Birding spots · Georgia

Best Birding Spots in Cobb County, Georgia

Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area leads Cobb County's birding spots with 166 species reported, best in fall. 36 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
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area	166	2,731	83	139	96	149
Lake Acworth	149	745	89	110	68	99
Cauble Park	145	921	89	101	81	97
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park	138	1,474	45	133	69	84
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area (March Creek)	137	487	63	98	71	109
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area (Chattahoochee Plantation)	131	571	64	108	63	106
Nelson Lake	128	746	67	105	62	72
Lake Acworth Park	128	603	68	110	76	88
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area (Bull Sluice Lake)	122	357	66	88	68	78
Price Park	116	655	56	95	69	98
Green Meadows Preserve	108	1,069	60	77	60	84
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park (northwest)	106	233	19	101	36	60
Hyde Farm Welcome/Ed Ctr	103	201	54	77	60	77
Little Noonday Creek	100	331	47	74	60	77
Long Island	96	261	56	75	44	57
Ellison Lake	90	171	66	63	37	37
Logan Farm Park	88	254	55	74	57	59
Green Meadows Preserve (West Hampton)	86	208	53	67	55	59
Thornton Shoals (Devils Race Course Shoals)	82	121	45	54	35	53
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park (southwest)	81	101	42	61	42	27
Mabry Farm	79	191	47	55	35	62
Powder Springs Greenspace II	78	215	52	29	46	44
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park (Cheatham Hill)	78	123	36	46	32	46
South Shore Park	77	144	54	34	18	28
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area (Sibley Forest)	72	129	35	45	34	30
Lost Mountain Park	68	107	40	47	48	39
Dallas Landing Park	67	73	49	23	23	28
Marietta Square	66	948	44	53	40	41
Heritage Park	65	69	27	37	20	27
East Cobb Park	58	94	41	33	33	21
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park (Pigeon Hill)	54	50	26	43	18	19
Frey Lake	44	82	23	39	6	16
Birding spot near Kennesaw	114	355	70	89	64	78
Birding spot near Kennesaw (Calumet West)	81	132	50	59	59	53
Birding spot near Kennesaw State University	76	138	50	58	44	42
Birding spot near Kennesaw (Signal Point)	53	104	37	18	28	29