Birding spots · Oregon

Best Birding Spots in Josephine County, Oregon

Lake Selmac leads Josephine County's birding spots with 157 species reported, best in fall. 26 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
Lake Selmac	157	744	81	104	101	135
Rogue River	137	408	63	116	88	89
Reinhart Park	116	410	68	103	68	68
Lippert Reservoir Number Two	114	178	54	79	71	78
Stone Sumps	112	422	47	74	71	66
Riverside Park	97	340	65	63	47	54
Tom Pearce Park	85	113	45	59	56	43
Deer Creek Ranch	83	71	0	58	31	55
Rogue River (Allen Creek)	77	363	59	59	27	61
Applegate River	74	57	29	28	42	33
Rogue River (east)	71	109	44	33	7	40
Hellgate Canyon	68	99	37	60	15	13
Illinois River Forks State Natural Area	65	116	15	39	35	36
Rogue River (Blue Canyon)	64	55	6	28	29	31
Rough and Ready Log Pond	63	136	8	51	27	21
Rogue River (Robertson Creek)	63	53	0	55	35	5
Eight Dollar Mountain Area of Critical Environmental Concern	53	109	1	24	21	21
Cave Junction	51	75	17	40	29	18
Cathedral Hills County Park	51	59	3	42	14	12
Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve	50	102	0	25	40	17
Birding spot near Merlin	93	530	32	81	49	53
Birding spot near Redwood (southeast)	70	91	46	53	22	21
Birding spot near Redwood (Lathrop Creek)	63	102	48	40	1	16
Birding spot near Redwood	53	113	39	20	4	29
Birding spot near Cave Junction	53	51	13	38	21	17
Birding spot near Selma	44	52	0	31	17	13