Birding spots · Virginia

Best Birding Spots in Chesapeake County, Virginia

Cavalier Wildlife Management Area leads Chesapeake County's birding spots with 114 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
Cavalier Wildlife Management Area	114	193	47	86	62	68
Chesapeake Arboretum	108	376	61	96	36	33
Dismal Swamp Canal Trail	107	207	35	100	45	37
Waterways Park	97	256	54	69	50	50
Bells Mill Park	97	222	69	70	49	62
Dismal Swamp Canal Trail (Douglas Landing)	93	169	19	82	41	10
Indian River Park	92	191	35	79	10	53
Dismal Swamp Canal Trail (West Landing)	88	143	49	77	26	30
Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge (northeast)	85	145	52	73	22	25
Elizabeth River Boat Ramp	81	218	57	53	40	52
Northwest River Park	81	144	35	58	40	31
Oak Grove Lake Park	80	188	53	53	23	39
Chesapeake City Park	79	169	58	40	44	55
Great Bridge Lock Park	77	178	51	61	51	36
Deep Creek Lock Park	75	100	48	47	27	31
Oakbrooke	72	137	40	55	29	41
Lake Drummond	71	79	18	33	8	34
Lakeside Park	68	213	16	63	37	34
Northwest River	64	66	18	55	2	0
Birding spot near Chesapeake	97	169	45	64	47	59