Birding spots · Indiana

Best Birding Spots in Boone County, Indiana

Starkey Nature Park leads Boone County's birding spots with 166 species reported, best in spring. 19 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
Starkey Nature Park	166	1,386	63	155	84	112
Elm Street Green	123	332	37	101	54	95
Starkey Branch	117	155	36	86	70	71
Turkey Foot Nature Park	116	235	41	96	65	64
Whitestown	107	118	36	80	68	67
Nancy Burton Memorial Park	104	145	35	69	59	47
Creekside Nature Park	103	255	30	89	55	64
Boone Pond Public Fishing Area	89	137	30	53	51	50
Abner Longley Park	89	133	27	58	49	52
Zion Nature Sanctuary	77	170	29	55	45	43
Lions Park	74	158	26	55	52	42
Birding spot near Williams Creek	170	647	50	148	72	108
Birding spot near Lebanon (southwest)	140	864	43	90	79	96
Birding spot near Ulen	102	527	25	36	80	66
Birding spot near Zionsville (Long Branch)	100	215	33	75	70	59
Birding spot near Zionsville	99	365	35	82	57	47
Birding spot near Whitestown	99	177	42	64	50	41
Birding spot near Ulen (Northfield Village)	88	78	32	69	55	52
Birding spot near Whitestown (Schooler Creek)	69	172	25	38	37	39