Birding spots · Nebraska

Best Birding Spots in Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska

Lake Minatare leads Scotts Bluff County's birding spots with 194 species reported, best in spring. 16 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
Lake Minatare	194	383	45	148	102	147
Lake Alice	117	115	0	66	52	74
Kiowa Wildlife Management Area	111	190	20	79	82	63
Winters Creek Lake	111	172	5	69	43	77
Wildcat Hills State Recreation Area	99	828	29	62	60	57
Scotts Bluff National Monument	98	507	22	58	72	50
Riverside Park	98	166	27	79	44	39
Buffalo Creek Wildlife Management Area	96	95	23	75	45	14
Cochran Lake	90	133	19	72	38	42
Wildcat Hills State Recreation Area (east)	87	320	18	53	59	35
Wildcat Hills Wildlife Management Area	75	189	21	53	50	34
Birding spot near Gering (Winters Creek)	149	237	35	117	96	100
Birding spot near Gering	119	404	28	88	59	99
Birding spot near Gering (west)	92	119	27	46	60	48
Birding spot near Gering (northeast)	76	64	22	34	42	51
Birding spot near Morrill	63	83	9	51	30	15