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Best Birding Spots in Worcester County, Massachusetts

Chauncy Lake leads Worcester County's birding spots with 214 species reported, best in fall. 165 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
Chauncy Lake	214	4,772	100	185	123	188
Bolton Flats Wildlife Management Area	202	4,028	86	190	117	134
Crane Swamp	166	1,557	64	134	106	138
Bolton Flats Wildlife Management Area (Whittemore Hill)	163	1,939	62	147	106	93
Muddy Pond	159	1,490	39	109	111	117
Clinton Middle School and High School Athletic Fields	156	1,157	54	117	81	94
Bolton Flats Wildlife Management Area (Five Corners)	152	400	40	117	68	75
Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge	148	945	45	139	89	94
Prescott Cove	147	1,278	61	93	89	87
High Ridge Wildlife Management Area	145	534	34	116	87	108
Bartlett Pond	144	1,213	30	106	70	117
Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary	141	997	38	109	96	115
Wayne F. MacCallum Wildlife Management Area	141	577	32	124	84	80
Clamshell Pond	139	510	39	119	83	95
Wachusett Reservoir Watershed	138	675	35	70	72	107
Winimusset Wildlife Management Area	138	331	49	97	70	93
Millers River Reservoir	137	477	34	119	57	86
Crystal Lake (Beagle Pond)	136	1,431	48	112	62	86
Millers River Wildlife Management Area	135	486	48	122	55	100
Cedar Swamp	134	314	46	126	75	55
Muddy Brook Wildlife Management Area	132	289	27	118	79	66
High Ridge Wildlife Management Area (Beech Hill)	131	235	26	109	83	64
Blackstone River and Canal Heritage State Park	130	1,182	50	107	75	89
Wayne F. MacCallum Wildlife Management Area (Little Chauncy Pond)	130	486	39	101	74	82
Dead Pond	129	167	33	93	85	76
Riley Pond	128	876	48	92	69	100
Quinapoxet Reservoir	127	373	0	23	90	99
Quaboag Pond	121	475	42	72	61	84
Harvard Pond	121	321	13	100	82	66
Heywood Reservoir	120	201	26	106	62	83
Stumpy Pond	120	169	19	107	66	37
Dexter Drumlin Reservation	119	957	62	93	68	44
Clinton Middle School and High School Athletic Fields (Sandy Pond)	119	509	46	86	70	57
Coes Reservoir	117	574	50	94	62	79
Wachusett Mountain State Reservation	116	718	24	84	80	88
Thomas Basin	115	757	66	88	72	49
Zalatores Hill	114	170	19	96	67	65
Blackstone River and Canal Heritage State Park (Goat Hill)	113	263	22	91	87	38
George H Nichols Reservoir	112	424	39	92	62	66
Lake Ripple	112	418	28	81	69	72
Beaver Pond (Stockwell Brook)	112	104	15	90	76	45
Institute Park	111	805	54	82	70	69
Kettle Brook Reservoir Number One	109	410	39	79	74	39
Upton State Forest	109	398	30	98	72	53
Lake Wampanoag Wildlife Sanctuary	108	282	20	64	65	79
Curtis Ponds	107	446	48	84	53	44
Wells State Park	107	241	25	97	68	45
High Ridge Wildlife Management Area (Westminster Reservoir)	105	110	11	84	76	36
Quabbin Reservoir Watershed (The Gorge)	105	84	12	87	60	53
Hope Cemetery	102	216	24	94	12	26