Birding spots · New York

Best Birding Spots in Sullivan County, New York

Bashakill Wildlife Management Area leads Sullivan County's birding spots with 218 species reported, best in spring. 30 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
Bashakill Wildlife Management Area	218	5,911	97	202	135	174
Bashakill Wildlife Management Area (Haven)	172	883	49	150	74	86
Bashakill Wma (northeast)	151	543	47	129	68	70
Morningside Park (Morningside Lake)	150	1,246	5	101	98	107
Bashakill Wildlife Management Area (southeast)	150	603	19	141	88	72
Bashakill Wma	146	636	46	120	85	93
Bashakill Wma (northeast 2)	146	523	19	127	67	100
Swan Lake (northwest)	135	562	26	89	73	80
Bashakill Wma (northeast 3)	131	344	22	121	71	33
Delaware and Hudson Canal Linear County Park	128	377	47	108	84	45
Hurleyville	121	155	23	101	84	49
Village of Monticello Land	116	677	28	93	46	63
Bashakill Wma (Pine Kill)	116	312	19	105	62	45
Bashakill Wma (Haven)	91	139	15	76	47	16
Town of Mamakating Land	89	132	22	69	61	37
Neversink Reservoir	87	445	22	54	35	38
Lake Superior State Park	80	68	7	35	21	46
Mongaup Falls Reservoir	70	174	29	38	40	15
Wolf Brook Multiple Use Area	70	63	0	51	59	0
Mongaup Pond Campground	61	63	0	16	53	32
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River	53	84	11	36	27	22
Willowemoc Wild Forest	53	57	2	38	24	7
Wanaksink Lake	28	61	1	23	0	17
Birding spot near Grahamsville	139	966	66	98	77	74
Birding spot near Hurleyville	137	226	22	123	80	55
Birding spot near Monticello	86	700	0	63	58	32
Birding spot near Eldred	86	207	36	67	32	35
Birding spot near Wurtsboro	79	176	0	73	51	0
Birding spot near Hortonville	53	62	20	17	29	10
Birding spot near Roscoe	44	54	0	32	30	3