Birding spots · Ohio

Best Birding Spots in Athens County, Ohio

Lake Snowden leads Athens County's birding spots with 199 species reported, best in spring. 39 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
Lake Snowden	199	2,575	97	174	100	153
Glen Ebon	134	397	28	130	51	54
Dow Lake	131	509	39	106	74	88
Dairy Run	127	509	43	108	70	97
Wayne National Forest	124	390	38	111	71	63
Matters Pond	119	849	57	105	75	65
Waterloo Wildlife Area	112	160	29	90	24	80
Wayne National Forest (west)	102	191	0	100	29	16
Athens Fish and Game Club Lake	98	282	34	92	54	48
Fox Lake Wildlife Area	98	202	34	71	55	58
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Company Ash Pond (historical)	96	158	6	86	72	28
Taylor Ridge Wildlife Area	94	117	28	76	54	61
Burr Oak Recreation Area	91	129	33	75	39	21
East State Street Park	86	239	57	46	39	38
Dow Lake (Strouds Run)	83	128	22	54	26	40
Sells Park	81	144	27	65	35	48
West State Street Park	77	94	32	57	31	39
Wolfs Plains	77	65	17	68	33	17
Utah Ridge	75	127	17	71	26	9
Armitage	74	88	32	57	40	37
University Golf Course (Coates Run)	71	175	38	43	36	37
Desonier Dedicated Nature Preserve	67	72	18	48	28	35
University Golf Course	52	261	22	33	29	44
Howard Park	35	78	16	27	0	4
Birding spot near Nelsonville	135	485	60	101	46	94
Birding spot near Athens (Margaret Creek)	126	467	39	102	79	97
Birding spot near Athens (Armitage)	113	241	46	90	74	63
Birding spot near Nelsonville (northwest)	109	172	0	106	7	43
Birding spot near Athens (Elliottville)	104	217	37	61	49	91
Birding spot near The Plains	104	184	42	96	24	27
Birding spot near Athens (northeast)	103	395	23	94	46	41
Birding spot near Athens	101	477	56	59	58	53
Birding spot near New Marshfield	101	160	42	71	26	62
Birding spot near Nelsonville (northwest)	97	225	29	90	22	60
Birding spot near Athens (Dairy Run)	90	154	24	68	40	62
Birding spot near Stewart	79	100	14	52	39	64
Birding spot near Chauncey	77	59	19	73	15	0
Birding spot near Athens (east)	75	120	33	58	40	30
Birding spot near Athens (Tucker Run)	73	73	0	37	21	65