Birding spots · New York

Best Birding Spots in Putnam County, New York

Jordan Pond leads Putnam County's birding spots with 168 species reported, best in fall. 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
Jordan Pond	168	648	57	119	98	131
Foundry Cove	158	667	60	114	80	128
Constitution Island Marsh	142	479	48	116	91	94
Jacox Pond	125	356	26	89	81	97
Little Stony Point	123	322	43	107	73	78
Mendel Pond	115	125	32	92	62	59
Dockside State Park	113	419	52	82	63	71
Jacox Pond (McKeel Corners)	112	223	19	71	76	72
Barrett Pond	110	391	39	78	62	80
Town of Philipstown Land	105	233	37	78	50	72
Town of Patterson Land	103	102	0	90	59	43
White Pond Multiple Use Area	101	181	21	90	54	48
Livingston Island	96	189	46	73	57	48
Canopus Lake	94	101	5	71	74	19
Mud Lake	93	102	13	78	68	38
Wonder Lake State Park	88	66	15	71	41	42
Jordan Pond (Sand Spring Brook)	81	120	0	58	52	39
Croton Falls Reservoir	80	124	36	26	6	55
Town of Kent Park District Land	79	231	36	55	31	58
Pelton Pond	79	118	13	51	59	26
Nimham Mountain Multiple Use Area	79	76	18	48	57	37
Glenclyffe	78	70	18	65	20	23
West Branch Reservoir (south)	77	61	23	51	4	37
Great Swamp	76	65	7	60	43	18
Donald J. Trump State Park	73	85	32	10	42	29
West Branch Reservoir	71	108	38	39	11	27
Lake Gleneida	64	148	45	13	17	7
Fred Dill Wildlife Sanctuary	64	59	11	49	16	21
Breakneck Point	63	55	5	29	33	17
Duck Pond (Dennytown)	59	101	24	28	24	9
Hudson Highlands State Park Preserve	54	52	7	10	39	22
Garrison	50	69	23	41	8	17