Birding spots · Michigan

Best Birding Spots in Genesee County, Michigan

Flushing Township Park leads Genesee County's birding spots with 166 species reported, best in spring. 47 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
Flushing Township Park	166	1,247	55	153	110	128
C S Mott Lake	145	336	51	112	80	82
Genessee Recreation Area (north)	142	373	35	99	76	86
For-Mar Nature Preserve and Arboretum	137	810	39	122	89	111
Genessee Recreation Area	130	392	43	67	85	79
Holloway Reservoir Regional Park (east)	126	235	34	107	54	65
Genessee Recreation Area (C S Mott Lake)	124	225	38	100	29	65
Eagle's Wooden Park	116	418	15	111	49	71
Genessee Recreation Area (northeast)	116	147	30	108	63	45
Holloway Reservoir Regional Park	114	288	37	90	5	78
City of Flint Park	114	248	53	93	32	37
Burroughs Lake	109	145	14	79	74	49
Buell Lake County Park	108	167	20	86	76	11
Genessee Recreation Area (Butternut Creek)	108	65	36	87	52	4
Simon Branch	102	278	0	46	90	54
Holloway Reservoir Regional Park (Mud Lake)	102	105	13	99	54	0
Richfield County Park	100	222	35	83	54	43
City of Grand Blanc Park	98	182	20	82	47	67
Dauner Martin	89	204	20	81	38	27
Holloway Reservoir Regional Park (Hasler Creek)	80	192	36	64	0	37
Linden County Park	77	86	19	35	34	45
Kelly Lake Park	76	153	2	53	49	46
Holloway Reservoir Regional Park (east)	74	242	49	39	0	42
Sister Lakes	74	134	5	60	41	29
Cole Creek	73	114	46	50	29	20
Township of Mundy Park	68	142	15	51	34	24
Flushing Park	58	54	25	36	33	9
Rider Lake (Lillie Lake)	57	76	7	35	44	17
Tupper Lake	56	154	54	3	0	0
Lake Fenton	55	124	34	29	20	17
C S Mott Lake (Genesee)	45	79	23	34	0	3
Bush Park	39	65	15	33	20	17
Wilson Park (Flint)	27	140	0	27	0	0
Birding spot near Argentine	180	1,379	52	154	110	141
Birding spot near Linden (west)	122	142	35	96	75	69
Birding spot near Linden	98	246	17	76	55	36
Birding spot near Otisville	98	212	48	78	19	58
Birding spot near Goodrich (northeast)	89	73	1	65	72	21
Birding spot near Linden (northwest)	88	112	0	53	63	44
Birding spot near Otisville (west)	67	139	20	50	46	0
Birding spot near Grand Blanc	66	187	20	50	52	37
Birding spot near Flushing (west)	65	114	0	59	27	0
Birding spot near Lennon	63	84	0	54	41	0
Birding spot near Fenton	58	111	24	38	30	26
Birding spot near Flushing	57	161	0	3	56	0
Birding spot near Goodrich	54	131	0	16	53	15
Birding spot near Swartz Creek	30	74	3	14	26	0