Birding spots · Pennsylvania

Best Birding Spots in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

Frances Slocum State Park leads Luzerne County's birding spots with 171 species reported, best in spring. 33 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
Frances Slocum State Park	171	1,603	66	148	107	135
Luzerne County Levee Trail	163	691	63	128	92	117
Lake of the Four Seasons	158	1,683	64	138	77	104
Lake Francis	155	940	36	135	99	116
Lake Rose	134	402	30	115	76	79
Pittston	126	747	59	86	62	67
Campbells Ledge Reservoir	121	302	41	102	66	53
F. M. Kirby Park	120	254	36	109	52	47
Francis E Walter Reservoir	118	235	20	91	78	58
Moon Lake Recreation Area	107	143	28	84	57	46
Ricketts Glenn State Park	99	340	14	86	77	67
Union Access	99	190	20	96	46	0
Pikes Creek Reservoir	99	186	40	87	12	37
Ricketts Glenn State Park (Lake Leigh)	82	207	1	48	59	36
Luzerne County Levee Trail (Monocanock Island)	82	87	44	52	1	42
Harveys Lake	81	272	50	66	15	45
Adams Falls	78	150	2	62	54	47
Beech Lake	78	90	0	55	60	13
Ricketts Glenn State Park (Opperman Pass)	75	76	0	61	56	10
Sylvan Lake	74	109	15	66	3	41
Beaver Pond	63	102	0	48	31	37
Crary Park	61	53	3	25	37	31
Oneida Falls	60	110	0	38	49	9
Lake Silkworth	57	98	35	44	0	25
Lake Jean (Lake Rose)	53	73	1	32	41	17
Bear Creek Preserve	52	79	1	39	42	14
Penn Lake	52	58	15	35	14	20
Seven Tubs Recreation Area	51	54	3	19	37	20
Forest Road Community Park	44	51	6	24	19	16
Birding spot near Plymouth	220	2,555	91	191	115	165
Birding spot near Mocanaqua	142	460	61	128	72	70
Birding spot near Mocanaqua (Wapwallopen)	142	345	43	130	57	58
Birding spot near Pikes Creek	88	120	4	83	39	19