Birding spots · New Jersey

Best Birding Spots in Atlantic County, New Jersey

Lily Lake leads Atlantic County's birding spots with 258 species reported, best in spring. 39 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
Lily Lake	258	2,057	128	218	163	212
Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge	245	1,233	113	184	156	206
Lily Lake (west)	221	1,693	102	187	98	169
Lily Lake (north)	193	1,241	100	142	101	156
Lily Lake (southwest)	179	309	94	152	76	138
Lily Lake (Doughty Creek)	174	1,103	71	121	102	125
Turtle Cove	170	415	37	112	116	125
Tuckahoe Wildlife Management Area (Gibson Landing)	156	207	54	129	83	70
Lily Lake (Oceanville)	154	385	69	115	67	92
Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge (Doughty Creek)	145	160	31	63	88	101
Estell Manor Park	143	664	51	137	77	68
Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge (Oceanville)	140	186	46	118	52	78
Couchoud Community Center	139	303	59	99	82	100
North Brigatine Natural Area	132	414	54	89	78	85
Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge (northwest)	123	238	34	96	50	59
Peaslee Wildlife Management Area	119	367	18	115	61	27
Perch Cove	114	196	24	61	54	93
Turtle Cove (Doughty Creek)	105	109	33	66	41	58
Brigantine National Wilderness Area (Wigwam Creek)	103	398	77	48	38	40
Rum Point	102	289	65	53	26	61
Malibu Beach Wildlife Management Area	98	250	43	63	61	35
Brigantine City Beach or Boardwalk	97	161	41	56	33	54
Tuckahoe Wildlife Management Area (English Creek Landing)	89	52	11	44	63	0
Birch Grove Park	87	157	30	74	43	47
Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge (Landing Creek)	80	89	45	49	31	29
Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge (Leeds Point)	80	76	33	48	20	28
Beach	76	203	54	37	16	16
Tuckahoe Wildlife Management Area (Steelman Landing)	76	56	6	72	16	0
Great Egg Harbor Inlet	70	241	41	40	21	41
Makepeace Lake	65	61	11	46	23	2
Clam Thorofare	64	63	16	45	38	17
Smithville	59	64	7	48	16	26
Lakes Bay	57	80	34	30	15	19
Hammonton Lake	50	53	12	32	32	4
Ocean City Estuary or Marsh (Elbow Thorofare)	49	80	12	41	33	6
Steel Pier	43	89	4	12	13	24
Birding spot near Stockton University	117	294	55	98	50	70
Birding spot near Brigantine	107	278	48	60	55	59
Birding spot near Linwood	91	516	36	68	58	67