Birding spots · Florida

Best Birding Spots in Lake County, Florida

Lake Apopka Restoration Area (west 2) leads Lake County's birding spots with 164 species reported, best in winter. 65 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
Lake Apopka Restoration Area (west 2)	164	599	134	110	73	119
Lake Apopka Restoration Area (west)	153	903	122	110	60	104
Ferndale Preserve	149	427	102	91	63	107
Pine Meadows Conservation Area	148	761	115	114	69	93
Lake Apopka Restoration Area (west 3)	147	373	115	90	67	101
Lake Apopka Restoration Area (west 5)	145	239	111	72	69	99
Palatlakaha Environmental and Agricultural Reserve Park	144	1,004	106	112	66	119
Lake Apopka Restoration Area (west 6)	142	212	114	89	58	98
Emeralda Marsh Conservation Area	133	619	99	75	46	93
Emeralda Marsh Conservation Area (Bell Hammock)	132	419	99	114	31	70
Lake Lulu	131	185	73	103	50	94
Lake Apopka Restoration Area (Clay Island)	122	208	99	82	28	78
Lake Apopka Restoration Area (west 7)	119	165	101	47	16	70
North Shore Overlook and Trailhead	118	373	65	72	38	98
Lake Lincoln	114	182	76	78	43	93
Emeralda Marsh Conservation Area (Cabbage Hammock)	113	221	81	67	32	72
Venetian Gardens	110	835	84	79	58	70
Lake Norris Conservation Area	103	80	54	69	23	58
Lake Louisa State Park	101	411	75	68	45	61
Lake Apopka Restoration Area (west 9)	101	82	74	44	47	33
Rock Springs Run State Reserve	97	130	55	48	62	57
Emeralda Marsh Conservation Area (Big Hammock)	93	71	78	62	5	50
Sabal Bluff Preserve	92	164	62	57	18	67
Emeralda Marsh Conservation Area (northeast)	86	98	78	37	20	55
Lake Apopka Restoration Area (west 13)	82	60	72	0	0	30
Emeralda Marsh Conservation Area (Buck Hammock)	79	121	68	40	9	40
Lake Nettie	79	101	37	37	15	52
The Pasture	79	61	37	61	42	56
P.E.A.R. Park Gateway	77	105	58	41	3	49
Seminole State Forest	76	131	54	55	28	31
Lake Clearwater (west)	76	130	51	64	35	31
Lake Griffin State Park	75	161	54	60	17	27
Flat Island Preserve	75	129	38	59	7	40
Fountain Lake	75	87	44	40	0	56
Lake Hiawatha Preserve	73	73	51	6	21	52
Truskette Park	73	70	57	37	27	30
Lake Apopka Restoration Area (west 12)	73	62	60	35	2	26
Alexander Springs Recreation Area	72	104	50	50	19	28
Marsh Park and Boat Ramp	72	84	53	32	16	36
Lake Clearwater (Johnsons Corner)	71	139	48	57	35	40
Lake Clearwater	68	141	43	51	31	35
Lake Murphy	67	97	17	38	42	23
Wooton Park	65	157	45	45	24	39
Lake Susan	65	69	48	21	17	39
Orchid Lake	64	231	54	41	17	22
Gilbert Park	64	95	40	45	30	35
Trout Lake (Orchid Lake)	63	118	43	32	30	44
Lake Clearwater (Paisley)	61	116	42	43	33	35
Lake David Park	55	57	27	18	29	8
Schimmerhorn Lake	51	58	15	18	9	31