Birding spots · Kentucky

Best Birding Spots in Fayette County, Kentucky

Jacobson Park leads Fayette County's birding spots with 186 species reported, best in spring. 40 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
Jacobson Park	186	1,922	93	170	79	140
Jacobson Park (north)	177	1,144	74	156	74	126
Lake Hickman	153	1,926	86	130	41	82
Lexington Cemetery	152	1,748	47	146	59	108
University of Kentucky & Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Arboretum	148	2,100	56	140	73	118
Hisle Farm Park	147	881	66	91	83	123
Veterns Park	137	1,003	45	126	75	96
Raven Run Nature Sanctuary	132	794	49	118	81	95
Floracliff Nature Sanctuary	128	730	49	120	67	86
McConnell Springs Park	124	757	37	113	51	76
Lakeside Golf Course	121	395	45	96	47	60
Lakeview Park	120	365	18	115	19	56
Kentucky Horse Park	100	333	33	76	56	56
Cross Keys Park	97	259	36	87	35	57
Wildwood Park	88	121	32	74	39	50
Lakeside Golf Course (Lexington Reservoir Number Four)	84	162	46	57	24	33
Masterson Station Park	82	186	29	64	45	43
Floracliff Nature Sanctuary (Elk Lick Creek)	76	153	36	67	37	29
Legacy Gw	76	87	48	41	32	37
King Property	76	78	8	56	29	40
Reservoir Number One	72	195	25	68	17	21
Wellington Park	70	234	17	43	35	45
Coldstream Research Campus	67	95	18	50	34	36
Beaumont Preserve	65	119	22	46	20	43
Lexington Reservoir Number Four	63	61	35	42	11	38
Brighton East Gw	59	76	16	41	32	15
Shillito Park	55	60	26	35	24	19
Dogwood Park	49	68	27	22	23	28
Castlewood Park	28	54	0	26	14	2
Birding spot near Lexington-Fayette	136	468	44	119	70	105
Birding spot near Nicholasville	130	795	65	96	80	53
Birding spot near Lexington-Fayette (northwest)	130	403	76	94	51	79
Birding spot near Lexington-Fayette (northwest)	124	432	37	72	74	88
Birding spot near Winchester	109	348	32	79	82	53
Birding spot near Nicholasville (southeast)	101	101	30	91	66	11
Birding spot near Lexington-Fayette (Spindletop Estates)	78	172	38	57	31	41
Birding spot near Lexington-Fayette (Ashland Park)	71	146	3	69	14	27
Birding spot near Winchester (Pine Grove)	55	83	7	51	5	1
Birding spot near Keene	45	118	31	21	13	17
Birding spot near Lexington-Fayette (Mount Vernon)	32	107	15	18	17	19