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Best Birding Spots in Escambia County, Florida

Gulf Islands National Seashore leads Escambia County's birding spots with 250 species reported, best in spring. 35 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
Gulf Islands National Seashore	250	2,352	119	206	95	201
Big Lagoon State Park	175	1,155	107	147	61	99
Gulf Islands National Seashore (east)	167	483	67	127	30	122
Wicker Lakes	164	339	90	127	87	127
Big Sabine Point	127	229	71	72	51	87
Gulf Islands National Seashore (west)	123	429	64	76	53	58
Roger Scott Athletic Complex	118	266	35	52	26	103
Sria-Boat Ramp/Ft Pickens	117	529	45	63	59	56
Gulf Islands National Seashore (Robertson Island)	115	141	55	82	37	54
Gulf Islands National Seashore (Johnsons Beach)	114	339	63	82	31	48
Tarkiln Bayou	108	255	54	57	46	57
Big Lagoon State Park (Johnsons Beach)	87	191	56	60	23	43
Veterans Memorial Park	86	203	45	61	23	53
Gulf Islands National Seashore (east 2)	84	196	33	53	32	29
Escambia Sports Complex	82	117	59	30	1	43
Quietwater Beach Recreation Area & Boat Ramp	79	140	39	64	15	11
Jones Swamp Wetland Preserve and Escambia County Southwest Greenway	78	120	49	53	8	31
Bayou Marcus Wetland	71	155	43	34	16	40
Gulf Islands National Seashore (east 3)	64	150	25	38	41	21
Perdido Key State Park	61	117	37	37	18	21
Gulf Islands National Seashore (east 4)	54	131	30	32	24	16
Wayside Park	50	68	32	28	7	14
Pensacola Beach Park East	48	104	16	32	26	18
Corinne Jones Park	47	53	20	27	16	10
Fishing Bend (Pensacola Beach)	46	84	16	28	22	20
Gulf Islands National Seashore (Opal Beach)	45	124	20	29	27	22
Bayou Garcon	44	76	19	28	27	16
Plaza de Luna Memorial Monument	41	93	28	14	12	12
Fishing Bend	40	135	16	25	24	22
Birding spot near Ferry Pass	111	297	61	87	32	79
Birding spot near Goulding	97	194	64	64	29	53
Birding spot near Goulding (Inner Harbor Channel)	65	76	38	47	0	15
Birding spot near Goulding (Pensacola)	57	67	43	18	11	32
Birding spot near Perdido Beach	50	52	27	34	2	28
Birding spot near Pensacola	39	66	17	34	0	13