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Best Birding Spots in Benton County, Oregon

Local Government 9 leads Benton County's birding spots with 225 species reported, best in fall. 87 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
Local Government 9	225	6,965	124	188	160	189
William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge	182	1,760	88	152	125	153
McFadden Marsh	179	2,691	108	144	105	123
William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge (northeast)	170	919	109	145	111	119
Willamette Park and Natural Area (Stahlbusch Island)	157	1,275	99	133	104	119
Willamette Park and Natural Area	154	1,816	95	137	99	111
McFadden Marsh (west)	151	681	94	125	77	84
E.E. Wilson Wildlife Area	147	514	100	116	91	83
William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge Research Natural Area	146	2,178	95	126	73	72
Herbert Farm and Natural Area	145	817	86	135	87	72
Cabell Marsh	140	1,495	94	123	91	96
McFadden Marsh (north)	139	315	43	106	90	89
William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge (Hull Creek)	138	396	66	102	79	95
Sunset Park and Natural Area	132	1,797	87	107	80	84
William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge (Pigeon Butte)	131	224	0	122	81	79
Jackson-Frazier Wetland	128	1,218	81	111	65	75
Bald Hill Natural Area	128	821	68	116	90	82
William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge (northeast)	125	563	72	106	62	53
Clemens Log Pond	123	151	66	81	47	83
William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge Research Natural Area (Pigeon Butte)	122	101	0	97	62	69
Cabell Marsh (Hull Spring)	121	602	64	105	75	67
William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge (Mill Hill)	120	280	67	108	82	66
Willamette Park and Natural Area (Crystal Lake)	119	306	65	89	73	76
William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge (Brown Creek)	117	316	61	51	62	79
E.E. Wilson Wildlife Area (Adair Village)	116	354	74	90	50	64
Stewart Lake	113	1,256	71	98	52	70
McFadden Marsh (Pigeon Butte)	112	1,041	73	84	37	42
William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge (east)	108	231	48	81	44	51
William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge (Kinsey Reservoir)	108	187	66	80	15	62
Marys Peak Botanical Area	105	1,177	33	74	85	74
Chip Ross Natural Area	105	471	52	88	75	53
Anderson Park	105	143	43	73	74	36
Randall Pond	102	350	41	86	78	59
Luckiamute State Natural Area (southwest)	102	126	67	65	53	59
Bruce Starker Arts Park	100	489	58	76	43	46
Cabell Marsh (Brown Creek)	98	278	58	59	30	49
Bald Hill Natural Area (Mulkey Creek)	97	221	44	86	50	60
McFadden Marsh (west)	96	207	59	68	35	41
Avery Park and Natural Area	92	237	34	82	51	43
McDonald-Dunn Research Forest	91	343	37	83	62	36
Marys River Park	88	159	36	75	50	32
Fitton Green Natural Area	86	263	41	67	58	34
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Park	84	209	52	74	48	44
Timberhill Natural Area	82	160	41	73	45	42
McDonald-Dunn Research Forest (Lewisburg Saddle)	81	258	30	64	58	37
Marys Peak Botanical Area (west)	77	489	19	35	62	46
Crystal Lake (Marys River)	76	256	48	54	34	35
Sulphur Springs	76	88	13	47	59	31
Riverfront Commemerative Park	75	181	42	50	41	24
Marys Peak Botanical Area (West Ridge)	74	398	10	23	62	53