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Best Birding Spots in Washington County, Pennsylvania

Canonsburg Lake leads Washington County's birding spots with 153 species reported, best in spring. 20 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
Canonsburg Lake	153	1,802	56	134	81	83
Cross Creek County Park	152	621	49	103	87	113
Peters Lake Park	144	1,083	62	125	64	82
Mingo Creek County Park	126	826	41	117	80	75
Hillman State Park	112	260	27	100	77	30
State Game Land 232	99	121	32	75	56	56
Panhandle Trail	90	328	44	72	73	37
Peterswood Park	87	151	25	70	26	53
State Game Land 117	83	114	4	68	70	6
Reservoir Number Four	80	62	14	29	51	33
Cecil Township Park	75	166	24	62	58	42
Van Emmans Ponds	60	261	44	35	14	16
Sedimentation Pond Number Three (south)	57	65	6	19	42	6
Boone Reservoir	55	158	29	44	9	20
Van Emmans Ponds (Little Chartiers Creek)	43	66	18	30	4	25
Cemetery Hill	39	50	22	20	14	13
Silt Pond A	35	61	11	29	0	5
Birding spot near Muse	89	575	22	73	71	56
Birding spot near Midway	75	117	17	52	63	35
Birding spot near Burgettstown	74	51	0	52	51	25