Birding spots · Nebraska

Best Birding Spots in Cherry County, Nebraska

Valentine National Wildlife Refuge leads Cherry County's birding spots with 122 species reported, best in spring. 10 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
Valentine National Wildlife Refuge	122	131	0	93	67	38
Valentine National Wildlife Refuge (northwest)	108	93	1	100	47	32
Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge	106	132	3	73	71	43
Pierce Milling Plant Reservoir	102	175	7	96	61	38
Fort Falls	97	140	5	76	68	21
Smith Falls	88	130	10	60	64	37
Fish Hatchery Lake	82	88	0	77	36	22
Cottonwood Lake State Recreation Area	77	77	0	59	34	33
Pierce Milling Plant Reservoir (Valentine Mill Pond Dam)	61	55	0	56	12	17
Mill Pond	40	89	12	30	29	12