Birding spots
Best Birding Spots in Nebraska
By species reported, the top birding spots in Nebraska are Pawnee Lake, Branched Oak State Recreation Area, and Marsh Wren. Pawnee Lake has the longest list (219 species), and its best season is spring.
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.
By county
- Adams County
- Antelope County
- Arthur County
- Banner County
- Boone County
- Box Butte County
- Brown County
- Buffalo County
- Burt County
- Butler County
- Cass County
- Cedar County
- Cherry County
- Cheyenne County
- Clay County
- Cuming County
- Custer County
- Dakota County
- Dawes County
- Dawson County
- Deuel County
- Dixon County
- Dodge County
- Douglas County
- Dundy County
- Fillmore County
- Frontier County
- Gage County
- Garden County
- Garfield County
- Gosper County
- Hall County
- Hamilton County
- Harlan County
- Hooker County
- Howard County
- Jefferson County
- Johnson County
- Kearney County
- Keith County
- Kimball County
- Knox County
- Lancaster County
- Lincoln County
- Logan County
- Loup County
- Madison County
- Merrick County
- Morrill County
- Nemaha County
- Otoe County
- Pawnee County
- Perkins County
- Phelps County
- Pierce County
- Platte County
- Red Willow County
- Richardson County
- Rock County
- Saline County
- Sarpy County
- Saunders County
- Scotts Bluff County
- Seward County
- Sheridan County
- Sherman County
- Sioux County
- Stanton County
- Thomas County
- Thurston County
- Washington County
- Wayne County
- Webster County
- Wheeler County
- York County