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Best Birding Spots in Crow Wing County, Minnesota

Kiwanis Park leads Crow Wing County's birding spots with 131 species reported, best in spring. 12 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
Kiwanis Park	131	206	2	120	49	48
Boom Lake	125	223	11	112	52	51
Crow Wing State Park	121	269	12	96	73	60
Northland Arboretum	115	353	21	108	65	41
Pike Point	98	114	0	72	51	55
Ray Cook State Wildlife Management Area	91	128	0	47	74	10
Little Menomin Lake	90	138	6	81	56	19
Garrison Concourse Wayside Park	89	290	0	58	42	39
Milford Lake	87	105	1	68	61	33
Upgaard State Wildlife Management Area	62	89	11	44	44	17
Pine River Reservoir	50	84	3	24	33	14
Birding spot near Baxter	99	104	0	71	40	1