Birding spots · Kansas

Best Birding Spots in Barton County, Kansas

Pool 1A leads Barton County's birding spots with 191 species reported, best in spring. 15 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
Pool 1A	191	542	50	154	109	123
Pool 4B	138	308	31	105	57	90
Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area	128	253	19	99	72	55
Cheyenne Bottoms Fee	127	176	12	93	51	62
Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area (Pool 1A)	123	238	17	92	63	64
Pool 1C	111	227	19	87	63	45
Pool 1B	106	154	7	72	59	53
Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area (east)	102	187	10	76	41	37
Pool 3A	101	119	9	78	46	29
Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area (east)	96	162	8	66	34	48
Pool 1C (Cheyenne Bottoms)	93	119	10	48	57	51
Veterans Memorial Park	53	84	7	39	19	28
Birding spot near Hoisington	98	234	9	87	51	14
Birding spot near Great Bend	67	57	0	52	2	12
Birding spot near Ellinwood	49	174	0	43	26	7