Birding spots · Montana

Best Birding Spots in Missoula County, Montana

Lolo National Forest leads Missoula County's birding spots with 165 species reported, best in spring. 96 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
Lolo National Forest	165	2,195	67	139	124	100
Council Grove State Park	156	1,323	67	132	112	88
Riverside Park	140	595	36	105	100	72
Tower Street Conservation Area (Wilbert Property)	139	1,102	62	108	88	64
Placid Lake	130	186	6	111	70	66
Greenough Park	128	2,749	49	108	97	82
Kelly Island Fishing Access Site	120	295	47	92	66	57
Blanchard Lake	115	89	0	100	73	34
Lolo National Forest (Mill Creek)	114	169	22	87	71	39
Pattee Creek	112	1,423	31	74	65	63
K Williams Natural Trail Area	110	595	31	98	76	44
Milltown State Park (Tunnel Lake)	110	148	19	83	72	22
Lolo National Forest (Rice Creek)	110	126	0	79	95	24
Seeley Lake	105	123	0	51	66	50
Milltown State Park	99	174	7	75	70	13
Clark Fork Natural Park	96	632	35	70	62	51
Frenchtown Pond	96	300	9	82	28	53
Lolo National Forest (Maclay Flats)	95	330	20	69	67	38
Rock Circle Confluence	95	85	6	74	65	21
Harpers Lake Fishing Access Site	93	98	3	65	49	28
Sawmill Gulch	87	233	11	47	70	38
Rattlesnake National Recreation Area	85	298	21	60	70	30
Beavertail Hill State Park	85	99	3	54	60	24
Doyles Slough	84	347	53	65	35	28
Travelers' Rest State Park	80	218	19	54	54	26
Holland Lake	80	113	0	46	66	18
Mount Jumbo	78	110	4	45	57	15
Jacobs Island Park	75	289	19	51	47	32
Chief Looking Glass Fishing Access Site	75	93	24	57	31	26
Blue Mountain Nature National Recreation Trail	74	177	6	48	59	24
Pattee Canyon Ski Tour National Recreation Trail	73	550	14	55	60	39
Toole Park	73	204	19	53	44	26
Salmon Lake	70	99	4	32	44	21
Grizzly Statue	68	704	28	53	28	27
Bugbee Nature Preserve	68	147	5	53	39	17
Jacobs Island	67	174	25	52	40	17
Tom Green Memorial Park	66	114	17	48	32	21
Lolo National Forest (east)	66	113	10	40	40	18
Lolo National Forest (east)	65	66	1	56	35	0
Blue Mountain Equestrian and Hiking National Recreation Trail	63	66	6	38	32	19
Frenchtown Pond State Park	62	151	1	46	21	25
Kiwanis	61	339	20	43	34	24
Lolo National Forest (Ginny Mountain)	61	172	9	34	41	23
Limestone Creek	61	53	5	17	49	23
Baldy Mountain	60	120	9	48	37	18
Mccormick Park	59	197	11	42	34	25
Rattlesnake National Recreation Area (Woods Gulch)	58	134	9	33	47	14
North Woodchuck Creek	53	187	20	35	27	4
Cooley Gulch	51	63	0	32	36	2
Summit Lake	48	60	0	28	22	5