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Best Birding Spots in Smith County, Texas

Tyler State Park leads Smith County's birding spots with 180 species reported, best in spring. 14 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
Tyler State Park	180	1,126	83	154	64	130
Pleasant Acres Lake	149	355	82	119	48	88
Concession Bay	125	333	74	82	48	81
Old Sabine Bottom Wildlife Management Area	112	120	30	100	38	39
Bellwood Lake	108	109	67	66	19	51
Faulkner	99	205	46	79	54	48
Aplin Cove	74	71	54	40	1	30
Southside	72	155	42	47	34	31
Aplin Cove (Chapman Point)	72	61	51	32	19	22
Everett Branch	70	79	47	35	6	38
Birding spot near Whitehouse	109	67	71	73	0	59
Birding spot near Chandler	79	131	37	42	27	56
Birding spot near Sunrise Shores	61	87	36	44	7	33
Birding spot near Tyler	50	56	8	12	24	26