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Best Birding Spots in Jackson County, Oregon

Agate Lake and Dam leads Jackson County's birding spots with 184 species reported, best in spring. 89 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
Agate Lake and Dam	184	1,280	106	144	100	132
Emigrant Lake	182	828	83	127	119	140
Military Slough Reservoirs	174	1,778	104	142	99	96
Emigrant Lake (Hill Creek)	169	629	89	110	90	131
Whetstone Pond	162	923	98	128	78	107
Emigrant Lake (Corp Reservoirs)	160	468	73	94	61	102
Ashland Ponds	149	1,344	99	114	80	102
Military Slough Reservoirs (Little Butte Creek)	148	1,170	93	121	88	105
Joseph H. Stewart State Recreation Area	144	358	57	45	44	123
Tou Velle State Recreation Site	140	559	76	123	80	81
Military Slough Reservoirs (Cable Reservoir)	138	774	82	128	83	103
Whetstone Pond (east)	137	291	60	117	61	69
Military Slough Reservoirs (White City)	134	319	81	124	71	68
North Mountain Park	132	1,170	82	107	77	88
Lily Glen Equestrian Facility	129	339	21	80	75	79
Table Rocks Area of Critical Environmental Concern	125	253	43	112	70	21
Hyatt Reservoir	125	222	21	71	83	62
Rogue River (east)	121	321	71	76	39	72
Bear Creek Greenway	121	290	83	95	54	72
Agate Road	120	205	83	74	43	69
Barneburg Hill	112	2,415	76	86	43	72
Cable Reservoir	112	182	35	96	48	47
Rogue River (Reese Creek)	112	147	49	91	76	67
Willow Point County Campground	112	113	18	51	68	58
Emigrant Lake (Sampson Creek)	108	140	32	54	65	52
Cantrall-Buckley Park	102	299	53	90	64	53
Whetstone Pond (Swanson Creek)	101	126	61	77	37	45
Lomoha Reservoir	100	333	28	93	56	50
Rogue River Trail	100	308	42	84	65	43
Riverwalk Park	100	220	46	73	52	73
Little Hyatt Reservoir	99	161	11	59	59	45
Lithia Park	98	644	44	81	58	54
Riverwalk Park (Beach Creek)	98	110	54	74	55	60
Modoc Reservoirs	97	176	49	80	48	23
Whetstone Savanna	97	134	52	78	36	37
Howard Prairie Lake	96	95	0	46	42	57
Bear Creek Greenway (northwest)	95	144	65	65	26	55
Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument	93	176	0	56	68	31
Bear Creek Greenway (northwest 2)	90	119	59	63	49	53
Bear Creek Greenway (Ashland Creek)	90	114	48	61	52	52
Prescott Park	89	200	42	72	40	39
Bear Creek Greenway (Wrights Creek)	88	114	43	59	50	50
Bear Creek Greenway (Dean Creek)	88	108	41	65	57	52
Bear Creek Greenway (northwest 4)	86	105	46	62	49	51
Hoover Ponds	84	72	38	35	49	38
Siskiyou Mtn Park	83	154	36	61	50	42
Bear Creek Greenway (Wagner Creek)	82	107	49	60	43	45
City of Phoenix Local Park	82	94	41	52	42	42
Bear Creek Greenway (Griffin Creek)	80	110	46	58	46	44
Bear Creek Greenway (northwest 3)	80	106	42	54	45	45