Birding spots · Connecticut

Best Birding Spots in Litchfield County, Connecticut

White Memorial Foundation, Inc. leads Litchfield County's birding spots with 180 species reported, best in spring. 118 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
White Memorial Foundation, Inc.	180	3,047	57	172	130	140
Point Folly Campground	173	1,650	71	151	81	132
Bantam Lake	171	2,470	86	156	73	123
White Memorial Foundation, Inc. (Windmill Hill)	144	749	55	124	101	86
Miles Pond	130	404	34	115	75	89
Ford Pond	130	362	45	103	80	76
Lake Winnemaug	128	342	53	94	60	71
Appalachian National Scenic Trail	128	308	13	125	79	16
White Memorial Conservation Center, Inc.	119	806	18	87	69	76
White Memorial Foundation, Inc. (Tannery Brook)	118	243	28	88	71	68
Travis Pond	118	240	32	96	79	63
American Legion State Forest	114	283	21	92	92	83
Bantam Lake Water Access	112	265	21	85	50	71
Flanders Nature Center and Land Trust, Inc. 29	111	213	19	87	75	81
Three Rivers Park	110	358	43	81	67	61
Collinsville Reservoir	109	546	43	77	68	68
Benedict Pond	109	384	19	86	88	75
Morosani Pond Number 2	109	284	37	81	78	50
Leadmine Brook	107	218	25	89	64	45
Hall Meadow Brook Reservoir	106	114	2	91	65	57
Aton Forest	102	244	23	90	74	16
Wononpakook Lake	102	111	35	72	26	40
Meeker Swamp	101	140	39	77	72	43
South Bay (Apple Hill)	101	119	5	72	74	52
Wigwam Brook Wildlife Sanctuary	100	272	31	69	73	59
Nepash Meadows	100	167	30	73	78	36
White Memorial Foundation, Inc. (Miry Brook)	100	79	1	86	53	17
White Memorial Foundation, Inc. (south)	99	272	16	82	69	37
Pecks Swamp	99	246	21	81	74	37
Hedden Pond	98	133	12	86	68	21
Burton Brook	98	119	20	82	49	47
Mad River	97	223	28	73	65	59
East Branch Farmington River	96	60	11	76	80	23
Atwood Pond	94	291	40	67	54	62
Wetherfield LLC	94	141	21	62	62	30
Black Rock State Park (Black Rock Lake)	94	108	10	58	72	44
Sunny Brook State Park	93	213	33	83	66	56
Camp Pond	93	150	38	37	72	42
Beaver Brook Meadow (northwest)	93	107	7	77	79	26
Peoples State Forest	92	187	32	64	69	49
Storehouse Brook	91	258	31	61	49	43
Black Rock State Park	91	137	21	59	71	36
Mudge Pond Town Beach	91	128	39	71	11	34
Beaver Brook Meadow	91	111	5	66	74	22
Valley Pond	91	79	7	81	61	17
Topsmead State Forest	90	203	16	63	59	45
Wononskopomuc Lake	90	201	41	61	29	39
Colebrook River Lake	90	177	0	7	68	62
Twin Lakes	89	157	44	48	32	58
Adams Brook	88	138	20	73	61	42