Birding spots

Best Birding Spots in Nevada

By species reported, the top birding spots in Nevada are Bird Viewing Preserve, Corn Creek Springs, and Cottonwood Lake. Bird Viewing Preserve has the longest list (276 species), and its best season is fall.

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	County	Species	Checklists	Winter	Spring	Summer	Fall
Bird Viewing Preserve	Clark County	276	9,268	171	222	192	244
Corn Creek Springs	Clark County	259	6,865	114	221	164	213
Cottonwood Lake	Clark County	254	4,195	134	210	128	224
Robert B. Griffith Water Project	Clark County	241	2,177	136	204	152	172
Pitch Fork Cove	Clark County	228	1,958	137	160	133	201
Sunset Park Recreation Center	Clark County	208	1,997	120	173	87	152
Spring Mountain Ranch State Park	Clark County	191	1,539	103	163	109	147
Swan Lake/Lemmon Valley	Washoe County	179	1,492	92	128	117	151
Swamp Spring	Clark County	178	383	103	137	66	111
Upper Pahranagat Lake	Lincoln County	177	361	65	125	67	129
Rancho San Rafael Regional Park	Washoe County	168	2,403	92	149	87	120
Crystal Reservoir	Nye County	164	950	85	125	95	127
Cornerstone Park	Clark County	160	1,000	95	118	80	131
Rye Patch Reservoir	Pershing County	157	366	74	93	85	96
Swim Beach	Clark County	153	1,198	109	78	63	116
Swan Lake (north)	Washoe County	151	413	75	101	94	109
Robert B. Griffith Water Project (east)	Clark County	150	433	109	103	61	91
Swan Lake	Washoe County	147	569	56	113	107	102
Camp Carson Park	Carson City	144	424	60	102	84	77
Truckee River Outlet	Washoe County	144	369	74	88	86	114
Washoe Lake State Park	Washoe County	143	1,095	48	98	94	104
Crystal Peak Park	Washoe County	141	904	73	123	77	82
Upper Pahranagat Lake (north)	Lincoln County	140	175	34	94	34	85
Washoe Lake State Park (Little Washoe Lake)	Washoe County	139	434	40	105	78	100
Bowman Reservoir	Clark County	139	313	74	108	65	84
South Branch Carson River	Churchill County	138	269	68	110	87	84
Sparks Marina Park	Washoe County	137	1,441	91	93	45	89
Nevada State Maximum Security Prison	Carson City	137	1,008	80	108	89	95
Washoe Lake State Park (Duck Flat)	Washoe County	134	391	34	113	78	52
Davis Creek Regional Park	Washoe County	131	992	50	111	84	73

By county