Birding spots · Vermont

Best Birding Spots in Chittenden County, Vermont

La Platte River leads Chittenden County's birding spots with 204 species reported, best in fall. 107 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
La Platte River	204	4,615	76	144	119	150
Colchester Pond	193	3,341	53	169	134	140
Shelburne Farms	186	1,288	65	164	109	101
Holmes Creek	167	2,478	68	113	89	106
LaPlatte River Marsh Natural Area	163	1,613	42	146	116	79
Shelburne Pond	151	819	16	135	71	71
Sandbar State Park	149	981	37	97	64	107
Winooski Valley Park District	146	1,524	36	142	79	80
Meach Cove	141	1,534	59	98	72	86
Geprag's Park	137	1,092	14	130	100	40
Town Farm Bay	136	361	47	61	78	107
Ethan Allen Homestead	135	979	38	118	75	69
LaPlatte River Marsh Natural Area (La Platte River)	134	654	25	117	69	79
Red Rocks Park	132	843	33	122	68	72
Lake Iroquois	131	569	8	121	65	87
Pine Island	129	636	31	111	56	46
Saxon Hill	127	798	22	107	86	82
Sandbar Wildlife Management Area	122	597	13	70	61	89
Rock Point	121	450	31	100	72	63
Green Mountain Audubon Society	118	832	21	101	87	68
Mechanicsville	114	343	12	111	43	25
Shelburne Pond (north)	108	198	3	88	49	35
Mt. Philo State Park	107	470	15	88	53	72
Derway Island	102	278	21	95	51	39
Muddy Brook Wetland Reserve	102	221	13	84	53	50
Laplatte Headwaters Town Forest	101	722	24	92	72	49
Oak Ledge	101	516	48	67	46	38
Niquette Bay State Park	101	279	24	87	64	35
Camels Hump State Forest	99	299	6	80	78	64
Hinesburg Town Forest	95	482	2	92	68	32
Arms Grant	89	145	15	75	56	18
Indian Brook Reservoir	88	263	15	78	70	30
Town Farm Bay (Flat Rock)	88	191	25	16	16	76
Catlinsburg (historical)	85	137	3	84	14	16
McNeil Cove	84	658	45	57	34	24
Allen Brook	84	289	26	64	55	45
Mill Pond	84	233	18	76	58	34
The Cottage Green	82	1,260	35	69	30	44
Winooski River Reservoir	82	139	26	68	42	31
Milton Town Forest	82	106	17	67	50	29
Mobbs Farm	77	172	13	68	55	37
Burlington Bay	75	460	36	54	43	34
Winooski Falls	74	236	36	60	39	27
Gillett Pond	71	81	0	59	57	7
Leddy Park	67	174	14	60	32	18
Salmon Hole	67	118	6	53	36	26
Wolcott Family Natural Area	66	61	14	56	29	28
Converse Bay	65	328	41	40	20	29
Eagle Mountain	65	60	7	51	33	15
Sea Caves	64	84	11	57	31	9