Birding spots · Georgia

Best Birding Spots in Clarke County, Georgia

Sandy Creek Park leads Clarke County's birding spots with 173 species reported, best in spring. 31 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
Sandy Creek Park	173	1,568	104	147	81	123
Oconee Forest Park	166	1,909	86	150	76	124
State Botanical Gardens of Georgia	159	3,591	69	141	90	143
Sandy Creek Nature Center	137	1,163	70	115	81	113
Cook's Trail	134	267	70	114	57	75
Thompson Lake	127	686	80	95	71	59
Whitehall Forest	122	320	47	103	58	94
Trail Creek Park	103	159	46	79	29	81
Dudley Park	100	187	40	79	50	73
Cook's Trail (North Place)	90	146	56	59	40	51
Unified Government of Athens-Clarke County (Balance)	84	92	41	62	30	67
Hardin Property	82	93	27	41	22	64
Southeast Clarke Park	79	81	40	44	44	42
Dudley Park (Trail Creek)	78	59	0	29	21	71
Uga Dairy Farm	73	117	42	63	14	42
Dekle Lake	73	52	31	33	17	54
University of Georgia Campus Arboretum	68	394	43	46	39	42
Ben Burton Park	66	66	30	41	19	30
North Oconee River Greenway I	63	63	41	29	16	42
Memorial Park	62	109	45	46	28	26
Greenway	60	55	34	33	0	38
Peeler Pond	55	323	43	36	0	33
Birding spot near Arnoldsville	150	451	77	121	75	116
Birding spot near Athens-Clarke County (Whitehall)	105	253	59	92	41	43
Birding spot near Athens-Clarke County (Carriage Hills)	91	244	56	64	37	77
Birding spot near Watkinsville (Rock and Shoals)	78	85	22	59	28	51
Birding spot near Athens-Clarke County (Riverside)	72	228	45	41	32	41
Birding spot near Winterville	69	192	28	45	37	23
Birding spot near Hull	69	101	32	56	28	29
Birding spot near Athens-Clarke County (Unified Government of Athens-Clarke County (Balance))	63	492	30	43	29	46
Birding spot near Athens-Clarke County (Park View Homes)	32	80	10	18	13	20