Birding spots · Vermont

Best Birding Spots in Washington County, Vermont

Berlin Pond leads Washington County's birding spots with 172 species reported, best in spring. 43 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
Berlin Pond	172	1,957	34	157	98	105
Sodom Pond	134	364	16	105	90	62
Waterbury Reservoir	95	218	10	85	64	36
Wrightsville Reservoir	95	194	0	76	63	38
Mt. Mansfield State Forest	93	178	27	71	43	40
Mill Pond Park	91	391	27	72	59	41
Hubbard Park	87	538	23	74	64	44
Warren Lake	84	105	1	61	51	19
Butler Pond	77	139	23	64	37	30
Chickering Bog	76	118	13	52	66	20
Waterbury Reservoir (south)	74	125	1	63	48	20
Waterbury Reservoir (Stevenson Brook)	68	65	0	44	46	9
Curtis Pond	63	79	13	35	34	16
Montpelier (North Branch Winooski River)	59	266	24	49	25	23
Bolton Falls	58	92	5	45	20	15
Montpelier	57	362	22	33	34	21
Green Mountain Club	56	61	3	43	22	13
Molly’s Falls Pond State Park	48	67	0	14	41	9
Barre City Cow Pasture	47	53	9	38	26	9
Adamant Pond	45	52	0	4	19	35
L.R. Jones State Forest	44	59	11	5	34	13
Waterbury Center	41	78	12	25	16	13
Summer Street Park	36	58	11	26	12	9
State House Park and Open Space	29	78	5	12	24	6
Birding spot near Montpelier	141	1,832	31	122	95	111
Birding spot near Waterbury Center	100	161	3	87	71	27
Birding spot near Waitsfield (North Fayston)	86	258	18	71	55	14
Birding spot near Montpelier (Great Brook)	85	190	4	46	54	31
Birding spot near Waterbury Center (northwest)	80	81	0	73	36	18
Birding spot near Montpelier (southeast)	78	175	20	65	49	28
Birding spot near Montpelier (northeast)	77	91	8	65	64	12
Birding spot near Waitsfield	70	270	16	53	48	18
Birding spot near Montpelier (Dog River)	64	100	12	55	33	23
Birding spot near Montpelier (Stevens Branch)	60	128	12	40	29	18
Birding spot near Montpelier (Blanchard Brook)	59	68	14	42	21	10
Birding spot near Graniteville	58	76	0	46	36	32
Birding spot near Barre	56	230	13	31	31	15
Birding spot near Waitsfield (Shepard Brook)	56	54	2	39	31	13
Birding spot near Waitsfield (Dowsville)	51	56	0	19	49	27
Birding spot near Northfield	46	56	7	30	10	8
Birding spot near Montpelier (southeast)	35	56	8	14	14	11
Birding spot near Montpelier (Dewey Hill)	34	70	14	18	22	6
Birding spot near Waterbury	20	195	18	9	0	7