Birding spots · Florida

Best Birding Spots in Polk County, Florida

Circle B Bar Reserve leads Polk County's birding spots with 195 species reported, best in spring. 52 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
Circle B Bar Reserve	195	4,456	152	164	89	142
Saddle Creek County Park	153	668	80	85	85	131
Lake Gwyn	130	380	104	104	63	101
Lake Morton	128	1,482	100	96	67	84
Lake Parker Park	128	607	103	82	68	93
Lake Beulah	118	303	95	58	17	93
Colt Creek State Park	111	232	78	71	53	81
South Lake Howard Nature Park	106	399	95	84	45	59
Holloway Park	106	208	75	83	52	65
Lake Hollingsworth	105	467	74	74	58	75
Lake Kissimmee State Park	105	250	79	78	56	57
Lake Parker	103	179	90	59	38	68
Lake Hancock (south)	103	86	99	48	14	62
IMC - Peace River Park	102	192	48	64	49	62
Mountain Lake	101	525	58	68	39	64
Lake Bonny Park/Lakeland Skate Park	99	163	82	52	40	69
Lake Hancock	94	108	73	52	17	50
Phyllis Branch	94	87	80	32	11	59
Lake Godwin	93	134	73	67	55	63
Picnic Lake (northwest)	93	90	65	63	43	74
Tenoroc Fish Management Area	93	57	79	51	35	55
Banana Lake Park & Boat Ramp	90	123	65	29	37	65
Crooked Lake Wildlife and Environmental Area	90	94	55	55	34	57
Lake Mirror	89	570	78	61	46	58
Engle Lake	89	119	61	59	43	41
Mary Holland Park	87	125	62	58	0	51
Osprey Unit	86	82	61	53	12	41
Crooked Lake Prairie	85	139	59	54	28	29
Lake Bonnet	84	178	58	54	42	57
Allen David Broussard Catfish Creek Preserve State Park	83	189	54	51	38	31
Tiger Creek Preserve	80	134	52	47	36	40
Peterson Park	77	88	57	34	37	55
Iwanis Park	71	97	62	42	12	17
Lake Hunter	71	65	40	43	16	45
Lake Hartridge Nature Park	69	85	47	46	3	27
Lake Wales Ridge State Forest	67	60	37	17	18	54
Sumica	67	57	27	46	19	41
Lake Eva Community Park	64	60	30	39	27	26
Gator Creek Reserve	62	71	41	31	11	28
Lake Wire	61	92	37	35	32	33
General James A. Van Fleet State Trail	60	58	39	20	6	22
Everglades Headwaters National Wildlife Refuge and Conservation Area	47	55	24	30	21	20
Hack Lake	32	54	27	8	2	12
Birding spot near Mulberry	117	159	84	74	45	76
Birding spot near Babson Park	113	702	94	80	39	59
Birding spot near Medulla	108	104	76	89	44	68
Birding spot near Kathleen	104	113	79	73	54	77
Birding spot near Lemon Grove	102	273	48	52	68	81
Birding spot near Lakeland	97	129	77	61	14	53
Birding spot near Indian Lake Estates (south)	92	189	65	61	52	48