Birding spots · New York
Best Birding Spots in Clinton County, New York
Ausable Marsh Wma (Dead Creek) leads Clinton County's birding spots with 172 species reported, best in spring. 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ausable Marsh Wma (Dead Creek) | 172 | 39 | 130 | 96 | 102 |
| Ausable Marsh Wma | 162 | 51 | 109 | 99 | 91 |
| Ausable Point Campground | 138 | 40 | 92 | 68 | 93 |
| Lake Alice Wma | 135 | 6 | 113 | 74 | 58 |
| Ausable Marsh Wma (Little Ausable River) | 126 | 4 | 105 | 83 | 45 |
| Point Au Roche State Park | 108 | 31 | 80 | 51 | 50 |
| Point Au Roche State Park (Conner Bay) | 99 | 16 | 71 | 58 | 60 |
| Stony Point (north) | 93 | 14 | 69 | 36 | 41 |
| Kings Bay Wma | 85 | 4 | 64 | 26 | 30 |
| Silver Lake Bog Preserve | 78 | 11 | 51 | 65 | 36 |
| Great Chazy Boat Launch | 63 | 1 | 31 | 22 | 30 |
| Champlain Memorial | 57 | 32 | 29 | 7 | 28 |
| City of Plattsburgh Land | 55 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 25 |
| Monty Bay (Riley Brook) | 50 | 21 | 32 | 8 | 15 |
| Monty Bay | 47 | 11 | 12 | 25 | 25 |
| Cumberland Bay State Park | 46 | 0 | 12 | 19 | 26 |
| Birding spot near Chazy | 104 | 10 | 70 | 67 | 61 |
| Birding spot near Plattsburgh (southwest) | 75 | 0 | 65 | 32 | 7 |
| Birding spot near Rouses Point | 53 | 5 | 33 | 26 | 7 |
| Birding spot near Plattsburgh | 50 | 26 | 19 | 0 | 29 |
| Birding spot near Cumberland Head | 39 | 7 | 32 | 11 | 7 |
| Birding spot near Cumberland Head (northwest) | 36 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 |