Birding spots

Best Birding Spots in Pennsylvania

By species reported, the top birding spots in Pennsylvania are Middle Creek Reservoir, John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum, and Peace Valley Park. Middle Creek Reservoir has the longest list (261 species), and its best season is spring.

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	County	Species	Checklists	Winter	Spring	Summer	Fall
Middle Creek Reservoir	Lancaster County	261	7,274	127	217	173	207
John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum	Philadelphia County	252	18,127	132	219	172	221
Peace Valley Park	Bucks County	227	7,502	116	192	134	202
Yellow Creek State Park	Indiana County	222	2,300	93	185	133	183
Leaser Lake (formerly Ontelaunee Creek)	Lehigh County	220	2,277	98	203	104	148
Beltzville State Park	Carbon County	219	2,630	102	196	110	152
Green Lane Reservoir	Montgomery County	218	6,265	97	173	126	167
Hall Pond	Lycoming County	216	1,740	94	198	122	176
Lake Chillisquaque	Montour County	215	2,414	94	195	116	176
Big Pond	Erie County	215	976	66	198	106	142
Foster Joseph Sayers Reservoir	Centre County	214	1,500	86	187	99	159
Pennypack Park	Philadelphia County	213	3,452	119	163	98	180
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Park	Philadelphia County	211	4,155	106	188	101	177
Marsh Creek State Park	Chester County	210	3,448	105	183	107	161
Chestnut Grove Natural Area	Lancaster County	207	2,882	93	169	112	172
Green Lane Reservoir (Pennsburg)	Montgomery County	206	3,842	97	152	103	184
Memorial Lake State Park	Lebanon County	206	3,533	103	192	94	144
Wildwood Park	Dauphin County	205	5,421	85	172	116	161
Curwensville Lake Recreation Area	Clearfield County	205	986	64	172	95	148
Bradford Reservoir Recreation Area	Bucks County	204	4,249	89	176	122	183
Nockamixon State Park	Bucks County	202	1,645	100	160	117	153
Peace Valley Park (New Galena (historical))	Bucks County	199	5,070	91	173	126	169
Van Sciver Lake	Bucks County	198	287	91	138	92	152
Lakeside Drive Park	Erie County	196	2,142	91	175	114	130
Middle Creek Reservoir (northeast)	Lancaster County	196	1,773	96	133	112	133
State Game Land 290	Dauphin County	196	890	88	164	108	144
John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum (Long Hook Creek)	Delaware County	195	1,975	95	172	99	148
State Game Land 046	Lebanon County	195	1,818	90	167	119	111
Hibernia County Park (Water Resource Authority)	Chester County	194	2,467	104	147	85	160
Exton Park	Chester County	193	4,380	92	162	115	153

By county