Birding spots · North Carolina

Best Birding Spots in Transylvania County, North Carolina

Noname leads Transylvania County's birding spots with 172 species reported, best in fall. 31 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
Noname	172	2,650	101	135	87	136
Transylvani Activity Center	153	1,346	52	131	93	124
North Brevard	145	346	65	106	60	119
Patton Mountain Estates	121	192	31	73	62	94
Thrift Cove	112	462	34	90	69	87
Adams Branch	106	194	42	71	64	69
Dupont Lake	104	283	36	79	65	42
Mountain View	104	136	61	76	42	72
Cedar Rock Creek	100	288	24	83	62	43
Cradle of Forestry in America National Historic Area	99	393	23	77	65	74
Crab Creek	99	188	55	59	47	83
Long Branch	97	223	11	76	27	52
Flat Laurel Gap (Thompson Ridge)	79	286	0	56	44	30
Riverside Estates	73	118	43	40	44	33
North Brevard (White Oaks)	70	65	31	48	25	23
Gorges State Park	69	120	10	43	43	30
Sycamore Flats Recreational Area	69	112	17	58	43	11
Buck Spring (Little Bald Mountain)	69	64	0	29	42	60
Devils Courthouse	57	164	0	36	40	21
Pisgah National Game Refuge (Andy Cove)	56	87	11	45	29	15
Carolina Lake	50	98	37	18	10	13
Cradle of Forestry in America National Historic Area (Pigeon Branch)	49	70	0	41	30	6
Blue Ridge Parkway (Devils Courthouse)	47	153	0	31	34	21
Coontree Creek	46	55	0	36	27	0
Blue Ridge Parkway (Beech Knob)	44	74	1	23	34	13
Birding spot near Rosman	134	348	44	94	71	105
Birding spot near Brevard	115	240	28	66	67	68
Birding spot near Brevard (Nicholson Creek)	100	80	41	53	49	71
Birding spot near Brevard (McCrary Acres)	97	81	55	67	18	39
Birding spot near Brevard (Broadview Estates)	90	120	39	43	40	74
Birding spot near Brevard (Glade Creek)	83	118	38	50	49	48