Birding spots · Maine

Best Birding Spots in Kennebec County, Maine

Viles Arboretum leads Kennebec County's birding spots with 162 species reported, best in spring. 43 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
Viles Arboretum	162	1,571	33	146	100	123
Messalonskee Lake Boat Access	148	1,514	13	127	104	35
Hallowell Recreation Pond	122	291	8	106	52	67
Dismal Swamp	112	562	9	70	71	62
Cobbosseecontee Stream Reservoir	111	297	26	105	50	30
Mill Stream	100	255	25	77	47	59
Kennebec River Reservoir (Holland Brook)	99	156	9	79	52	52
Quarry Road Recreation Area	86	120	9	71	55	33
North Street Recreation Area	85	171	14	81	35	25
US NATL. CEMETERY (Togus Med. C.)	85	81	19	66	57	51
Echo Lake Watershed Preserve I	83	147	0	65	57	32
Rosmarin and Saunders Family Forest	83	107	0	75	42	24
Mud Mills Stream	80	145	2	42	61	29
Hutchinson Pond	78	75	2	69	51	34
Vassalboro Wildlife Habitat	76	62	4	57	50	1
Davidson Nature Preserve	75	54	0	70	31	4
Cascade Pond	74	158	11	66	36	16
Messalonskee Stream Reservoir	70	76	3	41	36	21
Great Pond Boating Access	68	86	0	56	38	30
Kennebec River Reservoir	66	334	26	45	43	30
Mt. Pisgah Community Conservation Area	65	238	11	40	47	37
Head of Falls Park	63	284	28	46	36	26
Hallowell Waterfront Park	63	266	13	49	41	22
Stuart Pond	62	340	0	48	50	0
Gott Pasture	62	72	4	43	48	15
Cobbosseecontee Stream	61	275	33	35	27	24
Sebasticook River Reservoir	61	160	20	41	44	20
Lily Pond	54	51	0	44	26	0
Kennebec River Rail Trail	51	71	9	35	37	10
Potters Brook	50	165	9	39	15	14
Howard Hill Conservation Area	49	52	6	38	16	12
Outlet Stream	41	52	10	11	9	12
Great Pond (Belgrade Lakes)	40	83	17	26	12	1
Miscellaneous Municipal Lands (Bolton Hill)	23	60	21	11	3	0
Birding spot near Fairfield (Kennebec River Reservoir)	131	1,063	36	85	86	94
Birding spot near Hallowell	119	345	16	100	73	72
Birding spot near Waterville (Mayflower Hill)	96	224	13	85	57	40
Birding spot near Waterville	92	323	29	84	44	26
Birding spot near Oakland (Midway Island)	86	73	0	50	63	46
Birding spot near Augusta	85	95	0	38	70	13
Birding spot near Winthrop	82	100	1	64	54	14
Birding spot near Winslow	53	84	4	44	26	5
Birding spot near Augusta (east)	40	67	2	23	26	1