Birding spots · New Jersey

Best Birding Spots in Middlesex County, New Jersey

Allie Clark Field Complex leads Middlesex County's birding spots with 194 species reported, best in spring. 73 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
Allie Clark Field Complex	194	2,340	97	155	101	126
Majors Pond	193	482	71	165	102	135
Cheesequake State Park	176	1,329	75	151	83	120
Pin Oak Forest	168	1,567	70	156	83	135
Pauls Beach	166	897	82	121	84	119
Duhernal Lake	151	332	75	130	37	100
Plainsboro Preserve	147	1,146	76	123	77	94
Donaldson Park	146	767	71	105	66	100
Brainerd Lake	144	853	54	67	100	111
Bicentennial Park	141	1,318	58	114	68	94
Cliffwood Beach	137	472	61	90	75	81
Johnson Park	134	976	74	111	65	78
Thompson Park (Lake Manalapan)	132	289	56	102	53	96
Farrington Lake	131	115	37	87	51	90
Heavenly Farms	128	471	47	93	65	96
William Warren Park	128	325	25	117	37	37
Westons Mill Pond	126	548	54	118	58	87
Davidson Mill Park	126	507	54	101	74	75
Valley Place Ravine	124	296	52	97	51	66
Waterfront Walkway	122	627	65	84	70	56
Julian Capik Park	120	215	50	93	66	77
Dismal Swamp	119	294	42	103	50	63
Lower Meadows	114	329	47	94	48	73
Community Park	112	202	43	101	37	22
Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park (Heathcote Brook)	111	197	52	74	61	78
Irleand Brook Park	105	179	38	81	49	44
Van Dyke Farm	105	71	2	93	40	47
Pigeon Swamp State Park	102	129	68	75	1	44
Brainerd Lake (Unami Woods)	101	216	34	72	38	75
Boat Basin	98	289	63	67	52	30
River Road Park (Northwest Reach)	97	505	74	52	38	36
Jamesburg Park	97	127	24	77	42	49
Roosevelt Park	96	267	45	81	35	36
Pulda Farm	92	153	30	51	41	75
Kennedy Park	92	103	42	67	39	41
Mill Pond Park	91	178	51	75	45	42
Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park (Mile Run)	86	142	49	51	52	45
Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park (Harrys Brook)	86	106	44	61	39	36
Deep Run Preserve	83	68	33	56	52	16
John A Philips Preserve	80	177	19	51	62	34
Sadowski Waterfront Park	79	238	56	46	26	23
Alvin Williams Park	76	150	32	53	18	38
Heathcote Park	76	86	31	45	46	45
Boyd Park	75	189	28	61	35	43
Jamesburg Park (Helmetta Pond)	75	111	30	48	18	47
Lenape Trail	73	118	47	48	12	31
Waterworks Park	71	101	21	57	34	35
Plainsboro Pond	70	85	35	44	34	32
Clancy Island	67	62	53	30	0	0
Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park (Carters Brook)	66	127	5	22	56	24