Birding spots · Kansas
Best Birding Spots in Osage County, Kansas
Melvern Recreation Area leads Osage County's birding spots with 164 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 | Winter | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melvern Recreation Area | 164 | 84 | 132 | 38 | 97 |
| Osage State Fishing Lake | 161 | 71 | 115 | 80 | 100 |
| Winnifred Creek | 139 | 31 | 106 | 23 | 61 |
| Melvern Recreation Area (southwest) | 134 | 79 | 89 | 24 | 77 |
| Pomona Recreation Area (Coon Creek) | 134 | 60 | 92 | 11 | 58 |
| Puleston Creek | 125 | 6 | 108 | 42 | 34 |
| Melvern Recreation Area (southeast) | 119 | 43 | 101 | 8 | 48 |
| Pomona Recreation Area | 113 | 58 | 32 | 39 | 70 |
| Melvern Recreation Area (west) | 111 | 60 | 56 | 38 | 29 |
| Melvern Recreation Area (Coal Creek) | 103 | 37 | 49 | 36 | 41 |
| Melvern Lake | 96 | 72 | 59 | 1 | 40 |
| Melvern Recreation Area (southeast) | 92 | 48 | 65 | 0 | 51 |