Birding spots · Massachusetts

Best Birding Spots in Berkshire County, Massachusetts

Bartholomew's Cobble leads Berkshire County's birding spots with 178 species reported, best in spring. 135 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
Bartholomew's Cobble	178	1,188	71	154	118	123
Post Farm	156	733	42	152	93	84
Laurel Lake	147	1,844	65	118	77	101
George L. Darey Housatonic Valley Wildlife Management Area	144	509	43	122	92	73
October Mountain State Forest	144	473	0	108	105	103
Richmond Pond	143	1,274	47	115	58	97
Burbank Park	143	951	39	116	71	84
Hop Brook Wildlife Management Area	142	650	42	118	83	54
October Mountain State Forest (east)	142	312	8	102	113	94
Parsons Marsh Reserve	140	726	27	123	89	75
Stockbridge Bowl	138	1,669	60	111	55	85
Woods Pond	137	895	42	111	87	59
Bartholomew's Cobble (Konkapot River)	137	611	56	106	77	65
Mount Williams Reservoir	135	888	35	87	77	95
Field Farm Reservation	135	691	33	114	95	91
Housatonic Flats Conservation Area	131	587	27	113	72	86
Eugene D. Moran Wildlife Management Area	131	483	35	94	71	77
Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary	129	1,335	30	108	97	96
Barbieri Reservoir	126	424	28	120	70	64
West Branch Housatonic River Reservoir	125	455	18	103	73	108
Richmond Consolidated School Playground	125	238	3	111	91	26
Bridges Pond	124	785	38	108	79	72
Clarksburg State Park	121	314	18	98	76	63
Cedar Mountain/Jug End (Jug End Corp.)	119	316	20	104	79	67
Fountain Pond	118	418	43	59	50	101
Lime Kiln Farm Wildlife Sanctuary	118	334	42	105	75	52
Cheshire Reservoir	117	1,525	55	96	52	69
Onota Lake Conservation Area	116	1,285	49	73	48	75
Silver Lake	116	818	21	90	56	69
Mansfield Pond	116	381	31	102	68	55
Tierney Conservation Area	116	215	14	104	64	31
Eph Pond	115	473	26	94	74	59
Richmond Fen Wildlife Management Area	114	490	25	90	74	58
Windsor Lake	112	520	32	91	50	78
South Brook	112	255	31	94	76	56
Pontoosuc Lake	110	748	20	83	40	79
Sheffield Plain	110	349	41	75	66	50
Baldwin Hill	108	853	54	68	53	60
Jug End Fen Wildlife Management Area	106	750	39	67	52	56
Rawson Brook	105	179	22	90	73	39
Pontoosuc Lake (Secum Brook)	103	723	40	73	23	80
Pontoosuc Lake (Town Brook)	103	715	33	47	23	91
Bridges Pond (Eph Pond)	103	233	31	90	49	44
Laurel Lake (Sargent Brook)	103	181	0	81	75	50
Mud Pond	101	471	14	74	42	51
Berkshire Pond	100	594	36	78	31	66
Thomas and Palmer Brook Reserve	99	243	35	73	68	39
Pontoosuc Lake (Camp Merrill)	98	276	26	68	27	66
George L. Darey Housatonic Valley Wildlife Management Area (Sykes Brook)	96	104	25	81	38	46
Dean Pond (historical)	95	159	15	65	53	66