Birding spots · New Jersey

Best Birding Spots in Passaic County, New Jersey

Garret Mountain Reservation leads Passaic County's birding spots with 198 species reported, best in spring. 24 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
Garret Mountain Reservation	198	5,614	75	187	99	161
Ringwood Mill Pond	141	737	57	127	78	92
Swan Pond	136	1,014	48	126	88	87
Point View Reservoir	117	487	65	90	39	72
Buckabear Pond	113	168	9	95	90	19
Postville	112	174	0	99	92	0
Packanack Lake	108	317	57	88	16	46
Long Pond Ironworks State Park	106	187	39	83	65	36
Snow Valley Pond	101	145	0	98	77	0
Rifle Camp	99	214	15	80	35	60
Sterling Forest	95	78	4	78	67	12
Charles A. Kurzius Memorial Park	84	208	26	61	39	49
Preakness Mountain Macrosite	84	131	20	51	40	43
Norvin Green State Forest	83	83	0	41	51	45
Barbour Pond Park	80	137	56	53	6	29
Wawayanda State Park (Bearfort Waters)	73	67	0	50	66	11
Ecological Education Walkway	70	71	28	56	35	14
Monksville Reservoir	67	70	7	47	26	17
Sheppard Pond	60	65	14	38	31	30
Great Falls Park	55	149	29	31	24	24
Weis Ecology Center	53	80	14	36	22	32
Pompton Lake Park	51	74	30	20	23	35
Birding spot near Lincoln Park	207	2,283	80	165	126	174
Birding spot near Newfoundland	101	113	0	94	72	0