Birding spots · Iowa

Best Birding Spots in Dallas County, Iowa

Kuehn Conservation Area leads Dallas County's birding spots with 145 species reported, best in spring. 12 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
Kuehn Conservation Area	145	219	28	129	80	81
Brenton Arboretum	138	426	35	113	67	60
Voas Nature Area	137	167	37	118	58	61
Dale Maffit Reservoir	128	457	59	100	32	69
Saylorville Wildlife Management Area	96	64	24	49	63	34
Beaver Lake Wildlife Management Area	78	52	8	55	28	11
Brenton Slough	53	182	35	32	9	16
Ingersoll (historical)	52	94	1	24	38	5
Birding spot near Granger	162	733	44	146	86	59
Birding spot near Grimes	128	867	42	116	49	59
Birding spot near Dallas Center	53	72	0	41	27	2
Birding spot near Dallas Center (northeast)	32	53	0	17	22	8