Birding spots · Missouri

Best Birding Spots in Boone County, Missouri

Eagle Bluffs Conservation Area leads Boone County's birding spots with 254 species reported, best in spring. 63 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
Eagle Bluffs Conservation Area	254	1,684	100	225	139	164
3M Flat Branch-Hinkson Creek Wetlands	174	2,233	62	158	92	134
Rocky Fork Lakes Conservation Area	174	981	54	150	89	113
Forum Nature Area	156	1,100	57	132	83	107
Perry Phillips Lake	153	981	66	113	66	105
Rock Bridge Memorial State Park	143	1,012	46	132	68	97
Univ of Mo (South Farm R-1 Lake)	139	2,217	66	90	79	102
Three Creeks Conservation Area	137	281	44	126	53	76
Garth Nature Area	131	429	30	112	66	97
Eagle Bluffs Conservation Area (McBaine)	126	391	45	98	67	41
Rock Bridge Memorial State Park (east)	126	257	23	123	48	69
Rock Bridge Memorial State Park (east)	123	263	35	113	41	79
Eagle Bluffs Conservation Area (northeast)	118	176	49	81	51	41
Rock Bridge Memorial State Park (Clear Creek)	116	160	31	101	42	64
Finger Lakes State Park	113	331	44	91	55	45
Rock Bridge Memorial State Park (Cave Creek)	113	230	45	85	64	61
Providence Access	113	112	16	109	40	13
Bass Lake	111	92	29	92	62	61
Rock Bridge Memorial State Park (Devils Icebox)	107	141	18	105	9	25
Goose Creek	106	339	42	92	44	31
Brushwood Lake	105	108	56	58	45	43
Eagle Bluffs Conservation Area (Roche Percée Natural Arch)	104	143	42	80	57	23
Katy Trail (McBaine)	104	103	34	75	44	22
Stephens Lake	102	329	32	86	46	45
Strawn Park	100	81	15	81	22	62
Grindstone Creek	94	144	41	78	39	23
Cedar Lake	89	443	36	66	48	52
Eagle Bluffs Conservation Area (Splice Creek)	88	82	29	70	25	16
Kiwanis Park	87	86	15	84	24	17
Eagle Bluffs Conservation Area (north)	86	65	30	69	16	28
Fairview Park-School	83	256	29	76	48	37
Capen Park	83	130	28	72	23	25
Hinkson Woods Conservation Area	82	82	30	67	14	33
Katy Trail (Rocheport)	78	68	12	46	54	29
Three Creeks Conservation Area (Turkey Creek)	76	79	11	57	33	23
Waters (H. J.) and Moss (C. B.) Memorial Wildlife Area	76	78	27	59	27	30
Waters (H. J.) and Moss (C. B.) Memorial Wildlife Area (North Fork Grindstone Creek)	74	55	34	57	1	5
Rocky Fork Lakes Conservation Area (east)	74	53	22	61	33	2
Columbia (Nifong Park Pond)	71	116	28	61	26	33
Katy Trail (Little Bonne Femme Creek)	71	55	6	48	31	21
Ashland Lake	65	73	14	61	7	10
Perry Phillips Lake (southeast)	62	123	31	53	25	19
Lower Municipal Golf Course Lake	60	63	13	44	9	29
The Pinnacles	58	50	4	37	28	16
Oakwood Hills Park	55	72	28	38	7	22
Curry Lake	46	84	10	31	20	15
Birding spot near McBaine	186	618	72	157	99	102
Birding spot near Pierpont	173	1,895	88	147	78	131
Birding spot near Columbia	153	2,131	60	143	80	121
Birding spot near Columbia (County House Branch)	140	646	65	112	58	77