Birding spots · Pennsylvania
Best Birding Spots in Forest County, Pennsylvania
Buzzard Swamp leads Forest County's birding spots with 135 species reported, best in spring. 11 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 | Winter | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buzzard Swamp | 135 | 23 | 100 | 95 | 76 |
| Dawson Eddy | 119 | 20 | 107 | 72 | 59 |
| Allegheny Wild & Scenic River Complex | 104 | 24 | 79 | 72 | 50 |
| Beaver Meadows Lake | 96 | 23 | 64 | 67 | 29 |
| Tionesta Lake | 74 | 15 | 61 | 48 | 24 |
| Tionesta Lake (Peters Run) | 72 | 24 | 52 | 32 | 20 |
| Clarion, Pennsylvania Wild and Scenic River | 69 | 4 | 32 | 62 | 30 |
| Tionesta Lake (Lamentation Run) | 68 | 0 | 58 | 55 | 21 |
| Clarion, Pennsylvania Wild and Scenic River (Cook Tomb) | 58 | 7 | 41 | 27 | 10 |
| Allegheny, Pennsylvania Wild and Scenic River | 49 | 5 | 31 | 30 | 22 |
| Allegheny, Pennsylvania Wild and Scenic River (West Hickory) | 45 | 12 | 22 | 26 | 5 |