Birding spots · Texas

Best Birding Spots in Collin County, Texas

Heard Science Museum and Sanctuary leads Collin County's birding spots with 192 species reported, best in spring. 49 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
Heard Science Museum and Sanctuary	192	1,452	101	164	88	150
Bob Woodruff Park	170	607	80	149	64	115
Breckinridge Park	168	1,166	82	143	66	110
Oak Point Park & Nature Preserve	164	2,676	99	137	75	121
Prairie Creek Park	153	1,657	40	145	39	63
Frisco Commons	153	533	68	138	40	102
Brockdale Park	150	643	91	101	58	83
Muddy Creek Reservoir	126	214	75	66	40	89
Bonnie Wenk Park	120	398	57	105	52	65
Town Lake Park (Whispering Farms)	120	212	67	80	58	84
Soil Conservation Service Site 5 Reservoir	111	189	68	92	13	56
Chisholm Trail Greenbelt	106	852	59	88	44	47
Collin Park	102	128	68	51	6	50
Clear Lake Park (Beverly Hill)	101	165	65	44	36	56
Lavonia Park	99	165	65	48	30	45
East Fork Park	99	144	53	71	20	52
Towne Lake Park	94	219	59	72	51	42
Legacy Trail	92	116	60	62	38	49
Parkhill Prairie	91	174	58	60	21	18
Archgate Park	88	133	15	64	46	52
Erwin Park	85	102	45	49	28	44
Bob Woodruff Park (southeast)	81	91	40	58	24	37
Russell Creek Park	80	241	51	55	36	50
Municipal Complex	77	72	58	41	13	18
Spring Creek Nature Area	70	160	27	50	24	41
Soil Conservation Service Site 2b Reservoir	69	75	44	47	27	25
Nora Hany Park	68	88	43	45	18	27
Bethany Lakes Park	67	199	49	43	31	34
Legacy Trail (Lolaville)	66	66	52	32	21	1
Lavon Recreation Area	65	61	50	25	1	8
Crowley Park	64	86	28	46	32	27
The Trail at the Woods	63	199	41	42	26	28
Star Creek	63	68	10	56	15	6
Highland Park	61	73	21	37	14	24
Lavon Recreation Area (Yucote Acres)	58	56	23	31	12	26
Timbers Nature Preserve Park	57	139	19	51	34	25
Soil Conservation Service Site 48 Reservoir	53	66	20	33	34	20
Shawnee Park	51	52	32	40	3	11
Dayspring Nature Preserve	45	56	33	19	17	0
Little Ridge Park	45	55	23	21	11	15
Wilson Creek Nature Trail	39	51	16	25	2	14
Frank Beverly Park	32	102	0	21	21	22
Birding spot near Allen	174	1,428	94	149	75	127
Birding spot near Richardson	118	739	55	97	47	72
Birding spot near Plano	77	81	29	43	42	39
Birding spot near Allen (West Rowlett Creek)	58	56	44	31	9	6
Birding spot near Addison	45	83	26	30	12	24
Birding spot near Frisco	38	67	15	18	0	14
Birding spot near Addison (southeast)	37	53	16	18	18	19