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Best Birding Spots in Queens County, New York

West Pond leads Queens County's birding spots with 275 species reported, best in fall. 113 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
West Pond	275	5,856	116	221	189	225
West Pond (Black Bank Marsh)	249	4,651	106	201	173	204
Gateway National Recreation Area	233	1,841	105	170	138	185
East Pond	216	2,028	75	136	147	186
Gateway National Recreation Area (northeast)	204	1,426	93	129	92	175
West Pond (The Raut (historical))	196	1,547	61	93	142	156
Kissena Park	191	2,020	71	160	83	169
Alley Pond Park (southeast)	176	2,015	68	148	94	137
Flushing Meadows Corona Park	176	1,537	87	130	67	144
East Pond (Grassy Bay)	174	794	39	63	129	151
Alley Pond Park	166	2,551	75	150	68	117
Hawtree Basin	166	462	62	109	76	122
West Pond (Rulers Bar Hassock)	164	470	36	140	93	104
Alley Pond Park (Oakland Lake)	160	885	60	117	75	129
Highland Park	158	956	52	143	62	115
Fort Totten Park	158	518	68	107	66	131
Forest Park	155	1,797	59	143	72	101
Gateway National Recreation Area (Pumpkin Patch Marsh)	155	369	46	57	84	126
Gateway National Recreation Area (northeast 4)	153	177	47	32	34	137
Gateway National Recreation Area (Neponsit)	147	527	62	56	63	115
Flushing Meadows Corona Park (Willow Lake)	146	754	68	118	51	101
Bayswater Point State Park	143	211	46	108	65	76
Gateway National Recreation Area (northeast 2)	142	531	63	74	67	107
Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk	141	489	59	92	64	105
Idlewild Park	140	255	52	109	63	99
Baisley Pond Park	136	706	82	89	54	96
Crocheron Park	135	468	52	101	49	89
Astoria Park	134	752	44	115	38	101
East Pond (Rulers Bar Hassock)	133	368	37	88	80	67
Black Bank Marsh	133	199	5	110	55	69
Alley Pond Park (Little Neck)	133	189	53	86	38	88
Little Bay	131	178	45	49	38	105
Forest Park (Brooklyn Manor)	130	614	26	117	57	105
Flushing Meadows Corona Park (Meadow Lake)	130	417	76	85	45	89
Forest Park (Forest Hills Gardens)	128	1,648	44	125	35	67
Highland Park (Ridgewood Reservoir)	121	214	39	100	55	73
Big Egg Marsh	120	377	30	89	65	82
Hunter's Point South Park	119	1,687	36	80	31	94
Cunningham Park	119	264	35	109	40	37
Sunset Cove Park	118	410	39	82	66	85
Flushing Meadows Corona Park (north)	116	408	53	83	42	81
Alley Pond Park (northeast)	116	275	46	88	54	53
Brookville Park	111	464	60	92	43	63
Alley Pond Park (east)	104	530	60	81	42	65
Shellbank Basin	103	89	55	68	32	24
Socrates Sculpture Park	101	373	28	84	28	58
Eight Oaks Triangle	100	316	43	85	33	83
Cunningham Park (Terrace Heights)	100	233	20	98	34	27
Powell's Cove Park	99	131	59	59	32	55
Alley Pond Park (Alley Creek)	98	185	38	88	23	45