Birding spots · North Carolina
Best Birding Spots in Yancey County, North Carolina
Price Creek leads Yancey County's birding spots with 114 species reported, best in fall. 12 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 | Winter | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price Creek | 114 | 36 | 71 | 68 | 81 |
| Black Mountain Gap | 112 | 0 | 38 | 57 | 104 |
| Big Bald | 76 | 1 | 40 | 34 | 53 |
| Mount Mitchell State Park (Wilson Ridge) | 74 | 1 | 41 | 55 | 56 |
| Blue Ridge Parkway (Three Knobs) | 72 | 0 | 56 | 48 | 47 |
| Pisgah National Forest (Little Mountain Creek) | 72 | 13 | 41 | 35 | 58 |
| Mount Mitchell State Park (Stepps Gap) | 66 | 0 | 28 | 43 | 49 |
| Mount Mitchell State Park | 63 | 0 | 17 | 47 | 39 |
| Bald Knob Ridge | 56 | 0 | 40 | 42 | 24 |
| Mount Mitchell State Park (Bearwallow Ridge) | 38 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 11 |
| Birding spot near Burnsville (Brown Creek) | 58 | 10 | 34 | 32 | 38 |
| Birding spot near Burnsville | 56 | 19 | 20 | 30 | 25 |