Birding spots · Vermont

Best Birding Spots in Essex County, Vermont

Wenlock Wildlife Management Area leads Essex County's birding spots with 147 species reported, best in spring. 20 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
Wenlock Wildlife Management Area	147	3,032	31	128	125	100
Victory Basin Wildlife Management Area	105	222	14	71	80	41
Victory Basin Wildlife Management Area (Lees Hill)	104	202	18	76	79	63
Island Pond Access	96	213	2	71	20	52
Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge	91	462	14	58	83	52
Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge (southeast)	86	183	1	68	68	39
Forest Lake	86	170	0	53	47	63
Island Pond	86	158	9	52	52	38
Victory Basin Wildlife Management Area (Rogers Brook)	83	128	18	69	64	48
Victory Basin Wildlife Management Area (Bog Brook)	76	89	11	57	61	20
Spectacle Pond	73	159	2	28	53	44
Victory Basin Wildlife Management Area (Hay Hill Brook)	71	52	4	47	54	6
Mud Pond	70	109	0	48	33	37
Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge (west)	58	75	0	30	51	16
Miles Pond	57	67	3	27	35	10
Spectacle Pond (Pine Point)	52	67	2	17	28	19
Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge (North Notch Mountain)	49	89	0	21	46	13
Wallace Pond	46	111	0	9	2	41
Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge (west)	44	87	0	7	36	10
Back Pond	35	51	0	14	24	5