Birding spots · New York

Best Birding Spots in Monroe County, New York

Braddock Bay State Park leads Monroe County's birding spots with 262 species reported, best in spring. 179 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
Braddock Bay State Park	262	5,802	92	228	177	223
Braddock Bay	234	1,684	82	212	118	121
Hamlin Beach State Park	232	2,133	60	192	147	194
Hamlin Beach State Park (southeast)	212	1,018	82	182	111	154
Buck Pond (Larkin Creek)	210	1,047	57	189	75	120
Hamlin Beach State Park (Yanty Creek)	208	1,060	73	197	104	137
Braddock Bay State Park (Buttonwood Creek)	207	2,270	72	201	88	69
Braddock Bay Wildlife Management Area	199	2,166	82	176	101	142
Braddock Point	195	3,345	65	183	104	142
Braddock Bay State Park (south)	187	661	65	179	63	69
County of Monroe Land	181	1,582	77	174	72	101
Irondequoit Bay Marine Park	180	3,862	83	145	85	117
City of Rochester Land	177	2,293	73	134	95	101
Braddock Bay State Park (Beatty Point)	177	472	57	156	90	94
Buck Pond	176	1,602	47	166	63	86
Salmon Creek Preserve	176	1,351	63	133	70	120
Town of Penfield Land	174	2,665	69	111	82	141
Goodwin Park	168	1,998	22	163	66	81
Quaker Pond	168	1,276	61	148	98	112
Braddock Bay State Park (Braddock Heights)	168	633	61	130	76	100
Manitou Beach Preserve	166	526	22	151	70	79
Turning Point Park	160	423	61	113	75	108
Braddock Bay State Park (Lewis Point)	160	291	37	147	69	82
Ellison Park	159	1,148	58	137	93	108
Hamlin Beach State Park (west)	158	382	44	98	42	127
Abraham Lincoln Park	158	301	55	143	56	81
Whiting Rd Nature Preserve	157	1,267	48	141	91	118
North Ponds Park	156	2,009	54	137	85	94
Braddock Point (Salmon Creek)	156	1,416	86	124	56	93
Hamlin Beach State Park (Devils Nose)	155	254	29	126	84	120
Island Cottage Woods Preserve	150	738	38	146	53	57
Manitou Beach Banding Station	150	505	26	144	60	72
City of Rochester Land (Sea Breeze)	149	983	55	125	68	107
Braddock Bay (Buttonwood Creek)	148	190	0	81	108	100
Buck Pond (Crescent Beach)	146	271	45	125	46	81
County of Monroe Web Pk Land	145	448	52	121	70	86
County of Monroe Land (West Creek)	142	1,150	59	107	74	93
Hamlin Beach State Park (east)	137	360	55	91	67	73
Hamlin Beach State Park (southeast 2)	134	162	38	110	48	63
Town of Webster Land	132	434	25	123	65	70
Buck Pond (Huckleberry Island)	132	280	41	99	37	64
City of Rochester Land (Rock Beach)	130	336	54	105	35	56
Monroe County Water Land	129	1,088	19	127	41	28
Sandy Creek	128	202	50	106	63	43
Oatka Creek County Park	127	413	22	122	78	38
Braddock Bay Wma	122	255	35	48	42	95
Town of Pittsford Land	121	865	43	93	79	67
Thousand Acre Swamp Preserve	120	394	22	113	56	49
City of Rochester Land (southeast)	119	367	37	114	42	53
Deep Pond	119	316	40	93	66	56