Birding spots · Texas

Best Birding Spots in Ellis County, Texas

Soil Conservation Service Site 29 Reservoir leads Ellis County's birding spots with 128 species reported, best in spring. 18 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
Soil Conservation Service Site 29 Reservoir	128	186	72	86	19	78
Lake Waxahachie	108	169	69	61	29	71
Lion's Park	98	277	45	91	38	41
Lake Clark	92	100	56	66	0	27
Ennis Kachina Prairie	90	93	59	58	11	22
Range Reservoir	82	65	63	21	0	54
Richards Park	80	131	27	72	20	36
Bardwell Lake	80	65	38	27	22	53
Richards Park (2)	78	122	38	66	25	30
Britton Park	76	50	2	23	51	39
Mockingbird Nature Park	72	101	44	36	26	30
Getzendaner Park	69	102	28	48	18	34
Richards Park (Waxahachie)	57	53	22	38	10	26
Birding spot near Rosser	139	114	54	115	54	41
Birding spot near Rosser (northwest)	116	97	30	99	19	38
Birding spot near Rosser (Deadman Slough)	106	66	34	83	10	14
Birding spot near Waxahachie (north)	46	55	21	33	12	12
Birding spot near Waxahachie (north)	38	59	12	17	17	26