Birding spots · California

Best Birding Spots in Siskiyou County, California

Lake Shastina leads Siskiyou County's birding spots with 178 species reported, best in fall. 41 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
Lake Shastina	178	553	106	120	119	132
Greenhorn Park	154	680	88	120	88	111
Lake Siskiyou	152	1,189	63	115	80	115
Shasta Valley Wildlife Area	152	275	83	135	71	73
Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge	137	267	43	102	78	87
Browns Lake	132	1,397	58	121	77	94
Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge (Sheepy Peak)	123	212	22	85	65	72
Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge	118	152	53	84	67	52
Cedar Lake	117	145	52	81	65	72
Indian Tom Lake	115	190	40	66	67	68
Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge (south)	113	113	38	79	80	63
Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge (south)	108	123	28	71	75	55
Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge (Lower Klamath Lake)	107	101	20	64	64	54
Orr Lake	102	105	11	79	54	41
Randolf Collier Safety Roadside Rest Area	92	344	37	74	48	46
Grass Lake	89	236	11	62	52	27
Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge (northwest)	85	105	15	64	58	25
Sisson Meadow	73	228	35	59	42	42
Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge (Robinson Flat)	71	100	20	37	45	39
Shastice Park	70	269	18	56	32	29
Lava Beds National Monument (southwest)	69	158	0	37	37	32
Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge (north)	67	61	5	40	44	21
Shasta National Forest	66	88	0	48	54	25
Big Springs Lake	66	80	48	33	7	21
Horseshoe Ranch Wildlife Area	64	52	21	55	29	2
McBride Springs	63	162	4	33	50	44
Lava Beds National Monument (Crescent Butte)	63	85	2	14	47	22
Browns Lake (Big Springs Creek)	59	74	18	40	14	26
Castle Lake	57	88	0	21	45	20
Browns Lake (north)	55	180	7	40	45	20
Greenhorn Reservoir	55	86	23	33	19	31
Mount Shasta City Park	54	97	5	26	32	28
Randolf Collier Safety Roadside Rest Area (Williams Creek)	53	64	6	37	20	9
Butte Valley Fairgrounds	52	83	9	35	0	37
Juanita Lake	51	59	0	26	38	18
Big Springs	50	79	19	28	24	14
Salt Lake	49	63	14	16	15	21
Peninsula Bay	47	74	3	21	28	6
Birding spot near Tulelake	106	64	19	72	73	35
Birding spot near Hornbrook	49	66	34	19	0	14
Birding spot near Edgewood	20	92	2	11	11	7