Birding spots · New York

Best Birding Spots in Erie County, New York

Tifft Farms Nature Preserve leads Erie County's birding spots with 221 species reported, best in spring. 116 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
Tifft Farms Nature Preserve	221	6,402	81	200	155	177
Woodlawn Beach State Park	206	1,583	58	161	137	168
Buckhorn Island State Park	196	2,389	91	172	98	146
Times Beach Nature Preserve	189	1,652	43	160	126	156
Beaver Island State Park	178	918	85	146	75	130
Reinstein Woods Nature Preserve and Environmental Education Center	177	4,154	72	167	113	128
Amherst State Park	176	3,404	45	168	96	127
Sturgeon Point Marina	172	663	53	141	82	124
Swan Lake (historical)	170	2,734	40	167	79	97
Tillman Road Wma	170	920	32	164	101	79
Buffalo River	160	1,628	76	127	53	95
Evangola State Park	159	613	53	136	69	97
South Park	157	611	50	147	61	100
Squaw Island	151	667	57	107	66	95
Beaver Island State Park (Oakfield)	146	468	61	114	67	85
La Salle Park	144	724	48	85	54	102
Town of Orchard Park Land	142	550	36	136	63	94
Outer State Harbor Park	137	510	23	72	58	95
Swan Lake (historical) (Soldiers Place)	134	474	13	130	35	26
County of Erie Land	132	447	26	121	83	54
Knox Farm State Park	128	1,011	35	115	87	61
Bennett Beach	127	336	34	75	75	92
Beaver Island State Park (Ferry Village)	122	271	62	99	63	53
Delaware	119	443	29	116	41	56
Rotary	118	753	48	30	48	96
Stiglmeier Park	118	281	40	104	44	83
County of Erie - Parks Land	113	380	23	105	61	45
County of Erie Parks Dept Land	112	348	24	94	54	57
Erie County Parks Dept Land	112	347	20	97	75	33
Naval and Veteran's Park	111	507	42	85	34	47
Sinking Pond Wildlife Sanctuary	111	408	34	91	60	59
Outer State Harbor Park (Buffalo Outer Harbor)	110	181	28	74	52	59
Unity Island	106	218	35	65	37	59
Majors Park	105	252	24	86	51	65
Erie County Parks Dept Land (Sturgeon Point)	105	207	26	84	64	48
Union Ship Canal Commons	103	463	29	82	47	52
Letchworth Woods	95	338	18	85	46	46
County of Erie Land (east)	95	262	17	84	61	31
Nature View Park	95	120	18	58	34	67
Buckhorn Island State Park (Burnt Ship Creek)	93	146	36	66	34	29
Bird Island Pier	91	434	48	46	43	69
Outer State Harbor Park (Buffalo Entrance Channel)	91	165	26	39	45	51
Erie County Lands	91	153	12	79	70	36
Zoar Valley Unique Area	91	77	0	67	75	29
County of Erie Land (Footes)	90	175	12	74	79	32
County of Erie Land (Mossy Point)	90	157	14	77	71	16
Walton Woods Park	88	317	22	74	49	45
Seneca Bluffs Natural Habitat Park	88	272	14	52	61	38
Outer State Harbor Park (southeast)	88	127	15	60	39	48
Town of Aurora Land	88	109	7	71	48	33