Birding spots · New York

Best Birding Spots in Yates County, New York

Keuka Lake Outlet leads Yates County's birding spots with 118 species reported, best in spring. 18 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
Keuka Lake Outlet	118	325	51	85	57	59
Keuka Lake State Park	101	124	20	65	60	48
Long Point	100	109	40	52	46	61
Indian Pines Park	91	122	45	52	49	40
Guyanoga Valley	83	96	10	40	50	45
Perry Point	80	132	57	40	30	40
Guyanoga Valley (Sugar Creek)	76	84	0	59	53	26
Bare Hill Unique Area	72	63	3	47	32	37
Keuka Outlet Trail	71	65	2	58	33	35
Friends of the Outlet Incoporated	69	88	19	52	45	25
Keuka Outlet Trail (Dresden)	67	54	10	51	30	34
High Tor Wma - Parrish Gully	66	56	0	35	45	14
Seneca Lake Boat Launch	61	72	26	46	8	25
Keuka Park	48	59	43	31	0	0
Village of Penn Yan Land	39	64	9	28	14	9
Birding spot near Rushville	142	344	20	125	58	81
Birding spot near Keuka Park	59	67	37	31	12	0
Birding spot near Penn Yan	53	67	0	0	44	37