Birding spots · Virginia

Best Birding Spots in Charlottesville County, Virginia

Greenbrier Park leads Charlottesville County's birding spots with 151 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
Greenbrier Park	151	1,470	58	136	71	126
Riverview Park	149	1,547	66	137	77	98
Pen Park	143	573	60	118	75	113
McIntire Park	124	838	51	102	63	88
Neighborhood Park	121	250	52	105	54	80
Frys Spring	113	637	50	99	49	79
Azalea Park	111	360	50	73	71	91
McIntire Park (Willow Heights)	82	134	39	54	36	56
Meadow Creek West	75	242	33	49	27	56
Frys Spring Park	75	86	34	57	17	52
Woolen Mills	74	100	36	49	47	44
Rio Heights	66	59	19	41	42	38
Tonsler Park	65	81	6	52	11	31
Quarry Park	64	69	12	51	36	25
McIntire Park (Greenfields)	63	97	30	55	23	21
Meadowcreek Gardens & Disc Golf	59	69	33	34	28	31
Greenleaf Park	56	70	29	51	7	14
Belmont Park	44	110	33	30	10	33
Downtown Mall	26	86	10	20	11	8
Birding spot near University of Virginia (East Lawn)	61	73	29	47	13	16