Birding spots · Nevada
Best Birding Spots in Nye County, Nevada
Crystal Reservoir leads Nye County's birding spots with 164 species reported, best in fall. 21 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 | Winter | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal Reservoir | 164 | 85 | 125 | 95 | 127 |
| Torrance Ranch | 111 | 15 | 86 | 44 | 62 |
| Indian Rock Spring | 93 | 43 | 73 | 33 | 50 |
| Peterson Reservoir | 91 | 48 | 55 | 5 | 26 |
| Highland Park | 81 | 11 | 54 | 29 | 56 |
| Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge (Crystal Pool) | 81 | 22 | 31 | 10 | 31 |
| Crystal Pool | 73 | 31 | 38 | 5 | 39 |
| Beatty | 68 | 23 | 42 | 11 | 30 |
| Bradford Springs | 61 | 20 | 41 | 32 | 13 |
| Dry Canyon | 60 | 12 | 33 | 11 | 21 |
| Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge | 53 | 33 | 22 | 0 | 21 |
| Longstreet Spring | 42 | 21 | 17 | 0 | 14 |
| Amargosa Valley | 39 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 30 |
| Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge (west) | 31 | 18 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| Barsanti Park | 30 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 9 |
| Birding spot near Pahrump | 165 | 90 | 124 | 85 | 126 |
| Birding spot near Beatty | 88 | 23 | 57 | 9 | 47 |
| Birding spot near Amargosa Valley (north) | 86 | 35 | 43 | 7 | 64 |
| Birding spot near Pahrump (Manse) | 85 | 61 | 48 | 19 | 44 |
| Birding spot near Amargosa Valley | 81 | 30 | 47 | 8 | 52 |
| Birding spot near Tonopah (east) | 70 | 1 | 43 | 11 | 25 |