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Best Birding Spots in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
Lackawanna State Park leads Lackawanna County's birding spots with 170 species reported, best in spring. 19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lackawanna State Park | 170 | 56 | 149 | 102 | 125 |
| Ed Staback Memorial Park | 125 | 14 | 97 | 72 | 84 |
| Lake Scranton | 107 | 33 | 76 | 46 | 51 |
| Corby Swamp | 107 | 10 | 92 | 50 | 52 |
| Griffin Reservoir | 97 | 32 | 71 | 6 | 67 |
| Fords Lake | 92 | 20 | 71 | 52 | 52 |
| Aylesworth Park | 91 | 1 | 74 | 58 | 22 |
| Lackawanna State Park (Lee Hill) | 86 | 2 | 78 | 50 | 29 |
| Moore Hall Alumni Garden | 84 | 21 | 74 | 33 | 44 |
| Moosic Mtn Barrens - Dick & Nancy Eales Preserve | 84 | 5 | 52 | 47 | 34 |
| Mountain Mud Pond | 78 | 12 | 48 | 52 | 46 |
| Sicklers Pond | 77 | 2 | 62 | 39 | 45 |
| Ziegler Preserve | 76 | 0 | 35 | 48 | 38 |
| Sicklers Pond (Davidson Hill) | 64 | 0 | 59 | 14 | 5 |
| Hillside Park (Lance Pond) | 62 | 1 | 48 | 34 | 16 |
| McDade Park | 54 | 8 | 38 | 21 | 33 |
| Gravel Pond | 49 | 15 | 36 | 7 | 12 |
| Crystal Lake | 49 | 16 | 33 | 0 | 22 |
| Birding spot near Mayfield | 62 | 19 | 54 | 12 | 7 |