Birding spots · Pennsylvania

Best Birding Spots in Indiana County, Pennsylvania

Yellow Creek State Park leads Indiana County's birding spots with 222 species reported, best in spring. 16 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
Yellow Creek State Park	222	2,300	93	185	133	183
Yellow Creek State Park (west)	136	256	46	93	72	77
Blue Spruce Park	135	667	27	114	82	110
Yellow Creek State Park (Little Yellow Creek)	109	148	38	68	30	68
Waterworks Conservation Area	104	521	37	91	55	50
Conemaugh River Lake (Bow)	99	137	22	84	57	15
Conemaugh River Lake	95	197	6	71	82	20
IUP Coop Recreation Park	85	102	27	75	26	35
Mardis Run	81	86	22	51	60	36
Yellow Creek State Park (Laurel Run)	77	62	11	35	48	16
Yellow Creek State Park (west)	72	56	19	32	20	32
Whites Woods Nature Center	70	87	16	51	29	31
McCarthy Run	45	57	14	31	19	4
Birding spot near Clymer	71	269	15	61	39	18
Birding spot near Jacksonville	62	102	19	46	31	0
Birding spot near Indiana	39	335	10	32	15	23