Birding spots · Nevada

Best Birding Spots in Washoe County, Nevada

Swan Lake/Lemmon Valley leads Washoe County's birding spots with 179 species reported, best in fall. 107 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
Swan Lake/Lemmon Valley	179	1,492	92	128	117	151
Rancho San Rafael Regional Park	168	2,403	92	149	87	120
Swan Lake (north)	151	413	75	101	94	109
Swan Lake	147	569	56	113	107	102
Truckee River Outlet	144	369	74	88	86	114
Washoe Lake State Park	143	1,095	48	98	94	104
Crystal Peak Park	141	904	73	123	77	82
Washoe Lake State Park (Little Washoe Lake)	139	434	40	105	78	100
Sparks Marina Park	137	1,441	91	93	45	89
Washoe Lake State Park (Duck Flat)	134	391	34	113	78	52
Davis Creek Regional Park	131	992	50	111	84	73
Washoe Lake State Park (South Beach)	130	365	41	91	102	96
Thunderbolt Bay	130	150	40	75	45	95
Idlewild Park	120	879	73	93	47	74
Swope Ms	118	830	62	98	56	71
Virginia Lake	116	836	70	67	38	87
Silver Lake Open Space	115	197	52	76	85	89
Lockwood Open Space	112	472	54	79	65	76
Swan Lake (east)	112	157	39	72	71	48
Rosewood Lakes Golf Course	107	297	69	76	52	68
Toiyabe National Forest	104	877	40	79	72	72
Canepa Ranch	104	401	43	85	53	51
Mayberry Park	101	567	63	85	56	48
The Geyser	100	87	32	69	30	50
Rancho San Rafael Regional Park (northwest)	97	372	43	81	45	53
Tamarack Lake	96	556	7	33	94	37
Alexander Lake	94	205	42	84	51	50
Lake Park	93	363	47	54	20	53
Mira Loma Park- Boynton Slough Path	92	235	66	58	30	66
Round Hole Spring	92	131	13	69	30	53
Silver Lake Open Space (southeast)	91	122	41	57	53	66
Hidden Valley	90	285	62	59	37	58
Cottonwood Park	89	190	61	60	40	53
Scripps Wildlife Management Area	86	102	33	48	24	36
Hunter Creek Reservoir	84	264	64	58	23	50
Manzanita Lake	83	413	36	67	23	42
Paradise Park	83	317	62	56	25	58
Rancho San Rafael Regional Park (Highland Reservoir)	83	153	45	60	15	48
Silver Lake Open Space (Lemmon Valley)	82	114	41	59	54	44
Washoe Lake	81	106	20	55	46	34
Mt. Rose Wilderness	80	101	20	68	32	34
Rose - Whites Canyon Roadless Area	77	162	27	51	55	37
Mccarran Ranch Preserve (Patrick)	75	55	0	62	24	34
Toiyabe National Forest (Tahoe Meadows)	74	127	7	5	66	23
Sierra Front Open Space	74	93	30	46	47	30
Incline Lake (historical)	73	261	8	19	63	38
Catnip Reservoir	73	66	0	30	52	27
Crissie Caughlin Park	72	158	52	48	12	33
Bowers Mansion Regional Park	72	145	32	58	20	26
Sand Point	70	231	31	40	30	28