Birding spots · Massachusetts

Best Birding Spots in Hampden County, Massachusetts

Fannie Stebbins Memorial Wildlife Refuge leads Hampden County's birding spots with 191 species reported, best in spring. 41 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
Fannie Stebbins Memorial Wildlife Refuge	191	4,030	91	171	123	156
Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge (Longmeadow)	176	2,119	69	141	98	120
Wade Pond	153	516	32	153	71	48
Ashley Pond	145	616	36	127	74	84
Southwick Wildlife Management Area	133	853	39	108	95	76
Wheel Meadow Brook	128	625	46	57	90	93
Springfield Reservoir	117	303	29	101	46	66
Whiting Street Reservoir	116	265	33	87	27	73
Miller Brook	115	460	30	103	73	51
Wilbraham Middle School	114	499	43	90	78	79
Forest Park	112	598	55	82	68	60
Lost Lake	107	156	3	97	58	44
Stanley Park	106	222	38	89	59	58
Floodplain Conservation Area	105	162	29	34	57	68
Mount Tom State Reservation (Whiting Peak)	97	159	12	86	70	37
Westfield River Reservoir	88	231	30	73	51	28
Congamond Lakes	86	400	55	70	0	45
Mount Tom State Reservation (Lake Bray)	85	125	13	78	51	33
Mount Tom State Reservation (north)	83	96	0	73	37	36
Cohen Park	72	237	41	36	41	29
Laughing Brook Wildlife Sanctuary	72	128	20	60	45	24
Phelon Memorial Forest	71	89	0	1	13	63
Mount Tom State Reservation (Great Swamp)	67	94	20	33	44	28
Connecticut River Frontage	65	217	52	32	25	29
Public Boat Ramp	65	133	26	25	43	24
Porter Lake	64	70	19	42	44	30
Holland Pond	62	61	23	47	10	20
Mount Tom State Reservation (Goat Peak)	60	78	0	37	2	45
Van Horn Park	59	96	30	44	25	22
Bearhole Reservoir	59	57	2	39	27	14
Noonan Cove	58	72	23	42	33	25
Connecticut River Reservoir (South Hadley Falls)	56	83	19	42	36	18
McNulty Park	54	54	15	47	7	10
Bark Haul Road Conservation Area	52	60	6	44	7	17
Riverfront Park	48	56	13	27	29	18
Turner Park	47	82	8	21	12	39
Hamilton Reservoir	35	63	15	6	12	15
Birding spot near Longmeadow	211	1,803	91	165	119	172
Birding spot near Chicopee	84	212	0	72	59	1
Birding spot near West Springfield Town	64	122	4	43	48	20
Birding spot near Chicopee (Chicopee Reservoir)	64	54	14	42	30	28