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Best Birding Spots in Brevard County, Florida

Sebastian Inlet State Park (Orchid Island) leads Brevard County's birding spots with 190 species reported, best in fall. 163 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
Sebastian Inlet State Park (Orchid Island)	190	1,886	116	113	72	146
Jetty Park	184	2,949	131	125	89	116
Canaveral Marshes Conservation Area	177	1,169	111	103	70	144
River Lakes Conservation Area	159	1,069	112	113	82	112
Indian River Lagoon Preserve State Park	159	364	90	105	3	121
Puckett Creek	155	1,178	132	109	56	84
Maritime Hammock Sanctuary	148	661	65	122	32	95
Bairs Cove	145	1,480	110	96	50	78
Cocoa Beach Maritime Hammock Preserve	144	1,192	73	112	24	117
Chain of Lakes Stormwater Park	142	803	109	103	45	98
Peacocks Pocket	142	464	117	98	40	87
three Forks Conservation Area	142	350	121	86	78	83
Turkey Creek Sanctuary	141	1,068	68	118	56	116
Rotary Park-Merritt Island	136	942	77	107	50	111
Lori Wilson Park	135	1,023	62	109	31	81
Pine Island Conservation Area	134	616	97	89	45	100
Helen and Allan Cruickshank Sanctuary	130	1,949	101	94	65	83
Eddy Creek (Gallinipper Basin)	130	217	66	72	54	83
T. M. Goodwin Waterfowl Management Area	126	389	107	92	52	69
Shiloh	126	175	97	45	25	73
Salt Lake Wildlife Management Area	122	163	97	86	13	60
Met Life and Wheeler Farms Parcels	121	260	87	84	43	73
St. Sebastian River Preserve State Park	120	827	98	92	58	59
Parrish Park-Titusville	118	1,897	105	65	36	59
Clark Slough	118	337	86	85	52	71
Ulumay Wildlife Sanctuary	118	312	79	56	51	78
Orlando Park	104	564	25	75	3	95
Dummit Creek	103	125	40	47	2	74
Wickham Park	99	381	75	68	38	61
Cow Pen Creek	99	204	89	57	7	39
South Lake Conservation Area	98	169	91	44	0	45
Seminole Ranch Conservation Area	98	117	92	54	5	0
Osteen Park	96	189	74	53	30	63
Lake Florence	96	131	0	94	21	0
Griffis Bay	95	485	82	55	29	48
Fox Lake Park	93	300	70	68	31	43
Holder Park	93	217	72	72	26	43
East Max Hoeck Creek	92	428	71	47	26	54
Gleason Park	92	242	47	57	20	69
Boggy Pond	92	150	83	36	10	28
Malabar Scrub Sanctuary	91	269	57	72	38	43
Eddy Creek	91	244	50	46	51	49
Suseda Park	90	156	53	57	29	67
Mitchell Ellington Park	89	1,395	65	67	49	57
St. Johns National Wildlife Refuge	89	318	70	71	39	0
Micco Scrub Sanctuary	89	188	75	43	28	21
East Max Hoeck Creek (northwest 2)	89	184	58	30	27	45
Canaveral Marshes Conservation Area (north)	86	84	53	67	17	17
three Forks Conservation Area (north)	86	75	67	61	36	41
Sykes Creek Headwaters - Tract A	86	57	82	31	0	17