Birding spots · Kansas

Best Birding Spots in Linn County, Kansas

Marais Des Cygne Wildlife Area leads Linn County's birding spots with 210 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
Marais Des Cygne Wildlife Area	210	470	46	173	145	79
Marais Des Cygne Wildlife Area (southeast)	141	186	39	112	41	45
Linn County Park	128	141	69	78	29	68
Marais Des Cygne Wildlife Area (east)	122	96	17	93	52	38
Marais Des Cygnes National Wildlife Refuge	121	108	39	72	57	69
La Cygne Lake	110	132	76	39	20	56
Marais Des Cygne Wildlife Area (southeast 2)	98	55	26	78	48	9
Marais Des Cygne Wildlife Area (east)	95	53	41	79	8	0
Marais Des Cygne Wildlife Area (southeast 3)	94	52	27	62	28	28
Marais Des Cygnes National Wildlife Refuge (north)	89	62	33	35	28	53
Birding spot near Amsterdam	73	54	34	32	23	34
Birding spot near Amoret	65	73	29	31	20	10