Birding spots · Montana
Best Birding Spots in Deer Lodge County, Montana
Warm Springs Wildlife Management Area leads Deer Lodge County's birding spots with 184 species reported, best in spring. 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warm Springs Wildlife Management Area | 184 | 43 | 147 | 134 | 132 |
| Warm Springs Wildlife Management Area (05N10W24ABBC01 Spring) | 179 | 7 | 149 | 139 | 106 |
| Warm Springs Wildlife Management Area (Silver Bow Creek) | 144 | 10 | 107 | 107 | 69 |
| Warm Springs Wildlife Management Area (north) | 116 | 10 | 87 | 78 | 62 |
| Silver Bow Creek | 108 | 7 | 68 | 91 | 41 |
| Warm Springs Wildlife Management Area (Perkins Gulch) | 108 | 0 | 69 | 85 | 46 |
| Georgetown Lake | 69 | 0 | 6 | 45 | 35 |
| Silver Lake | 57 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 49 |
| Lost Creek State Park | 53 | 8 | 24 | 43 | 20 |
| Birding spot near Racetrack (Spring Gulch) | 122 | 22 | 105 | 73 | 64 |
| Birding spot near Anaconda-Deer Lodge County | 103 | 27 | 80 | 63 | 39 |
| Birding spot near Anaconda-Deer Lodge County (Stuart Mill Spring) | 74 | 10 | 38 | 42 | 28 |
| Birding spot near Racetrack (southwest) | 37 | 21 | 26 | 0 | 20 |