Birding spots · New Jersey

Best Birding Spots in Cumberland County, New Jersey

Heislerville Wildlife Management Area leads Cumberland County's birding spots with 228 species reported, best in spring. 36 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
Heislerville Wildlife Management Area	228	1,554	91	197	101	141
Glades Wildlife Refuge	173	588	75	150	73	79
Heislerville Wildlife Management Area (west)	153	627	39	142	59	50
Heislerville Wildlife Management Area (Maurice River Neck)	153	216	64	100	39	95
Maurice River Township Conservation Area	147	578	66	105	65	72
Heislerville Wildlife Management Area (East Point)	140	554	53	104	57	63
Egg Island Wildlife Management Area	139	182	43	126	36	58
Heislerville Wildlife Management Area (south)	132	279	45	110	29	61
Glades Wildlife Refuge (Dividing Creek)	131	324	63	114	40	53
Heislerville Wildlife Management Area (Moores Beach)	125	229	58	89	61	44
Heislerville Wildlife Management Area (northwest)	119	186	26	89	18	78
Wilmas Pond	113	298	42	70	58	60
Sheepkill Pond	109	86	46	83	8	22
Bivalve	103	235	62	62	39	48
Peek Preserve	102	105	39	73	47	57
Dix Wildlife Management Area	102	83	54	64	32	52
Heislerville Wildlife Management Area (east)	101	146	45	77	23	47
Millville Wildlife Management Area	100	120	7	91	22	12
Maurice River North	93	115	37	67	47	48
Glades Wildlife Refuge (Turkey Point)	93	61	51	52	8	41
Millville Wildlife Management Area (Mile Branch)	91	101	1	85	39	14
Millville Wildlife Management Area (Cub Swamp)	85	77	12	75	15	2
Union Lake	71	75	42	41	20	7
Dix Wildlife Management Area (Back Neck)	71	55	36	27	24	20
Heislerville Wildlife Management Area (Delmont)	71	52	32	46	0	24
Millville Wildlife Management Area (Haleyville)	69	69	29	51	0	6
Peaslee Wildlife Management Area (northwest)	67	74	10	58	37	0
Cumberland Pond	66	140	24	37	36	12
Union Lake Wildlife Management Area	63	134	23	59	34	31
Birding spot near Dividing Creek	105	92	39	93	1	14
Birding spot near Port Norris	101	105	51	79	22	55
Birding spot near Greenwich	77	64	35	44	23	13
Birding spot near Millville	71	62	31	56	15	8
Birding spot near Cedarville	68	86	50	11	0	23
Birding spot near Deerfield Street (northeast)	48	154	13	0	38	24
Birding spot near Shiloh	33	121	33	0	0	0