Birding spots · Georgia

Best Birding Spots in Chatham County, Georgia

Fort Pulaski National Monument leads Chatham County's birding spots with 198 species reported, best in spring. 40 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
Fort Pulaski National Monument	198	1,669	135	155	105	152
Onslow Island	193	546	127	134	110	151
Beach	183	2,031	112	131	109	137
Skidaway Institute	160	629	112	121	81	96
Skidaway Island State Park	152	1,178	88	117	77	107
Lake Mayer Community Park	146	828	107	104	59	111
Chatham County Wetlands Preserve	144	767	85	119	72	108
Hutchinson Island	133	514	97	77	55	91
Savannah National Wildlife Refuge	132	229	85	79	51	85
Beach (Fort Screven)	125	995	84	81	48	71
Beach (Horse Pen Hammock)	119	440	75	94	57	46
Tybee Creek	116	601	80	66	43	76
Tom Triplett Comm Park	114	217	65	86	49	84
Skidaway Island	109	113	70	62	51	47
Wormsloe	106	250	55	67	42	60
Stell Community Park	92	121	57	61	50	58
Forsyth Park	91	512	38	83	31	51
North Field	87	52	14	63	0	20
Skidaway Institute (Grimball Creek)	81	82	39	51	38	45
John Rousakis Plaza	79	364	34	50	31	43
Horse Pen Hammock	79	240	53	58	41	44
Skidaway Institute (northwest)	74	89	47	28	40	29
Horse Pen Creek	71	94	49	47	7	27
Greenspace Program Acquisition (Whitemarsh Island)	70	117	41	49	10	30
Jaycee Park	67	64	38	44	2	23
Fort Pulaski National Monument (Goat Point)	66	136	54	34	17	25
Fort Pulaski National Monument (South Channel Savannah River)	64	79	40	35	12	20
Savannah Botanical Gardens	60	70	17	48	6	18
Tybee Pier and Pavilion	59	196	34	38	16	24
Lafayette Square	46	99	15	39	16	14
Birding spot near Whitemarsh Island	122	366	84	103	65	79
Birding spot near Henderson (east)	115	53	69	97	48	71
Birding spot near Garden City	109	170	84	85	37	82
Birding spot near Henderson	105	281	44	88	53	58
Birding spot near Thunderbolt	103	267	68	76	41	51
Birding spot near Henderson (Ogeechee Farms)	100	165	63	71	32	71
Birding spot near Skidaway Island (The Landings)	95	104	53	60	53	68
Birding spot near Skidaway Island	92	108	55	48	38	32
Birding spot near Henderson (southeast)	58	77	21	43	17	30
Birding spot near Skidaway Island (south)	53	55	29	40	26	28