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Best Birding Spots in Kauai County, Hawaii

Waiokapua Bay leads Kauai County's birding spots with 73 species reported, best in winter. 76 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
Waiokapua Bay	73	1,614	58	51	42	54
Hanapepe Salt Ponds Historic Preserve	72	1,244	49	44	41	53
Waiokapua Bay (Waieli)	63	229	48	42	38	44
Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge	61	2,548	42	47	46	46
Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge	51	1,090	44	39	33	40
Ninini Point	50	218	32	40	29	28
Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge (Hanalei Valley)	48	288	36	26	25	32
Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge (Kīlauea Point)	47	770	31	32	27	33
Puolo Point	46	253	18	39	31	25
Kekaha City Beach Park	46	156	29	39	18	19
Nu Kumoi Point	43	481	32	32	31	33
Makahūʻena Point	42	387	28	35	34	27
Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge (Princeville)	41	202	33	21	20	29
Kahala Point	39	81	10	26	21	26
Princeville	36	338	28	30	28	23
Wailua Reservoir	36	123	31	19	19	25
Waiokapua Bay (southwest)	36	62	28	17	3	19
Koke'e State Park	35	556	25	27	25	23
Lāwaʻi Bay	35	206	31	27	22	25
Kawailoa Bay	35	90	30	17	15	21
Polihale State Park	35	76	28	11	23	20
Waimea Canyon State Park	34	485	22	25	21	19
Ha'ena State Park	34	178	29	21	23	25
Russian Fort Elizabeth State Historical Park	34	122	26	24	13	16
Menehune Fishpond	33	178	25	23	24	19
Kekaha City Beach Park (northwest)	33	100	29	22	15	21
Kukuiʻula Bay	31	141	24	22	16	26
State Department of Land State Resource Management Area (Kapaʻa Stream)	31	128	23	17	19	23
Kahili Beach Park	31	81	23	26	23	18
Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge (Kaukaʻōpua)	31	79	24	23	18	22
Na Pali Coast State Park	30	395	22	22	21	22
Nonou Forest Reserve	30	283	22	24	23	25
Nukolii Beach Park	30	97	20	24	17	24
Waioli Park	29	113	23	17	18	18
Ha'ena State Park (Maunahou)	29	96	24	19	15	19
Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge (Poʻokū)	28	115	24	18	22	22
Shipwreck Beach	28	91	16	8	27	14
Koke'e State Park (Kalahū)	27	293	21	22	21	22
Lydgate State Park	27	158	20	21	17	20
Waimea Athletic Field	27	125	20	18	15	21
Maniniholo Beach	27	70	19	12	6	17
Alakai Wilderness Preserve	26	209	17	20	22	20
Wailua River State Park	26	169	18	14	19	13
Na Pali-kona Forest Reserve (Puʻuokila)	26	110	16	17	14	13
Kalihikai Park	26	92	19	20	18	16
Waimea Bay	26	83	19	16	18	20
Maele Reservoir (historical)	26	83	20	22	17	21
Waipouli	26	82	20	16	10	11
Brennecke Beach	26	69	20	22	11	16
Nonou Forest Reserve (Sleeping Giant)	26	61	18	16	15	14