Birding spots

Best Birding Spots in Rhode Island

By species reported, the top birding spots in Rhode Island are Trustom Pond National Wildlife Refuge, Napatree Point, and Beavertail Point. Trustom Pond National Wildlife Refuge has the longest list (251 species), and its best season is fall.

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	County	Species	Checklists	Winter	Spring	Summer	Fall
Trustom Pond National Wildlife Refuge	Washington County	251	4,830	128	214	159	218
Napatree Point	Washington County	225	3,109	90	136	146	179
Beavertail Point	Newport County	214	2,620	108	108	85	172
Gardiner Pond (Paradise Rocks)	Newport County	206	2,016	95	158	106	137
Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge	Newport County	201	3,685	109	135	118	146
North Point	Bristol County	199	2,560	98	158	106	142
Money Pond	Washington County	199	868	78	103	96	157
Quonochontaug Pond	Washington County	192	2,308	70	126	144	143
Trustom Pond National Wildlife Refuge (southeast)	Washington County	192	1,460	125	106	62	155
Block Island National Wildlife Refuge	Washington County	188	407	26	64	78	174
Fisherman's (Graves Point)	Newport County	177	741	76	89	84	139
Succotash Marsh Management Area	Washington County	176	1,965	69	132	104	118
Stony Point	Providence County	176	1,923	75	159	74	94
Great Swamp Management Area	Washington County	172	1,033	51	160	105	74
Regatta Point	Providence County	169	1,433	69	135	82	110
South Shore Management Area	Washington County	166	1,182	13	97	131	114
Quicksand Pond	Newport County	164	309	71	73	81	125
Trustom Pond National Wildlife Refuge (Card Ponds)	Washington County	161	818	87	77	75	107
Gardiner Pond	Newport County	160	2,688	82	99	95	100
Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge (Foster Cove)	Washington County	158	573	75	114	86	95
Breakwater Point	Newport County	158	234	58	65	83	103
Monastary	Providence County	157	1,474	54	130	106	121
Wertz and Viall Pond	Washington County	154	623	48	138	67	58
Southwest Block Island Macrosite Fee	Washington County	152	194	61	48	56	109
Sapowet Marsh Management Area	Newport County	150	640	77	100	78	94
Jacobs Point	Bristol County	149	2,006	57	110	107	89
Cards Pond	Washington County	149	401	102	86	31	104
Arnold Mills Reservoir	Providence County	145	543	44	52	100	110
Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge	Washington County	144	640	76	85	71	87
Charlestown Breachway	Washington County	143	775	63	77	98	80

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