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Best Birding Spots in Grand County, Utah

Moab Wetlands leads Grand County's birding spots with 172 species reported, best in spring. 31 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
Moab Wetlands	172	1,398	73	146	105	114
Cottonwood Canyon (Utah Bottoms)	115	352	0	83	49	76
Pack Creek	95	316	35	72	43	37
Park	67	191	25	40	25	34
Lions Park	66	259	15	47	30	31
Arches National Park (Twisted Doughnut Arch)	65	325	10	39	36	25
Grandstaff Canyon	65	169	12	43	24	32
Mill Creek Canyon Area of Critical Environmental Concern	61	107	2	52	27	17
Arches National Park (Tower of Babel)	61	91	6	45	28	12
Colorado River	59	130	9	26	17	25
Colorado River (Castle Creek)	56	97	2	24	32	27
Arches National Park	52	359	7	31	29	16
Warner Lake	51	63	0	3	43	18
Colorado River (Updraft Arch)	46	86	13	29	22	16
King Bottom Spring	40	65	3	25	22	12
Colorado River (Hittle Bottom)	40	62	0	22	16	4
Arches National Park (The Great Wall)	35	81	3	18	16	8
Arches National Park (Elephant Arch)	33	236	4	23	15	12
Arches National Park (Winter Camp Wash)	32	101	3	17	14	12
Arches National Park (Rock Settee)	27	142	4	15	10	7
Arches National Park (Tapestry Arch)	26	89	4	17	13	7
Arches National Park (Queen Victoria Rock)	23	107	1	13	11	6
Arches National Park (Arch de Triumphe)	21	100	1	14	13	5
Manti-La Sal National Forest (Harpole Mesa)	20	115	13	10	0	14
Arches National Park (Balanced Rock)	14	75	2	10	7	1
Cisco	12	55	3	7	5	1
Birding spot near Thompson Springs	108	200	12	74	59	54
Birding spot near Moab (southeast)	66	70	23	34	30	32
Birding spot near Moab	54	144	18	38	13	18
Birding spot near Moab (Matrimony Spring)	53	73	9	36	16	24
Birding spot near Moab (Pack Creek)	41	65	19	21	9	17