Birding spots · New York

Best Birding Spots in Franklin County, New York

Saranac Lakes Wild Forest leads Franklin County's birding spots with 140 species reported, best in summer. 32 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
Saranac Lakes Wild Forest	140	1,899	38	100	118	79
Little Colby Pond	135	410	22	89	87	90
Barnum Pond	124	1,143	17	95	106	71
Saranac Lakes Wild Forest (Lake Colby)	122	665	16	84	106	59
Cooler Pond	110	417	18	79	57	66
Debar Mountain Wild Forest	102	447	19	67	87	55
Village of Malone Land	92	410	19	50	42	60
Debar Mountain Wild Forest (Rickerson Brook)	92	340	18	48	78	48
Debar Mountain Wild Forest (Twobridge Brook)	84	399	23	41	75	30
Madawaska Flow - Quebec Brook Primitive Area (northeast)	82	142	0	46	75	28
Madawaska Flow - Quebec Brook Primitive Area	81	151	0	33	72	28
Meacham Lake	73	113	0	6	61	32
Horseshoe Lake Wild Forest	70	240	8	38	43	28
Little Colby Pond (Ampersand Bay)	69	173	4	53	31	18
Village of Tupper Lake Land	68	221	9	44	31	29
Osgood Pond	67	78	2	11	56	19
Debar Mountain Wild Forest (Little Hurd Hill)	64	51	0	32	53	2
Lake Clear	63	133	4	35	20	42
Spring Pond	63	59	0	1	57	16
Chazy Highlands Wild Forest	60	74	8	41	50	16
Jones Pond	56	60	0	16	46	30
Rollins Pond Campground	53	57	0	0	51	13
Fish Creek Pond Campground	52	87	0	12	39	24
Black Pond	51	93	1	28	42	16
Norman Ridge	49	129	2	28	31	15
Tupper Lake Boat Launch	43	127	12	19	22	15
Birding spot near Fort Covington	105	103	15	66	56	47
Birding spot near Fort Covington (west)	78	73	7	52	54	16
Birding spot near Tupper Lake (northeast)	77	172	2	35	67	36
Birding spot near Paul Smiths	66	154	14	40	39	23
Birding spot near Tupper Lake	60	193	0	46	46	6
Birding spot near Malone	30	95	9	15	10	10