Birding spots · New York

Best Birding Spots in Hamilton County, New York

Hedgehog Pond leads Hamilton County's birding spots with 123 species reported, best in spring. 23 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
Hedgehog Pond	123	352	4	95	93	40
Sperry Brook	113	1,041	26	70	94	49
Piseco	101	156	5	74	59	57
Pigeon Lake Wilderness	93	455	14	62	81	39
Town of Lake Pleasant Land	93	161	2	55	78	41
Shaw Pond	91	268	1	34	81	36
William C. Whitney Wilderness	81	99	10	33	67	16
Lower Cat Pond	74	86	8	20	63	4
Lower Pond	72	66	0	51	62	15
Lake Durant	71	94	0	46	59	26
Lake Eaton	65	89	0	21	52	11
Piseco Lake	64	53	0	27	12	37
Sacandaga Lake	63	55	0	35	35	14
Village of Speculator Land	58	51	0	35	13	22
Lewey Lake Campground	57	54	0	13	40	14
Blue Mountain Wild Forest	56	92	12	27	38	20
Blue Mountain Lake	55	67	0	13	43	15
Town of Indian Lake Land	44	87	16	5	29	6
Fifth Lake	40	87	6	19	24	16
Town of Long Lake Land	31	67	5	13	17	12
Birding spot near Long Lake	75	85	6	38	61	22
Birding spot near Long Lake (southeast)	54	75	0	24	48	13
Birding spot near Long Lake (east)	45	62	8	24	26	3