Birding spots · Ohio

Best Birding Spots in Muskingum County, Ohio

Dillon Recreation Area leads Muskingum County's birding spots with 176 species reported, best in spring. 22 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
Dillon Recreation Area	176	733	59	126	109	118
Dillon Recreation Area (Pleasant Valley (historical))	165	550	63	127	89	104
Dillon Recreation Area (Nashport)	139	248	38	110	77	73
New Concord Village Reservoir	132	592	44	115	71	74
Ohio Power Company Pond 9615-010	118	194	50	75	70	36
Ohio Power Pond Number Four	113	460	60	69	49	54
Dillon Recreation Area (Dillon View)	105	304	48	70	65	53
Dillon Lake (Dillon View)	97	124	20	62	61	25
Tri-valley Wa	92	75	1	75	60	16
Dillon Lake	87	300	48	67	22	39
Monroe Basin Wildlife Area	83	189	13	63	32	32
Ohio Power Company Pond Mum-48	83	185	46	44	21	41
Ohio Power Company Pond Mur-3	71	71	21	48	42	7
Muskingum Recreation Center Athletic Fields	67	54	12	50	14	29
Muskingum River Lock and Dam Number (Zanesville)	63	103	24	29	30	23
Putnam Landing Park	50	65	36	12	7	0
Ohio Power Company Pond Mum-48 (Central Ohio Coal Company Pond 9615-031)	50	63	26	15	22	0
Ohio Power Company Pond 9615-010 (Ohio Power Company Pond Mum-87)	45	68	37	3	0	5
Birding spot near Cumberland	99	381	55	51	51	41
Birding spot near Cumberland (east)	90	286	46	59	45	40
Birding spot near Pleasant Grove	86	87	21	59	31	51
Birding spot near New Concord	57	146	31	38	20	29