Birding spots · North Carolina

Best Birding Spots in Forsyth County, North Carolina

Lower Janita Lake leads Forsyth County's birding spots with 181 species reported, best in fall. 45 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
Lower Janita Lake	181	1,378	94	138	98	139
City of Winston-Salem Open Space - Salem Lake	167	2,487	95	122	65	133
Reynolda Gardens	163	2,537	68	149	86	114
Forsyth County Open Space - Tanglewood (Meadowbrook Estates)	155	754	78	132	83	114
City of Winston-Salem Open Space - Salem Lake (Fishers Branch)	151	1,138	83	114	72	108
Forsyth County Open Space - Tanglewood	150	1,366	79	136	83	106
City of Winston-Salem Open Space - Long Creek	146	1,315	63	115	84	120
City of Winston-Salem Open Space - Historic Bethabara Park	145	1,687	56	129	82	122
K and W Lake	140	1,070	53	100	85	118
City of Winston-Salem Open Space - Jamison	136	991	74	106	66	101
City of Winston-Salem Open Space - Salem Lake (Kerners Mill Creek)	136	616	84	93	63	83
City of Winston-Salem Open Space - Civitan	133	742	53	102	73	93
Trading Post Lake	129	401	64	101	67	99
Soloman Lake	124	802	67	96	65	74
Forsyth County Open Space - Horizons Park	123	415	46	108	69	97
City of Winston-Salem Open Space - Quarry Park	119	341	52	72	44	93
City of Winston-Salem Open Space - Miller Park	116	971	46	112	43	47
City of Winston-Salem Open Space - Washington Park	109	298	53	84	60	81
City of Winston-Salem Open Space - Historic Bethabara Park (Linville Lake)	104	298	48	99	58	35
City of Winston-Salem Open Space - Hobby Park	101	171	49	90	30	55
City of Winston-Salem Open Space - Historic Bethabara Park (Monarcas Creek)	99	151	38	86	47	53
Mallard Lake Upper	95	948	51	87	35	40
City of Winston-Salem Open Space - Historic Bethabara Park (west)	95	171	47	90	45	43
City of Winston-Salem Open Space - Jefferson	93	179	41	74	50	55
City of Winston-Salem Open Space - Bethabara	92	682	48	87	47	61
Forsyth County Open Space - C. G. Hill Memorial Park	86	200	43	68	49	29
Lake Hills	83	123	49	55	34	41
City of Winston-Salem Open Space - Shaffner Park	82	447	40	62	34	36
Forsyth County Open Space - Tanglewood (Mallard Lake)	80	208	46	65	47	36
Forsyth County Open Space - Tanglewood (Johnson Creek)	70	89	30	56	24	25
City of Winston-Salem Open Space - Winston Lake	68	70	42	33	22	23
Shattalon Lake	64	211	44	30	37	14
Town of Kernersville Open Space - Old Kernersville Lake	64	118	47	49	32	27
City of Winston-Salem Open Space - Salem Lake (northeast)	61	68	51	27	0	12
City of Winston-Salem Open Space - Hathaway Park	60	85	37	52	19	33
Forsyth County Open Space - Old US 421	58	96	21	43	14	18
Forsyth County Open Space - Kernersville Lake Park	58	50	0	33	11	37
Salem Square	55	72	16	42	29	20
Forsyth County Open Space - Tanglewood (north)	52	86	25	38	22	24
Clinard Lake	40	55	30	13	15	0
Birding spot near Winston-Salem (West Highlands)	115	276	48	88	43	81
Birding spot near Lewisville	93	161	58	61	53	48
Birding spot near Bethania	80	140	24	64	42	37
Birding spot near Winston-Salem	73	363	38	59	51	30
Birding spot near Clemmons	40	51	40	0	0	0