Birding spots · Idaho
Best Birding Spots in Gooding County, Idaho
Hagerman Wildlife Management Area (Tucker Springs) leads Gooding County's birding spots with 120 species reported, best in winter. 10 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 | Winter | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hagerman Wildlife Management Area (Tucker Springs) | 120 | 85 | 83 | 58 | 56 |
| Hagerman Wildlife Management Area | 103 | 70 | 74 | 50 | 48 |
| Clear Lake | 96 | 86 | 36 | 3 | 39 |
| Pioneer Reservoir | 81 | 22 | 72 | 32 | 8 |
| Upper Salmon Falls Reservoir (Tucker Springs) | 70 | 29 | 50 | 27 | 24 |
| Thousand Springs State Park | 66 | 20 | 46 | 36 | 22 |
| Thousand Springs State Park (Sand Springs Creek) | 65 | 29 | 44 | 32 | 11 |
| Billingsley Creek Wildlife Management Area | 62 | 45 | 38 | 0 | 16 |
| Hagerman Wildlife Management Area (northwest) | 59 | 44 | 20 | 6 | 23 |
| Bell Rapids Access Site | 52 | 49 | 0 | 9 | 3 |