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Best Birding Spots in Chatham County, North Carolina

B. Everett Jordan Lake leads Chatham County's birding spots with 204 species reported, best in fall. 43 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.

SpotSpeciesChecklistsWinterSpringSummerFall
B. Everett Jordan Lake2043,31810912681187
Jordan Game Land1741,16182115122126
B. Everett Jordan Lake (Little Creek)1747176198124152
Lower Haw River State Natural Area1452,4675813882117
B. Everett Jordan Lake (Beaver Creek)1434425110141104
Jordan Lake Educational State Forest (northeast)142289759664107
Buckhorn Lake138385471278499
Seaforth Lake12960376913797
Jordan Game Land (Little Creek)12434956948783
Jordan Lake Educational State Forest11846561987277
Farrington11829557896068
Rocky Ford Branch11612932657385
Lower Haw River State Natural Area (Bynum)115344491074768
Jordan Game Land (Crooked Creek)11514958815365
Jordan Lake State Recreation Area10916352792262
Lower Haw River State Natural Area (southeast)107427331044625
Triangle Land Conservancy - White Pines Preserve10239644965260
Town of Pittsboro - Pittsboro Lake Park9934548716968
B. Everett Jordan Lake (Bells)9140039694044
Fearrington Village8813846745124
Lower Haw River State Natural Area (Odell Pond)879124775122
Harris Game Land (White Oak Creek)878035615537
Jordan Lake State Recreation Area (Seaforth)876943542915
Jordan Lake State Recreation Area (Beaver Creek)8516045632444
Jordan Lake State Recreation Area (west)765524574222
Jordan Lake State Recreation Area (north)68583651419
B. Everett Jordan Lake (Folkner Branch)675622123135
Jordan Lake State Recreation Area (White Oak Creek)57532930416
Birding spot near Moncure1581,2559312786113
Birding spot near Carolina Meadows (Northeast Creek)149336569383112
Birding spot near Briar Chapel1471,6157212187113
Birding spot near Fearrington Village10529053735460
Birding spot near Pittsboro (Roberson Creek)1049053884745
Birding spot near Governors Club10321034796747
Birding spot near Fearrington Village (Folkner Branch)10320048466345
Birding spot near Gulf10311026726361
Birding spot near Governors Club (Herndon Creek)969641773047
Birding spot near Fearrington Village (Bush Creek)877339614036
Birding spot near Moncure (southwest)79843858228
Birding spot near Gulf (Rocky Branch)74523643815
Birding spot near Gulf (Indian Creek)736420343940
Birding spot near Pittsboro7114237474836
Birding spot near Governors Club (Overcup Creek)6810739343630