Birding spots · Minnesota
Best Birding Spots in Lyon County, Minnesota
Brush Lakebed leads Lyon County's birding spots with 163 species reported, best in spring. 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brush Lakebed | 163 | 10 | 146 | 78 | 85 |
| Gabriel Anderson State Wildlife Management Area | 162 | 7 | 135 | 98 | 101 |
| Sham Lake (north) | 161 | 20 | 99 | 88 | 129 |
| Camden State Park | 160 | 22 | 140 | 92 | 94 |
| Smsu Nature Area | 158 | 28 | 143 | 84 | 96 |
| Sham Lake | 139 | 10 | 96 | 90 | 103 |
| Cottonwood Lake | 119 | 16 | 75 | 62 | 74 |
| Green Valley State Wildlife Management Area | 117 | 24 | 99 | 1 | 0 |
| Island Lake | 105 | 0 | 83 | 54 | 60 |
| Birding spot near Garvin | 125 | 2 | 98 | 69 | 66 |
| Birding spot near Cottonwood | 95 | 0 | 72 | 50 | 41 |