Birding spots

Best Birding Spots in Maine

By species reported, the top birding spots in Maine are Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve, Timber Point, and Scarborough Marsh Wildlife Management Area. Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve has the longest list (251 species), and its best season is spring.

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	County	Species	Checklists	Winter	Spring	Summer	Fall
Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve	York County	251	4,555	84	203	194	201
Timber Point	York County	241	3,561	79	200	172	204
Scarborough Marsh Wildlife Management Area	Cumberland County	232	4,768	70	188	181	155
Monhegan Island	Lincoln County	229	4,434	33	187	136	191
Fort Foster Park	York County	229	2,318	91	198	142	169
East Point Audubon Sanctuary	York County	219	2,338	82	157	125	157
Gisland Farm Audubon Center	Cumberland County	216	4,957	86	174	148	166
Jagger Pond	York County	209	1,870	47	179	142	164
Great Pond	York County	207	1,642	53	164	100	170
Long Cove	Waldo County	204	2,744	52	169	151	179
Great Pond (Libbyshears)	York County	204	1,215	63	164	98	149
Parsons Beach	York County	200	1,272	70	147	120	135
R. Waldo Tyler Wildlife Management Area	Knox County	191	3,511	35	150	143	128
Fort Point	Cumberland County	189	2,286	67	147	85	130
Wharton Point	Cumberland County	189	2,229	77	135	128	152
Great Salt Bay Farm	Lincoln County	187	1,776	64	148	123	141
The Pool	York County	185	685	28	134	94	134
Capisic Pond Park	Cumberland County	181	4,578	64	170	87	109
Bay Bridge Landing Wetland Park	Cumberland County	178	1,493	31	134	129	133
Town Thatch Bed (The Pool)	York County	178	376	56	147	85	82
City of Bangor	Penobscot County	174	2,579	14	148	148	136
Crescent Beach State Park	Cumberland County	174	884	60	135	102	109
Town Thatch Bed	York County	172	440	38	108	91	140
Back Bay	York County	171	1,607	47	106	123	124
Great Pond (Biddeford Pool)	York County	171	1,098	35	113	97	105
Scarborough Marsh Wildlife Management Area (northeast)	Cumberland County	171	719	24	128	122	96
Green Point Wildlife Management Area	Lincoln County	169	1,082	42	150	113	126
Webhannet River Marsh	York County	168	1,758	61	125	111	105
Sandy Point Beach on Cousins Island	Cumberland County	167	760	41	70	86	151
Etherington Pond	York County	165	1,013	65	126	78	112

By county