Birding spots · California

Best Birding Spots in Napa County, California

Wetlands Edge Trail Head leads Napa County's birding spots with 197 species reported, best in fall. 50 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
Wetlands Edge Trail Head	197	1,367	153	138	124	155
Fly Bay	192	1,284	138	141	124	152
John F. Kennedy Park	175	780	126	130	96	139
Napa-Sonoma Marshes Wildlife Area (Oat Hill)	144	334	112	106	92	115
Lake Hennessey	141	243	102	97	74	115
Lake Hennessey (southeast)	137	190	96	93	60	108
American Canyon Property	125	205	92	88	78	100
Green Island	119	207	83	83	72	94
Napa-Sonoma Marshes Wildlife Area (Mud Slough)	118	189	90	72	56	96
Skyline Wilderness Park	117	279	71	93	66	78
Napa-Sonoma Marshes Wildlife Area (northeast)	109	96	68	66	58	84
Veteran Heights	104	235	60	67	45	63
Fly Bay (Buchli)	102	63	85	25	48	43
Newell Open Space Preserve	101	188	58	77	63	65
Lake Berryessa Wildlife Area	101	97	76	48	20	68
Fly Bay (Fagan Slough)	99	87	62	46	48	63
Timber Hill Park	98	210	52	88	62	56
Napa River Ecological Reserve	97	197	37	71	72	54
Trancas Crossing Park	96	203	57	71	62	66
Alston Park	95	133	61	78	43	55
Napa-Sonoma Marshes Wildlife Area (North Slough)	93	75	46	36	41	67
Suscol	92	72	57	53	49	58
Oxbow Preserve	86	194	53	59	44	57
PUC Demonstration and Experimental Forest	80	111	46	56	33	53
Knoxville Wildlife Area	80	53	42	69	37	43
Bothe-Napa Valley State Park	79	229	38	61	53	39
Moore Creek Wilderness Park	77	64	22	63	35	23
Quail Ridge Reserve	74	52	40	51	20	31
Veteran's Memorial Park	73	132	42	40	43	57
Robert Louis Stevenson State Park	71	97	32	54	43	30
Westwood Hills Park	65	73	35	54	32	17
Lake Hennessey (Sage Creek)	64	53	41	30	17	12
Devils Gate	56	103	14	36	9	13
East Napa Reservoir	56	77	38	42	22	36
Birding spot near American Canyon	138	141	101	75	79	114
Birding spot near Green Valley	131	416	48	115	59	107
Birding spot near American Canyon (Carneros Creek)	121	78	100	72	23	78
Birding spot near Calistoga	107	127	69	66	56	75
Birding spot near Napa	101	83	73	44	4	74
Birding spot near Angwin	99	164	61	53	47	75
Birding spot near Napa (Hacienda Water Tank)	99	68	64	71	55	40
Birding spot near American Canyon (Steamboat Slough)	95	72	80	68	0	45
Birding spot near Angwin (Aetna Springs)	90	55	34	76	44	37
Birding spot near American Canyon (Sheehy Creek)	84	53	45	52	14	43
Birding spot near Deer Park	82	117	28	55	55	53
Birding spot near American Canyon (Buchli)	79	74	52	21	30	39
Birding spot near St. Helena (west)	73	73	41	61	38	32
Birding spot near Napa (Carneros Valley)	69	51	46	46	18	27
Birding spot near Angwin (Sentinel Hill)	63	58	32	31	36	20
Birding spot near St. Helena	61	73	43	40	28	36