Birding spots · New York
Best Birding Spots in Allegany County, New York
Belfast Town Lands leads Allegany County's birding spots with 154 species reported, best in spring. 19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belfast Town Lands | 154 | 38 | 117 | 87 | 99 |
| Crab Hollow State Forest | 146 | 20 | 120 | 105 | 104 |
| Hanging Bog Wma | 137 | 26 | 110 | 94 | 90 |
| Moss Lake Preserve | 124 | 19 | 115 | 67 | 43 |
| Keeney Swamp Wma | 123 | 11 | 107 | 54 | 45 |
| Keaney Swamp | 115 | 21 | 101 | 62 | 30 |
| Cuba Lake | 106 | 31 | 72 | 42 | 66 |
| Houghton College Lands | 95 | 32 | 82 | 51 | 33 |
| Genesee Valley Greenway State Park (Van Der Linden Pond) | 81 | 15 | 74 | 23 | 21 |
| Wag Trail | 79 | 22 | 68 | 47 | 19 |
| Alma Pond | 71 | 0 | 67 | 10 | 21 |
| Rushford Lake Recreation Lands | 69 | 12 | 43 | 0 | 41 |
| Rattlesnake Hill Wildlife Management Area | 60 | 0 | 46 | 28 | 6 |
| Vill of Wellsville Land | 57 | 14 | 29 | 35 | 11 |
| Rushford Lake | 54 | 15 | 23 | 5 | 20 |
| Allen Lake State Forest | 46 | 2 | 44 | 0 | 13 |
| Birding spot near Genesee | 101 | 14 | 89 | 57 | 40 |
| Birding spot near Wellsville | 52 | 6 | 49 | 0 | 14 |
| Birding spot near Wellsville (Crowner Brook) | 30 | 10 | 19 | 16 | 12 |