Birding spots · North Carolina

Best Birding Spots in Henderson County, North Carolina

Hollaman Lake leads Henderson County's birding spots with 187 species reported, best in fall. 24 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
Hollaman Lake	187	2,721	72	134	118	141
Henderson County - Jackson Park	175	4,678	76	153	106	156
Mills River Park	155	1,786	71	119	84	117
Osceola Lake	144	1,969	86	110	66	101
Town of Fletcher - Fletcher Community Park	142	708	70	102	80	89
The Park at Flat Rock	133	1,223	59	102	71	104
Kings Creek Bridge Wildlife Conservation Area	124	442	60	78	71	89
Henderson County - Westfeldt River Park	117	380	39	109	35	50
City of Asheville Water Authority Property	116	1,375	78	86	52	66
Clear Creek	115	319	57	83	69	78
City of Hendersonville - William H. King Memorial Park	113	335	53	77	74	91
Dupont State Forest	99	260	36	61	66	63
Pisgah National Forest	97	358	25	87	50	20
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site	92	283	37	67	61	53
Kanuga Lake	92	198	37	63	58	49
Bearwallow Gap	84	174	3	63	54	46
Town of Laurel Park - Rhododendron Lake Nature Park	69	119	26	44	29	44
Holmes State Forest	61	99	21	52	34	12
Lake Rugby	60	76	27	49	17	29
Lake Summit	60	72	19	44	0	17
Ferrin Knob	57	79	0	51	38	11
Bat Fork	43	98	38	11	0	6
Birding spot near Mountain Home	70	189	16	47	45	7
Birding spot near Mountain Home (Marston Creek)	47	67	1	8	43	0