Birding spots · Kansas

Best Birding Spots in Sedgwick County, Kansas

Chisholm Creek Park leads Sedgwick County's birding spots with 167 species reported, best in spring. 30 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
Chisholm Creek Park	167	2,054	73	143	86	120
Sedgwick County Zoo Park	164	1,634	72	130	76	118
Pracht Wetlands Park	164	848	44	132	73	95
Lake Afton	163	719	73	123	72	89
Oak Park	162	1,240	46	146	69	97
Sedgwick County Zoo Park (Horseshoe Lake)	138	625	72	108	60	63
Pawnee Prairie Park	134	391	59	109	58	80
Cheney Wildlife Area	120	221	56	69	33	58
K-96 Lake Park	88	91	20	67	28	36
High Park	85	231	32	51	37	32
Swanson Park	78	161	37	54	42	34
Buffalo Park	74	122	16	52	33	29
Arthur B Sim Golf Course	70	81	29	46	35	16
Keep of the Plains	68	214	30	51	25	22
Chapin Park	68	53	5	44	19	33
Crane Park	62	50	0	61	9	0
Wetland Park	55	54	19	36	22	24
Botanica	54	124	32	33	21	22
Hellers Park	48	53	33	14	21	9
Central Riverside Park	41	50	13	19	21	9
Birding spot near Maize (west)	145	455	59	123	52	69
Birding spot near Maize	138	681	77	105	24	74
Birding spot near Derby	125	191	35	107	66	51
Birding spot near Eastborough	103	305	41	67	45	77
Birding spot near St. Marks	85	169	20	57	40	25
Birding spot near Greenwich	84	92	44	30	22	47
Birding spot near Colwich	78	161	15	60	36	13
Birding spot near Bel Aire	66	53	23	47	30	18
Birding spot near Wichita	60	240	31	40	22	27
Birding spot near Maize (Little Slough)	50	90	0	41	13	11