Birding spots · North Carolina

Best Birding Spots in Guilford County, North Carolina

Guilford County Farm leads Guilford County's birding spots with 189 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
Guilford County Farm	189	3,727	104	145	112	166
Lake Brandt - Owls Roost	168	1,261	69	129	103	132
City of Greensboro Open Space	166	732	62	132	104	135
Price Park Greenway	146	590	68	115	57	129
Guilford County Park	138	574	65	94	71	114
Haw River State Park	137	593	60	122	83	99
Lake Brandt - Old Battleground	135	259	55	104	62	98
City of High Point - Oak Hollow Lake	133	419	76	93	53	96
Lake Townsend Marina	131	558	90	88	56	85
The Bog Garden	130	895	69	110	60	75
Guilford County - Richardson-Taylor Preserve	129	577	72	112	76	77
City of Greensboro - Hamilton Lakes Park	129	511	56	123	43	57
Lake Brandt Marina/Offices	117	784	77	82	31	75
Lake Townsend - Richardson	113	609	62	76	56	73
City of High Point - High Point Lake	111	431	66	86	56	79
Lake Brandt - US 220 N	110	313	23	79	75	70
Audubon	109	288	42	88	34	83
Lake Townsend - Blue Heron (Long Branch)	108	125	51	80	54	52
Lake Townsend - Blue Heron	102	298	64	57	0	61
Lake Higgins	101	277	64	62	54	51
City of Greensboro - Country Park	101	249	63	87	42	48
City of High Point - Oak Hollow Lake (Hutchens Lake)	101	172	45	74	66	52
Lake Townsend - Plainfield (Horsepen Creek)	100	88	54	72	30	56
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park	99	261	48	84	32	58
Lake Townsend - Plainfield	99	108	0	85	37	62
Lake Townsend - Doggett South	97	296	73	56	0	58
Guilford County Open Space - Gibson Park	95	506	45	79	50	65
Guilford County - Bur-Mil Park	95	180	59	65	48	48
Lake Townsend - Doggett North	91	415	81	41	9	71
City of Greensboro Open Space (northeast)	90	173	63	38	24	54
Henson Lake	84	82	28	57	0	45
City of High Point - Oak Hollow Lake (Hiatt Branch)	83	100	58	36	24	28
City of High Point - Oak Hollow Lake (southwest)	80	140	39	60	34	36
Buffalo Lake	75	164	58	41	0	30
City of Greensboro - Fisher Park	71	178	31	60	31	31
City of High Point - High Point Lake (East Fork Deep River)	70	60	36	36	45	22
Green Hill Cemetery	66	219	42	54	38	46
Greensboro Arboretum	65	112	38	38	24	39
Triad Regional Park of Guilford and Forsyth County	63	54	7	47	26	26
Caldwell Park	58	133	32	46	24	34
City of High Point - High Point Lake (West Fork Deep River)	57	113	39	33	21	29
City of Greensboro - Lake Daniel Park	57	111	34	40	31	38
Lake Townsend - Osprey	42	57	24	0	0	28
Birding spot near Ossipee	112	579	49	89	70	64
Birding spot near Greensboro	60	144	40	50	29	43