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Best Birding Spots in Franklin County, Florida

Double Pond leads Franklin County's birding spots with 261 species reported, best in fall. 46 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
Double Pond	261	2,632	140	199	115	223
Rattlesnake Cove	224	2,246	93	195	73	179
Dr. Julian G. Bruce St. George Island State Park (southwest)	172	291	74	145	40	78
East Hole	149	567	80	110	36	84
Dr. Julian G. Bruce St. George Island State Park	140	420	60	106	15	89
All Tides Cove	135	461	62	95	35	79
John S. Phipps Preserve	121	174	82	76	62	74
Carrabelle Beach	117	292	94	67	35	92
Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve	117	278	75	65	39	80
St. Vincent National Wildlife Refuge	101	50	25	85	24	2
Government Cut	98	316	60	66	35	61
Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve (Cat Point)	96	210	62	53	41	53
Turtle Harbor	92	164	49	44	13	62
Dr. Julian G. Bruce St. George Island State Park (Sugar Hill)	91	322	54	54	24	55
East Slough	91	194	45	62	25	38
Lafayette Park & Fishing Pier	88	155	66	46	33	47
Bald Point State Park (Southern Dunes)	86	114	46	56	26	42
Battery Park & Marina	84	230	65	42	26	41
Turtle Harbor (Scipio Creek)	84	154	48	37	28	52
Jeff Lewis Wilderness Preserve	82	107	22	60	30	44
Bald Point State Park	81	128	43	55	19	34
East Hole (Bulkhead Point)	78	152	49	52	16	23
Seafood Workers Park Public Boat Ramp and Kayak Launch	73	81	39	42	8	42
Wright Lake	68	111	29	56	8	36
Chapman Botanical Garden	63	116	49	34	16	38
Apalachicola River Wildlife and Environmental Area	60	52	17	33	14	29
East Hole (southwest)	59	126	38	33	15	17
Indian Creek Park & Boat Ramps	57	51	41	25	5	16
Tate's Hell State Forest (High Bluff Creek)	56	64	28	36	3	13
East Slough (southeast)	53	85	22	35	11	11
Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve (Magnolia Bluffs)	50	95	38	10	0	29
Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve (Eastpoint)	48	74	32	26	23	24
Apalachicola Riverfront Park	44	93	29	19	18	15
Scipio Creek Channel	43	50	35	14	3	7
East Slough (Gap Point)	42	51	24	24	0	5
Tate's Hell State Forest	38	74	12	29	5	9
East Cove	34	52	16	21	8	9
Birding spot near Panacea	160	550	107	106	59	96
Birding spot near Carrabelle	89	117	48	66	11	38
Birding spot near Carrabelle (northeast)	86	93	44	19	0	78
Birding spot near Apalachicola (Green Point)	70	104	53	33	0	37
Birding spot near Apalachicola	69	162	51	27	7	29
Birding spot near Panacea (Peninsula Point)	57	52	29	10	17	25
Birding spot near Carrabelle (Carrabelle Beach)	54	102	29	23	14	21
Birding spot near Apalachicola (Scipio Creek Channel)	53	65	32	29	21	15
Birding spot near Carrabelle (Duck Lake)	48	74	25	23	6	24