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Best Birding Spots in Delaware County, Ohio

Alum Creek Lake leads Delaware County's birding spots with 233 species reported, best in fall. 80 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
Alum Creek Lake	233	4,918	103	180	140	197
Delaware Recreation Area	212	1,848	105	191	108	119
Hoover Reservoir Park (south 2)	200	1,072	53	146	123	172
Hoover Reservoir Park	194	1,589	46	141	127	158
Hoover Reservoir Park (south)	171	1,492	83	121	81	134
O'Shaughnessy Reservoir Park	167	1,209	59	146	100	121
Delaware Lake	167	486	64	125	73	126
Highbanks Metropark	163	1,431	52	148	96	123
Hoover Reservoir Park (southwest)	162	763	43	125	88	107
Alum Creek Recreation Area	145	678	78	86	63	98
Delaware Lake (southeast)	145	380	46	92	80	95
Hoover Reservoir Park (Little Walnut Creek)	143	616	24	101	81	103
Hoover Reservoir Park (southeast)	140	442	47	127	65	86
Alum Creek Recreation Area (Willow Springs)	137	445	56	108	49	80
Gallant Farm Preserve	135	325	44	111	66	67
Highbanks Metropark (northeast)	133	458	31	124	53	87
Highbanks Metropark (Bartholomew Run)	132	696	36	122	69	92
Alum Creek Recreation Area (Whispering Creek)	130	200	33	110	58	51
Delaware Recreation Area (northeast)	129	384	49	107	83	52
Hoover Reservoir Park (south 3)	129	381	42	107	64	72
Ohio to Erie Trail	127	454	16	115	85	57
Hoover Reservoir Park (Maxtown (historical))	121	722	73	98	45	55
Alum Creek Recreation Area (Salt Well Run)	118	267	30	93	82	43
Shale Hollow Park	116	412	28	107	57	51
Alum Creek Recreation Area (Hidden Cove)	113	501	62	70	59	73
Pomeroy Ponds	112	494	71	64	50	60
Highbanks Metropark (Olentangy Meadows)	111	287	26	66	76	73
O'Shaughnessy Reservoir Park (north)	108	218	37	69	55	62
Alum Creek Lake (Cheshire Cove)	107	172	21	75	47	58
Alum Creek Lake (Africa)	106	770	72	51	39	63
Char-Mar Preserve	104	528	50	85	58	69
Delaware Recreation Area (north)	104	136	29	83	66	18
Hoover Reservoir Park (southwest)	104	51	0	78	47	43
Alum Creek Recreation Area (Walnut Woods)	103	221	56	53	46	59
Hoover Reservoir Park (south 5)	102	310	61	54	62	49
Dry Run	100	120	30	60	64	59
Highbanks Metropark (northwest)	99	192	30	85	46	40
Highbanks Metropark (south)	99	183	34	74	51	42
Alum Creek Lake (north)	98	165	49	73	40	49
Highbanks Metropark (northeast)	96	487	38	86	43	40
Amberleigh Community Park	94	147	41	77	54	44
O'Shaughnessy Reservoir	91	433	48	66	59	45
O'Shaughnessy Reservoir Park (Eversole Run)	89	117	24	63	47	51
Stratford Woods Nature Preserve	88	80	0	70	57	34
Highbanks Metropark (west)	87	189	26	71	57	27
Hoover Reservoir Park (south 4)	85	378	65	48	18	36
Longwell Run	82	101	18	60	48	28
Liberty Park (Bridlespur)	81	105	31	70	44	32
Alum Creek Lake (South Branch McCammon Creek)	80	146	29	55	52	45
Alum Creek Lake (Cheshire)	80	74	22	54	54	16