Birding spots · North Dakota
Best Birding Spots in Grand Forks County, North Dakota
Turtle River State Park leads Grand Forks County's birding spots with 182 species reported, best in spring. 19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turtle River State Park | 182 | 17 | 169 | 108 | 70 |
| Kellys Slough National Wildlife Refuge | 147 | 5 | 117 | 108 | 41 |
| Kellys Slough Reservoir | 146 | 0 | 127 | 97 | 51 |
| Sertoma Park | 144 | 16 | 132 | 81 | 91 |
| Sertoma Park (southeast) | 128 | 17 | 114 | 66 | 83 |
| Grand Forks County Waterfowl Production Area | 119 | 1 | 87 | 82 | 44 |
| Lincoln Park | 110 | 24 | 84 | 43 | 51 |
| Grand Forks Sewage Disposal Ponds | 102 | 13 | 70 | 53 | 52 |
| Riverside Park | 96 | 1 | 88 | 30 | 14 |
| Lincoln Drive Park | 68 | 10 | 49 | 33 | 22 |
| Nd State Lands - Surface Ownership (northeast) | 59 | 4 | 27 | 42 | 12 |
| Prairie Chicken | 54 | 3 | 39 | 30 | 2 |
| Grand Forks | 53 | 12 | 20 | 21 | 14 |
| Birding spot near Emerado | 129 | 1 | 86 | 72 | 78 |
| Birding spot near Grand Forks (east) | 119 | 13 | 113 | 53 | 78 |
| Birding spot near Larimore | 115 | 0 | 91 | 52 | 51 |
| Birding spot near Thompson | 113 | 2 | 79 | 54 | 22 |
| Birding spot near Grand Forks (Calspur) | 109 | 12 | 107 | 39 | 36 |
| Birding spot near East Grand Forks | 67 | 16 | 55 | 12 | 22 |