Birding spots · Ohio

Best Birding Spots in Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Whiskey Island leads Cuyahoga County's birding spots with 265 species reported, best in spring. 156 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
Whiskey Island	265	8,019	98	229	141	193
Cleveland Lakefront State Park - Gordon Park	238	11,083	118	219	140	206
Perkins Beach	211	1,156	73	169	56	121
Huntington Reservation	204	3,037	74	179	99	162
Cuyahoga Valley National Park (Chippewa Creek)	187	1,748	53	180	100	108
Shaker Lakes Park (Upper Shaker Lake)	176	1,450	51	170	71	106
Big Creek Reservation	174	1,974	55	159	89	106
Rocky River Reservation	172	3,201	60	159	102	118
Euclid Creek Reservation	172	749	56	128	102	90
Cahoon Park	167	1,070	59	107	59	119
Gordon Park - Lakefront Reservation	162	687	60	125	39	110
Sims Park	161	1,453	83	112	59	98
Rocky River Park	159	3,661	80	97	58	124
North Chagrin Reservation	158	2,120	49	146	88	107
Lakewood Park	157	886	69	97	44	115
Cuyahoga Valley National Park (Jaite)	156	859	65	132	90	77
Shaker Lakes Park	154	1,489	42	136	70	115
Rocky River Reservation (Coe Creek)	153	1,065	38	146	72	58
West Creek Reservation	150	1,150	45	127	74	114
Bradley Woods Reservation	146	951	36	138	86	64
Plaza at Huron Point	145	1,714	11	138	28	104
Cuyahoga Valley National Park (Tinkers Creek)	144	653	53	126	84	60
South Chagrin Reservaton	139	918	44	119	80	87
Wood Creek	138	495	32	137	60	71
Acacia Reservation	137	1,507	44	119	73	80
Lake View Cemetery Flood Control Reservoir	136	1,021	56	124	55	66
Shaker Lakes Park (Lower Shaker Lake)	136	900	41	125	63	77
Rocky River Reservation (Minnie Creek)	135	758	39	119	67	95
Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath	132	1,225	62	104	52	74
Elmwood Playground	130	396	26	127	33	70
Shaker Lakes Park (east)	126	197	35	116	47	63
Euclid Creek Reservation (Beulah Park)	125	734	68	47	70	44
Rocky River Reservation (south)	125	484	39	110	68	63
Chippewa Ford Field	125	210	21	122	51	24
Rocky River Reservation (Olmsted)	123	287	46	118	70	56
Huntington Reservation (Huntington Beach)	121	419	33	107	49	67
Big Creek Reservation - Lake Abram	119	530	45	102	59	61
Lake Isaac	119	437	30	112	66	48
Euclid Creek Reservation (southwest)	119	191	42	66	62	55
Coe Lake Park	116	410	48	107	47	23
Big Creek Reservation - Beyer's Pond	114	258	32	107	43	61
Ohio & Erie Canal Reservation	111	861	88	72	37	43
Mill Stream Run Reservation - I-71 Parcel	110	633	27	101	73	55
Astorhurst Country Club	110	386	37	97	73	64
East 55th Marina - Lakefront Reservation	109	1,083	64	60	37	51
Beyers Pond	107	159	4	101	43	38
Cuyahoga Valley National Park (northwest)	103	251	34	91	57	53
Big Creek Reservation (Eureka Lake)	102	325	33	97	34	46
Cuyahoga Valley National Park (north)	102	67	29	87	22	44
Porter Road Tracks	101	367	31	83	49	57