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Best Birding Spots in Greene County, Missouri
Lake Springfield Park leads Greene County's birding spots with 228 species reported, best in spring. 23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Springfield Park | 228 | 94 | 208 | 95 | 140 |
| Valley Water Mill Pond | 193 | 89 | 160 | 87 | 142 |
| Fellows Lake | 192 | 88 | 152 | 88 | 145 |
| Springfield Conservation Nature Center | 154 | 54 | 143 | 70 | 74 |
| Ritter Springs Park | 146 | 33 | 141 | 35 | 99 |
| Lake Springfield | 142 | 62 | 102 | 44 | 64 |
| Bois D'Arc Conservation Area | 141 | 55 | 106 | 67 | 68 |
| Wilson's Creek National Battlefield | 132 | 47 | 116 | 61 | 74 |
| Little Sac Woods Conservation Area | 122 | 13 | 113 | 24 | 36 |
| Nathanael Greene Close Memorial Park | 108 | 37 | 97 | 57 | 55 |
| Lost Hill Park | 92 | 21 | 67 | 40 | 39 |
| Rutledge Wilson Park | 86 | 32 | 72 | 41 | 44 |
| McDaniel Lake | 85 | 47 | 50 | 28 | 35 |
| Mcdaniel Park | 84 | 12 | 78 | 6 | 19 |
| Sequiota Park | 73 | 37 | 39 | 36 | 23 |
| East Branch Galloway Creek | 65 | 46 | 37 | 24 | 26 |
| South Fork Ward Branch | 32 | 27 | 16 | 0 | 3 |
| Birding spot near Strafford | 135 | 64 | 113 | 56 | 75 |
| Birding spot near Rogersville (Palmetto) | 132 | 37 | 123 | 40 | 36 |
| Birding spot near Rogersville (northwest) | 71 | 7 | 69 | 6 | 0 |
| Birding spot near Willard | 69 | 0 | 62 | 45 | 0 |
| Birding spot near Republic | 68 | 18 | 53 | 34 | 4 |
| Birding spot near Strafford (Ford Lake) | 43 | 24 | 14 | 0 | 31 |