Birding spots · Florida

Best Birding Spots in Palm Beach County, Florida

Green Cay Nature Center and Wetlands leads Palm Beach County's birding spots with 208 species reported, best in spring. 138 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
Green Cay Nature Center and Wetlands	208	9,241	163	171	106	165
Peaceful Waters	201	4,405	157	163	78	149
Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge	201	2,607	145	140	107	164
Lake Rogers	199	2,415	100	144	68	168
Boynton Inlet	188	3,371	111	102	80	152
Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge (southeast)	177	2,325	142	125	76	128
Wellington Environmental Preserve	170	1,199	142	116	73	124
Lake Okeechobee	158	1,399	125	131	71	90
Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge (east 2)	154	962	107	105	65	101
Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge (east 3)	153	737	117	110	79	96
John D. MacArthur Beach State Park	151	1,023	81	89	68	104
Snook Islands Natural Area	148	2,258	99	97	83	121
Winding Waters Natural Area	146	950	108	105	61	106
Frenchman's Forest	144	875	61	84	46	121
Stormwater Treatment Areas	138	734	112	101	62	90
Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge (northeast)	136	323	76	54	68	113
Riverbend Park	135	1,136	105	101	64	105
John Prince Park	132	620	82	80	68	106
Stormwater Treatment Areas (east)	130	587	101	112	52	73
Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge (east)	129	1,295	92	89	54	85
Pine Glades Natural Area	125	747	96	99	58	81
Jupiter Inlet	124	550	71	61	50	105
Orchard View Park	123	667	60	64	22	103
Seacrest Scrub Natural Area	120	782	64	63	13	104
Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding Natural Area	116	503	50	74	30	86
Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge (east 4)	112	140	79	74	35	88
Barton Park/Municipal Pool	111	963	65	50	52	67
Karen T. Marcus Sandhill Crane Access Park	110	443	76	67	53	75
Lake Ida West Park	107	426	83	79	45	73
Bexley Trail Community Park	107	341	42	47	19	92
Loxahatchee Slough Natural Area	106	465	78	77	54	76
Gulfstream Park	106	332	68	10	18	93
Pondhawk Natural Area	104	380	78	61	40	67
Serenoa Glade Preserve	101	257	27	62	13	75
West Delray Regional Park	98	423	86	64	43	57
Palm Beach Pines State Recreation Area	98	283	83	61	32	64
Frenchman's Forest (south)	97	130	41	69	26	78
Spillway Park	96	287	52	50	35	79
Everglades Agricultural Area	96	141	54	88	42	40
Jupiter Inlet (Loxahatchee River)	95	229	40	44	27	75
Okeeheelee Park North	94	313	74	56	14	54
John C. and Mariana Jones/Hungryland Wildlife and Environmental Area	93	275	68	72	54	40
Stormwater Treatment Areas (east)	93	69	63	65	12	51
Ocean Ridge Hammock Park	92	413	61	20	21	51
South County Regional Park	92	199	64	54	31	59
Dreher Park	92	171	65	52	32	65
Howard Park	90	175	55	65	35	53
Okeeheelee Park North (southeast)	90	137	69	54	28	52
Dupuis Reserve (south)	87	121	58	62	43	29
Lake Wyman	86	458	46	31	9	69