Birding spots · Illinois

Best Birding Spots in Kendall County, Illinois

Saw Wee Kee Park leads Kendall County's birding spots with 183 species reported, best in spring. 42 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
Saw Wee Kee Park	183	1,327	77	164	81	119
Hoover Forest Preserve	176	819	61	148	87	114
Silver Springs	164	485	60	147	75	72
Steward Park	157	788	46	155	85	97
Bartlett Lake Prairie/Wetland	147	1,023	64	129	63	80
Silver Springs (Big Rock Creek)	141	179	16	134	45	30
Silver Springs (Beaver Lake)	140	196	23	131	70	18
Lyon F.P.	134	371	32	123	65	77
Baker Woods Forest Preserve	130	305	22	119	63	80
PICKERILL-PIGOTT FOREST PRESERVE 2008 Pickerill	129	277	43	114	54	90
Waa Kee Sha Park	129	268	28	115	41	76
Eagle Ridge Park	128	227	23	120	21	67
Jay Woods Forest Preserve	117	131	13	98	60	43
Millbrook Forest Preserve	117	73	19	112	46	19
Violet Patch Park	116	234	40	98	43	37
Bluegrass Park	115	531	34	93	54	69
Silver Springs (Loon Lake)	111	84	0	88	70	29
Farmington Lakes Park	103	532	38	87	34	50
Maramech Woods Nature Preserve	101	120	39	90	35	33
Yorkville	100	536	65	61	49	49
Harris F.P.	96	66	6	89	25	37
Hudson Crossing Park	95	262	45	69	53	38
Shuh Shuh Gah Canoe Launch	90	77	0	84	34	13
Subat F.P.	84	77	20	66	35	35
Lynwood	26	57	14	0	0	26
Birding spot near Oswego	146	206	43	126	71	65
Birding spot near Millbrook	138	211	39	130	67	43
Birding spot near Yorkville (north)	129	505	24	109	79	78
Birding spot near Minooka (southwest)	120	143	26	108	22	60
Birding spot near Boulder Hill	118	828	35	86	51	92
Birding spot near Yorkville	117	640	20	96	69	64
Birding spot near Plainfield	89	405	25	34	71	32
Birding spot near Oswego (Aux Sable Grove (historical))	87	126	14	66	32	0
Birding spot near Oswego (Gates Creek)	74	165	40	47	5	49
Birding spot near Plattville	74	64	8	51	34	25
Birding spot near Montgomery	71	125	36	26	50	25
Birding spot near Plainfield (Wheatland Plains)	69	69	0	47	49	30
Birding spot near Minooka	63	190	46	48	0	22
Birding spot near Yorkville (Countryside)	55	140	18	31	9	39
Birding spot near Shorewood	46	53	8	41	0	4
Birding spot near Boulder Hill (Brighton Meadows)	39	63	20	27	0	28
Birding spot near Plattville (Kentland)	25	57	0	0	25	9