Birding spots · New Jersey
Best Birding Spots in Hudson County, New Jersey
Liberty State Park leads Hudson County's birding spots with 254 species reported, best in spring. 27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty State Park | 254 | 117 | 214 | 137 | 206 |
| Mill Creek Marsh | 187 | 71 | 128 | 114 | 149 |
| Kearny Marsh | 171 | 58 | 150 | 86 | 130 |
| Lincoln Park | 167 | 56 | 138 | 77 | 128 |
| Steven R Gregg Park | 163 | 67 | 137 | 64 | 88 |
| Richard A Rutkowski Park | 157 | 72 | 127 | 90 | 109 |
| Mill Creek Point Park | 146 | 64 | 106 | 73 | 81 |
| Liberty State Park (Caven Point) | 137 | 58 | 91 | 63 | 86 |
| Schmidts Woods | 133 | 50 | 121 | 50 | 97 |
| Laurel Hill County Park | 114 | 67 | 81 | 47 | 40 |
| Liberty State Park (southwest) | 113 | 45 | 69 | 59 | 69 |
| James J Braddock Park | 112 | 43 | 95 | 31 | 76 |
| Kearny Marsh (Sawmill Creek) | 94 | 49 | 48 | 50 | 45 |
| Mary Benson Park | 84 | 51 | 63 | 17 | 49 |
| Hamilton Park | 74 | 10 | 70 | 11 | 18 |
| Pershing Field | 69 | 8 | 54 | 10 | 42 |
| Morris Canal Basin | 66 | 26 | 41 | 26 | 46 |
| Castle Point (Hoboken) | 66 | 16 | 53 | 6 | 21 |
| Van Vorst Park | 57 | 25 | 40 | 17 | 40 |
| Castle Point | 57 | 12 | 10 | 34 | 40 |
| Harsimus Cove | 44 | 23 | 32 | 16 | 28 |
| Veterans Park (Middle Newark Reach) | 32 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| Harsimus Cove (Hoboken) | 31 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 14 |
| Birding spot near Bayonne | 140 | 51 | 85 | 79 | 107 |
| Birding spot near Bayonne (Robbins Reef) | 129 | 53 | 58 | 60 | 91 |
| Birding spot near Bayonne (Constable Hook) | 87 | 40 | 53 | 51 | 53 |
| Birding spot near Bayonne (South Reach) | 50 | 21 | 35 | 9 | 25 |