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Best Birding Spots in Erie County, Pennsylvania

Big Pond leads Erie County's birding spots with 215 species reported, best in spring. 73 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
Big Pond	215	976	66	198	106	142
Lakeside Drive Park	196	2,142	91	175	114	130
Presque Isle State Park	190	1,465	55	155	92	125
Thompson Bay	180	714	52	150	80	95
Horseshoe Pond	175	992	16	162	54	106
Niagara Pond (southeast)	175	828	26	169	76	99
Niagara Pond (Ridge Pond)	173	648	24	162	68	104
Niagara Pond (northeast)	171	539	23	147	72	75
Niagara Pond (Gull Point)	161	521	38	137	68	65
Niagara Pond	159	1,155	25	146	72	100
Presque Isle State Park (southwest)	149	919	42	130	70	84
Big Pond (Crystal Point)	144	259	16	132	65	32
Big Pond (Long Pond)	144	208	16	123	56	68
State Game Land 109	142	375	37	128	87	50
State Game Land 218	138	258	32	102	85	67
Ridge Pond	134	1,112	53	37	35	115
Erie Bluffs State Park	133	383	27	114	85	64
Howard Eaton Reservoir	128	233	33	91	85	69
Presque Isle State Park (south)	127	375	50	114	32	15
Chimney Ponds (historical)	125	605	41	116	51	43
Niagara Pond (Misery Bay)	125	394	7	117	43	25
Horseshoe Pond (Mill Creek)	121	531	59	90	61	46
Long Pond (Cranberry Pond)	120	303	33	100	52	39
Chimney Ponds (historical) (northeast)	120	195	29	101	45	28
Long Pond	115	333	38	99	45	21
Horseshoe Pond (Erie Harbor Entrance Channel)	114	461	48	79	56	32
Crystal Point	113	260	37	89	40	21
Cranberry Pond (Ridge Pond)	104	117	4	95	34	15
Leisure Lake	103	408	27	89	83	52
Lake Pleasant	103	223	33	83	65	39
Chimney Ponds (historical) (Big Bend)	103	119	2	96	46	20
Long Pond (Big Pond)	101	135	17	86	33	12
State Game Land 314	101	106	16	79	59	29
Lighthouse Park	98	327	51	72	47	26
Ridge Pond (Presque Isle)	98	135	13	88	18	30
Presque Isle State Park (southwest)	98	121	14	76	42	28
Cranberry Pond	97	155	9	74	44	13
Cranberry Pond (Long Pond)	97	76	2	88	37	27
Horseshoe Pond (east)	94	79	9	70	37	23
Misery Bay	92	290	23	75	32	23
Chimney Ponds (historical) (southwest)	88	214	29	73	22	21
Horseshoe Pond (Thompson Bay)	87	287	29	74	29	25
Ridge Pond (west)	87	91	11	59	47	23
Union City Lake	87	83	10	45	70	29
Hillside Park	86	545	26	77	42	39
Long Pond (Big Bend)	86	151	21	83	10	10
Scott Park (west)	86	129	13	79	43	23
Chimney Ponds (historical) (north)	84	83	0	77	27	9
Peninsula Park	83	97	12	58	47	36
Walnut Creek	82	168	39	47	33	42