Birding spots · Pennsylvania

Best Birding Spots in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania

Leaser Lake (formerly Ontelaunee Creek) leads Lehigh County's birding spots with 220 species reported, best in spring. 46 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
Leaser Lake (formerly Ontelaunee Creek)	220	2,277	98	203	104	148
Dorothy Rider Pool Wildlife Sanctuary	134	1,023	51	121	66	102
Trexler Nature Preserve	124	341	38	107	69	88
Trexler Nature Preserve (Mill Hill)	118	334	29	81	73	80
Jordan Creek Parkway	116	379	35	103	57	83
Canal Park	114	361	49	90	65	82
Trexler Memorial Park	107	472	61	83	57	62
State Game Land 205	107	164	44	78	43	59
Sgl 217 (southwest)	104	135	0	92	41	21
Bob Rodale Cycling and Fitness Park	102	231	41	78	32	69
Sgl 217 (southwest)	102	116	11	88	53	32
Trexler Nature Preserve (Bittners Corner)	101	212	39	62	64	60
Sgl 217 (northeast)	101	128	8	95	45	17
Sgl 217	100	302	4	37	46	83
Sand Island Park	94	218	35	80	58	38
Fogelsville Pond	92	958	66	73	28	49
Whitehall Parkway	88	108	29	65	36	57
Ontelaunee Park	85	94	16	76	26	22
South Mountain Preserve	84	183	31	61	45	38
Lehigh Gap	84	167	22	68	57	44
Cedar Creek Parkway	81	578	57	55	37	38
Sgl 217 (Bake Oven Knob)	81	112	0	75	40	8
Little Lehigh Parkway	79	187	30	70	43	40
Covered Bridge Park	78	125	28	58	55	56
Little Lehigh Parkway (Fish Hatchery Spring)	73	104	28	61	42	39
Ancient Oak West Park	72	65	32	63	25	24
Franko Farm Recreation Area	71	95	11	45	45	41
Lock Ridge Park and Furnace Museum	69	71	27	52	17	47
Lock Ridge Park	66	66	27	49	30	30
Sgl 217 (Lehigh Furnace Gap)	65	51	0	49	19	21
Laros (historical)	64	287	15	48	37	28
Kalmbach Memorial Park	51	57	31	36	30	26
Johnsons' Pond Wildlife Park	41	76	12	22	20	15
Clear Spring Pond	41	73	12	30	7	11
Lake Muhlenberg	35	62	14	24	20	6
Birding spot near Ancient Oaks	129	914	45	94	74	102
Birding spot near Wescosville	127	601	39	96	76	83
Birding spot near Allentown	126	384	52	100	73	90
Birding spot near Trexlertown	99	411	19	81	63	10
Birding spot near Breinigsville	94	306	29	81	54	7
Birding spot near Cetronia	93	1,230	72	68	18	56
Birding spot near Kempton (Wanamakers)	74	101	10	55	43	26
Birding spot near Emmaus	60	70	10	42	33	35
Birding spot near Schnecksville	56	114	6	36	41	1
Birding spot near Breinigsville (Haas Hill)	41	53	8	33	9	0
Birding spot near Breinigsville (Cherry Hill)	29	62	0	0	0	28