Birding spots · Ohio

Best Birding Spots in Washington County, Ohio

Veto Lake Wildlife Area leads Washington County's birding spots with 115 species reported, best in spring. 21 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
Veto Lake Wildlife Area	115	145	31	90	76	58
Leith Run Recreation Area	105	107	33	82	56	64
Morningside	101	229	34	71	52	75
Belpre Boat Ramp	95	262	71	43	39	30
Cisler Terrace Park	91	704	44	79	40	53
Ohio Riverfront Park	85	325	41	31	48	36
Muskingum River Lock and Dam Number	84	171	38	39	58	47
Wayne National Forest (Bevan)	82	94	30	58	26	47
Muskingum Lock & Dam 3 State Park	79	108	39	38	48	32
Indian Acres Park	77	118	29	54	53	37
Lower Newport	75	466	43	46	38	36
Willow Island Pool Recreation Area	60	114	32	24	18	33
Buckeye Park	60	85	20	35	38	42
East Muskingum Park	59	91	25	43	35	19
Danas Run	42	69	23	32	0	6
Birding spot near Belmont	146	686	72	102	66	91
Birding spot near Devola	110	188	23	87	67	76
Birding spot near Marietta	94	353	33	83	53	61
Birding spot near Williamstown	86	96	21	44	53	45
Birding spot near Vincent	69	83	22	55	42	30
Birding spot near Waverly	38	50	20	21	0	6