Birding spots · Missouri

Best Birding Spots in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri

Mdc Nature Center/ North County leads Cape Girardeau County's birding spots with 163 species reported, best in spring. 15 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
Mdc Nature Center/ North County	163	1,627	70	144	93	125
Apple Creek Conservation Area	153	180	57	126	95	88
Vancill Hollow Natural Area	138	288	45	122	63	76
Juden Creek Conservation Area	122	219	54	92	63	86
Lake Girardeau Conservation Area	121	114	59	78	68	67
Cape Woods Conservation Area	116	202	40	98	52	60
Maintz Wildlife Preserve	114	150	56	95	72	36
Bollinger Mill State Park	110	107	44	87	58	51
South County	89	126	35	71	53	47
Decatur	88	182	28	69	54	40
Red Star Access	83	128	34	56	51	40
Headwaters Access	74	94	30	46	48	27
Capaha	63	98	17	48	30	19
Birding spot near Jackson	107	205	50	91	58	57
Birding spot near Cape Girardeau	58	309	38	47	8	2