Birding spots · Virginia

Best Birding Spots in Augusta County, Virginia

George Washington National Forest leads Augusta County's birding spots with 148 species reported, best in spring. 45 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
George Washington National Forest	148	814	54	132	71	109
Rockfish Gap	134	986	9	31	56	121
Smith Lake	120	390	68	97	49	42
Cowbane Prairie State Natural Area Preserve	118	294	51	93	66	78
Blue Ridge Parkway (Pine Ridge)	103	243	0	83	49	79
Boy Scout Lake	99	121	34	81	24	44
Smithleigh Lake	97	118	45	75	45	54
Jonas Draft	96	78	34	80	43	24
Blue Ridge Parkway (Humpback Gap)	94	280	9	71	58	60
Braley Pond	93	159	19	84	48	34
Shenandoah Wildlife Management Area (Reddish Knob)	87	241	4	66	68	27
Craigsville Reservoir	77	96	17	72	30	17
Cowbane Prairie State Natural Area Preserve (Stony Run)	75	56	23	55	28	41
Sherando Lake	73	138	10	51	43	34
Maple Flat Ponds	73	93	20	58	34	34
Grand Caverns Regional Park	72	137	22	52	46	37
George Washington National Forest (Stamping Ground Hollow)	68	187	9	54	47	16
Todd Lake	64	54	6	37	48	9
Ramseys Draft Wilderness	61	70	0	50	41	5
Blue Ridge Parkway (Laurel Springs Gap)	59	117	0	42	35	32
Lake Wilda	59	61	19	52	0	0
Humpback Gap	56	89	0	42	37	25
Shenandoah National Park (McCormick Gap)	53	68	0	27	24	25
Possum Hollow	53	62	22	39	31	8
Jennings Branch	49	75	17	35	11	19
Shenandoah National Park (Turk Gap)	49	57	1	25	24	24
Hickory Spring	40	55	0	13	32	12
Blue Ridge Parkway (northeast)	39	58	0	21	26	11
Birding spot near Fairfield	145	763	71	107	78	98
Birding spot near Lyndhurst	119	457	47	85	86	93
Birding spot near Middlebrook	119	254	68	78	71	47
Birding spot near Stuarts Draft	109	724	60	81	54	64
Birding spot near Stuarts Draft (Falling Rock Creek)	93	60	0	88	39	0
Birding spot near Fishersville	82	447	66	49	10	27
Birding spot near Middlebrook (southwest)	82	177	39	69	46	11
Birding spot near Verona (southwest)	81	138	35	39	41	64
Birding spot near Churchville	76	161	39	54	50	29
Birding spot near Bridgewater (Natural Chimneys)	75	114	34	44	36	32
Birding spot near Waynesboro (Westover Hills)	69	158	38	39	29	39
Birding spot near Greenville	68	50	21	12	22	52
Birding spot near Verona	62	205	42	35	12	21
Birding spot near Stuarts Draft (Kennedy Creek)	55	217	0	42	34	27
Birding spot near Harriston	50	113	34	28	30	6
Birding spot near Dooms	47	73	24	26	0	41
Birding spot near Weyers Cave (south)	37	50	33	3	0	0