Birding spots · South Carolina

Best Birding Spots in Aiken County, South Carolina

Kathwood Lakes leads Aiken County's birding spots with 176 species reported, best in fall. 17 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
Kathwood Lakes	176	1,756	99	125	116	139
Langley Pond Park	142	510	77	88	64	114
Boyd Pond	133	927	79	107	74	100
Bartons Pond (historical)	124	776	60	99	59	93
Brick Pond Park	113	767	74	88	59	80
Coleman Lake	107	108	23	79	44	82
Aiken Gopher Tortoise Heritage Preserve / Wildlife Management Area	100	201	39	80	59	48
Aiken State Park	95	196	46	74	59	58
Henderson Heritage Preserve / Wildlife Management Area	81	123	32	59	42	43
Carolina Bay Nature Preserve	72	176	38	49	32	38
Savannah River Site (Island Creek)	61	50	0	56	0	32
Hopelands Gardens	53	104	27	34	22	29
Birding spot near Jackson	161	697	84	126	86	113
Birding spot near Beech Island	134	192	59	85	58	113
Birding spot near Clearwater	126	258	79	93	72	67
Birding spot near Jackson (east)	122	371	69	95	51	95
Birding spot near Jackson (Hankinson)	86	134	41	62	39	51