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Best Birding Spots in Carver County, Minnesota
Lunsten Lake leads Carver County's birding spots with 199 species reported, best in spring. 19 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 | Winter | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lunsten Lake | 199 | 36 | 173 | 119 | 165 |
| Rapids Lake | 197 | 53 | 187 | 121 | 124 |
| Stone Lake | 181 | 37 | 168 | 102 | 119 |
| Lake Auburn | 173 | 37 | 150 | 97 | 99 |
| University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum | 169 | 38 | 147 | 107 | 106 |
| Johnson Slough | 167 | 23 | 151 | 95 | 110 |
| Lake Waconia | 141 | 34 | 89 | 51 | 107 |
| Minnewashta Regional Park | 113 | 20 | 78 | 53 | 45 |
| Eagle Lake | 106 | 5 | 91 | 35 | 20 |
| Tiger Lake | 96 | 0 | 58 | 35 | 47 |
| McKnight Lake | 79 | 0 | 47 | 45 | 45 |
| Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge (Carver Rapids) | 71 | 0 | 45 | 51 | 6 |
| Lake Bavaria | 56 | 0 | 36 | 22 | 28 |
| Birding spot near Mayer | 141 | 4 | 113 | 90 | 71 |
| Birding spot near New Germany | 120 | 0 | 61 | 89 | 67 |
| Birding spot near Chanhassen | 117 | 22 | 99 | 58 | 70 |
| Birding spot near Waconia | 87 | 0 | 65 | 53 | 42 |
| Birding spot near Chanhassen (northwest) | 85 | 11 | 62 | 45 | 28 |
| Birding spot near Cologne | 67 | 2 | 67 | 0 | 0 |