Birding spots · Pennsylvania

Best Birding Spots in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania

Hunt Lake leads Susquehanna County's birding spots with 130 species reported, best in spring. 29 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
Hunt Lake	130	1,188	40	119	85	83
High Bridge Creek	127	1,092	30	106	94	98
State Game Land 035	121	729	35	113	84	91
Stillwater Lake	116	144	21	90	51	64
Woodbourne Forest and Wildlife Sanctuary	114	422	20	108	74	55
State Game Land 236	111	123	7	82	77	61
Salt Springs State Park	104	188	24	89	80	31
Rail Trail of Northeastern Pa.	102	58	0	64	68	53
Quaker Lake	100	433	26	81	57	48
Florence Shelly Preserve (Thompson Wetlands)	100	105	4	87	60	31
Feldstein Property	86	88	2	72	58	24
Clifford Township Community Park	86	84	23	66	56	46
Lake Montrose	83	571	15	59	36	41
Stump Pond	76	149	7	39	51	43
Comfort Lake	62	106	10	43	8	26
Big Elk Lake	56	109	4	51	0	11
Salt Lick Creek	53	153	23	37	38	12
Williams Pond	46	97	4	37	23	17
Lake Chrisann	43	138	10	34	1	24
Heart Lake	32	61	7	28	0	6
Birding spot near Hop Bottom	101	203	21	71	72	68
Birding spot near Great Bend	99	563	33	72	69	67
Birding spot near Laurel Lake	90	83	11	71	64	29
Birding spot near Montrose	83	426	15	69	57	54
Birding spot near Oakland	75	103	1	54	41	32
Birding spot near Union Dale	64	62	0	48	29	25
Birding spot near New Milford	59	130	7	46	35	16
Birding spot near Oakland (Drinker Creek)	59	73	12	32	41	23
Birding spot near Nicholson	31	53	16	14	0	0