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Best Birding Spots in Sussex County, Delaware

Cape Henlopen State Park (south 2) leads Sussex County's birding spots with 240 species reported, best in fall. 106 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
Cape Henlopen State Park (south 2)	240	1,368	106	183	150	187
Rehoboth Flats	239	2,369	109	189	148	199
Cape Henlopen State Park	223	3,103	99	148	143	157
Shell Beach Pond	222	2,214	108	193	128	147
Waples Pond (historical)	218	2,328	152	151	102	167
Twin Ponds	217	886	103	175	130	145
Great Marsh	203	2,080	95	161	122	113
Shell Beach Pond (northeast)	201	1,671	101	155	124	149
Cape Henlopen State Park (southeast)	195	1,352	56	129	90	174
Delaware Seashore State Park	190	1,997	112	145	105	135
Caleb Pond	187	1,655	95	136	134	115
Cape Henlopen State Park (south)	185	2,128	84	151	95	135
Thirty-five Acre Pond	184	808	96	131	106	134
Cape Henlopen State Park (southeast)	182	1,265	85	134	97	113
Mispillion Light	179	2,628	82	138	104	111
Shell Beach Pond (Conwell Pond)	178	1,041	80	149	99	110
Pasture Point Cove	178	715	79	141	99	117
Mare Marsh	175	4,142	125	118	72	110
Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge	174	1,281	86	125	109	101
Stickweed Pond	173	525	69	152	83	76
Oak Pond	171	1,265	64	144	80	112
Rehoboth Flats (Flat Sands)	166	258	74	124	103	125
Gordon Pond	153	467	64	112	93	104
Turkle Pond	144	303	60	103	88	33
Edward H. Mccabe Preserve	142	348	52	96	72	116
Redden State Forest	140	822	52	129	75	70
Cape Henlopen State Park (south 3)	136	241	41	110	56	92
Wolfpit Marsh	134	425	64	98	78	79
Station Cove	132	522	55	74	72	84
Trap Pond	132	426	63	103	80	83
Turkle Pond (Shell Beach Pond)	130	260	61	109	57	57
Craigs Pond	129	378	56	127	37	54
Breakwater Harbor	128	596	62	93	61	54
Mulberry Pond	124	228	66	65	77	60
Abbotts Mill Nature Center	122	346	61	104	70	76
Cape Henlopen State Park (Sand Hill)	122	342	45	79	57	72
Shell Beach Pond (Foord Landing)	117	302	54	90	56	52
Pikes Neck	116	290	45	108	38	14
Cape Henlopen State Park (Pot Hook Creek)	116	157	51	59	34	75
Milford Neck Wildlife Area	115	594	22	100	84	33
Thompson Island Nature Preserve	114	151	59	102	0	25
Slaughter Beach	113	400	31	92	52	26
Huckleberry Swamp	113	315	68	71	45	56
Boat House Pond	113	197	66	69	39	48
Thompson Island Nature Preserve (Dodd Marsh)	113	130	29	99	42	47
Cape Henlopen State Park (Flat Sands)	112	124	42	87	55	75
Holts Landing State Park	111	273	70	83	54	52
Fresh Pond	110	243	42	91	59	58
Silver Lake	108	1,280	80	56	37	65
Redden State Forest (Prong Number One)	107	260	23	103	44	39