Birding spots · New York

Best Birding Spots in Jefferson County, New York

Perch River Wma leads Jefferson County's birding spots with 179 species reported, best in spring. 43 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
Perch River Wma	179	713	18	142	130	97
El Dorado Beach Preserve	158	315	0	93	89	132
Perch River Wma (southwest)	131	190	0	94	103	35
South Colwell Pond	121	195	14	91	78	33
Ashland Flats Wma	120	260	12	79	88	50
Chaumont Barrens	118	345	1	98	92	26
Black Pond Wma	118	145	18	92	64	36
Robert G. Wehle State Park	115	208	27	92	52	57
Perch River Wma (southwest 2)	115	144	0	98	75	20
Lakeview Pond (southeast)	109	57	0	74	68	32
Otter Creek Bay	105	187	9	83	66	44
Westcott Beach State Park	103	224	28	73	55	66
Perch River Wma (Stone Mills Creek)	103	111	0	75	73	21
Southwick Beach State Park	101	101	6	71	55	33
Lakeview Pond	99	63	0	93	44	1
Goose Pond	96	87	0	71	70	36
Wellesley Island State Park (Mosquito Island)	95	93	18	63	58	38
Long Point State Park	94	112	20	46	16	64
Southwick Beach State Park (Southwich Beach)	91	72	0	76	48	31
Point Peninsula Wma	89	161	37	44	49	36
Wellesley Island State Park	86	110	5	25	61	58
Perch River Wma (southwest 3)	86	76	0	32	63	43
Grand Lake	83	53	0	71	62	0
Perch River Wma (north)	76	87	3	51	61	0
Tibbetts Point	75	161	16	31	23	53
Cranberry Pond (Montario Point)	72	128	34	41	9	27
Kring Point State Park	71	66	24	32	37	29
Grass Point State Park	67	101	38	36	18	19
Sherwin Bay	66	79	13	27	3	46
Navy Point	65	105	32	39	31	21
Dexter Marsh Wma	62	58	17	11	41	27
Perch River Wma (Carter Creek)	55	85	0	31	49	0
Cedar Point State Park	53	60	18	38	9	13
Henderson Town of Land	44	80	23	20	3	25
Goose Bay	37	65	11	12	20	12
Cape Vincent Village of Land	34	54	15	17	7	9
Birding spot near Deferiet	120	142	0	102	92	3
Birding spot near Herrings	106	109	0	51	80	62
Birding spot near Calcium	63	55	12	47	24	29
Birding spot near Copenhagen	59	52	2	54	20	7
Birding spot near Watertown	55	50	25	22	1	42
Birding spot near Brownville	53	70	8	37	25	18
Birding spot near Three Mile Bay	39	82	21	11	12	10