Birding spots · New York

Best Birding Spots in Oswego County, New York

Sage Creek leads Oswego County's birding spots with 222 species reported, best in spring. 54 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
Sage Creek	222	2,124	75	205	92	150
Deer Creek Marsh	179	353	16	170	72	73
Town of Scriba Land	176	714	26	171	61	60
Selkirk Shores State Park	171	671	62	135	78	97
Sandy Beach State Park	169	363	43	111	72	120
Oswego River	139	1,039	81	89	55	87
City of Fulton Land	133	417	40	86	81	66
Town of Volney Land	131	224	11	110	70	80
Mexico Point State Park	131	157	16	118	44	43
Selkirk Shores State Park (Grindstone Creek)	128	273	35	105	68	55
Phillips Point	127	442	21	114	37	32
County of Oswego Land	113	149	14	109	18	4
Fort Ontario State Historic Site	112	477	54	66	52	56
Three Mile Bay Wma	112	142	0	99	63	42
City of Oswego Land	109	460	57	81	49	61
Glimmerglass Lagoon	107	160	5	103	26	3
Ninemile Point	107	148	35	87	44	33
Oswego Canal	104	898	62	68	60	39
Toad Harbor Swamp	103	90	0	93	40	28
County of Oswego Land (southeast)	95	58	0	77	65	15
Sunset Bay	94	308	15	83	41	34
Greene Point	87	52	2	32	35	40
Mexico Point Marine Park	85	117	8	37	51	35
Sage Creek (Little Salmon River)	84	70	0	80	9	11
City of Fulton Land (Waterhouse Creek)	82	297	49	30	50	21
Peter Scott Swamp	81	246	1	76	21	4
Port Ontario	78	96	14	61	35	9
Lake Neatahwanta	78	57	5	37	51	34
Deer Creek Marsh Wma	77	54	1	71	35	3
Shaw Point	73	89	0	59	62	0
Salmon River	67	166	49	31	0	23
West Side Riverfront Linear Park	56	190	32	30	27	7
Oswego Canal (Seneca Hill)	40	105	29	8	7	0
Briggs Bay	34	81	11	21	9	11
Birding spot near Sandy Creek	220	958	28	166	142	177
Birding spot near SUNY Oswego	142	401	43	121	67	74
Birding spot near Mexico	129	387	12	124	16	11
Birding spot near Mexico (Sage Creek)	104	121	1	94	26	6
Birding spot near Sand Ridge	103	159	4	83	45	20
Birding spot near Mexico (Snake Creek)	95	63	0	86	9	31
Birding spot near Fulton	93	306	15	67	63	32
Birding spot near Fulton (south)	88	150	24	65	48	15
Birding spot near Minetto	87	120	5	68	56	15
Birding spot near Pulaski	81	347	26	59	22	50
Birding spot near Fulton (Drakes Corner)	81	131	0	70	39	17
Birding spot near Oswego (Wine Creek)	75	52	9	56	29	16
Birding spot near Pulaski (Alder Creek)	61	90	8	38	0	52
Birding spot near Fulton (Little Island)	60	107	37	24	24	0
Birding spot near Fulton (Stevenson Beach)	57	130	24	20	34	19
Birding spot near Oswego (Oswego River)	55	110	35	34	15	16