook Creek)	137	383	71	102	95	83
Rodeo Lagoon (Clydes Ridge)	136	237	72	74	78	93
Point Reyes National Seashore (Abbotts Lagoon)	136	206	71	39	48	101
Kehoe Beach	135	226	82	52	63	98
Mill Pond	134	1,039	86	105	79	100
Point Reyes National Seashore (Limantour Beach)	134	216	75	66	49	80
China Camp State Park (Buckeye Point)	134	189	93	98	55	64
Point Reyes National Seashore (Point Reyes (historical))	133	550	63	59	64	103
Horseshoe Bay	133	529	105	84	67	82
Limantour Beach	132	152	78	55	58	88
John F. McInnis County Park	131	334	104	79	56	73
Deer Island Open Space Preserve	131	161	102	92	52	58
Rush Creek Open Space Preserve (Basalt Creek)	129	171	92	99	80	58
Schooner Bay	128	297	95	65	53	78
Audubon Canyon Ranch (Ocean Roar)	128	162	104	67	54	75