Birding spots · Michigan

Best Birding Spots in Ottawa County, Michigan

Holland State Park (Ottawa Beach) leads Ottawa County's birding spots with 211 species reported, best in spring. 99 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
Holland State Park (Ottawa Beach)	211	4,726	80	158	112	148
Harbor Island	199	2,109	57	179	96	127
Stu Visser Trails	191	5,365	69	176	112	143
Upper Macatawa Natural Area - East	190	1,785	54	177	108	133
Ottawa Sands County Park	183	898	39	168	85	131
Riverview Park	178	1,976	59	141	85	115
Upper Macatawa Natural Area - East (northeast)	178	764	47	158	100	115
Hofma Park & Preserve	173	877	39	160	91	118
Historic Ottawa Beach Parks - Mt. Pisgah	168	835	33	156	79	105
Grand River Park	159	826	38	150	82	101
East Grand River Park	158	644	23	152	52	85
Crockery Creek Site	158	616	31	153	77	87
Pine Bend	156	1,682	56	143	81	94
Mountain Beach	147	253	55	97	73	67
Macatawa Bay	142	708	65	114	47	68
Grand River	134	1,355	39	88	64	68
Pigeon Lake	133	719	73	101	50	36
Conner Pit	131	350	15	107	80	52
Historic Ottawa Beach Parks - Mt. Pisgah (Macatawa Bay)	130	291	37	103	68	71
Grand River Ravines - North	126	383	30	101	61	89
Grand Haven State Game Area	122	223	3	106	74	34
Grand River Ravines - South	115	284	31	106	61	46
Degraaf Nature Center	114	438	36	107	47	67
Aman Park	113	594	16	108	53	24
Windmill Island	112	780	48	96	57	65
Maplewood Park	109	392	33	90	38	57
Historic Ottawa Beach Parks - Black Lake Boardwalk West	109	123	23	70	24	60
Paw Paw Park West	108	300	27	91	44	60
Eastmanville Farm	108	193	23	76	69	57
Grand Haven State Game Area (Bruce Bayou)	108	144	0	97	61	14
Hager Park	107	332	26	95	44	52
Van Raalte Farm Park	107	293	27	101	55	50
Riley Trails	105	211	14	85	51	48
Port Sheldon Sports Complex	104	210	24	87	49	41
Duncan Woods	103	415	21	81	50	61
Paw Paw Park East	103	301	35	81	52	67
Port Sheldon Natural Area	102	322	17	91	55	23
Pine Bend (Spring Bayou)	102	158	15	92	59	12
Riverside Park (Ottawa Center)	102	108	25	84	48	48
Helder Park	101	364	32	84	61	52
Hofma Park & Preserve (southeast)	99	186	16	87	34	35
Eastmanville Bayou	99	151	5	91	50	21
8th Ave Community Park	97	137	9	90	27	31
Grand Haven State Game Area (Indian Channel)	96	75	0	32	73	45
Howard B. Dunton Park	94	355	47	64	26	32
Connor Bayou	94	102	9	74	52	33
Pigeon Creek County Park	92	273	25	69	51	29
Mill Point Park	91	293	23	61	55	46
Pigeon Lake (Port Sheldon)	91	209	47	52	28	46
Grand River Open Space	90	127	31	78	34	22