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Best Birding Spots in Sherburne County, Minnesota

Pool 7 leads Sherburne County's birding spots with 183 species reported, best in spring. 20 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
Pool 7	183	918	31	151	128	130
Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge	172	612	0	134	117	103
Elk River	151	213	29	136	91	71
Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge (Rice Lake)	142	290	15	130	78	80
Woodland Trails Park	131	248	7	109	74	89
Pool 7 (southeast)	122	262	5	85	83	55
Riverside Park (Mississippi River Reservoir)	116	142	23	104	36	52
Lake Fremont	111	197	0	91	36	62
Elk River (north)	109	211	27	59	57	74
Pool 7 (north)	108	100	8	53	72	51
Sand Prairie State Wildlife Management Area	100	103	3	69	55	53
Larsen Slough	89	95	12	66	48	23
Babcock Park	85	253	26	57	44	29
Uncas Dunes	85	69	6	61	52	9
Pool 7 (east)	84	162	17	58	56	17
Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge (north)	65	67	0	9	4	43
Munsinger Park	63	135	15	41	38	23
Lakeside Park	33	63	21	1	0	27
Birding spot near Clearwater	93	88	10	73	39	31
Birding spot near Foley (south)	61	64	0	42	37	0