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Best Birding Spots in Owyhee County, Idaho

C. J. Strike Wildlife Management Area leads Owyhee County's birding spots with 130 species reported, best in summer. 22 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
C. J. Strike Wildlife Management Area	130	305	45	92	97	79
Borden Lake	117	451	70	62	31	78
Dunes Lake	116	250	52	74	64	65
Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area (Blacks Island (historical))	94	200	49	62	50	60
Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area (Bruneau Arm)	90	119	42	23	13	60
Mountain View Lake	88	50	0	39	75	40
Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area (Bruneau River)	86	217	61	35	20	60
Dunes Lake (east)	80	81	18	46	32	35
Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area (southeast)	75	181	44	36	19	55
C. J. Strike Wildlife Management Area (Crane Falls Lake)	67	77	43	37	0	36
C J Strike Reservoir	63	59	14	21	0	49
Walters Ferry Access Site	62	90	24	50	29	15
Long Gulch	60	67	0	20	57	0
Murphy	30	61	0	19	22	6
Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area (southeast 3)	29	57	0	21	18	7
Birding spot near Bruneau	186	988	100	134	110	137
Birding spot near Owyhee	102	61	0	14	82	76
Birding spot near Marsing (Pickle Butte)	80	153	45	45	41	35
Birding spot near Bruneau (Jacks Creek)	73	65	55	30	0	20
Birding spot near Grand View (Lone Juniper Creek)	55	90	1	48	18	0
Birding spot near Grand View	53	197	4	46	25	3
Birding spot near Bruneau (Loveridge Island (historical))	31	80	9	16	15	9