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Best Birding Spots in Fairfax County, Virginia

Dyke Marsh leads Fairfax County's birding spots with 226 species reported, best in spring. 150 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
Dyke Marsh	226	5,950	119	192	132	183
Huntley Meadows County Park	224	13,839	111	198	142	186
Huntley Meadows County Park (west)	202	2,769	84	176	107	164
Accotink Bay	185	877	84	149	96	144
Lake Fairfax Park	177	2,253	87	151	84	128
Huntley Meadows County Park (southwest)	175	2,670	89	142	94	137
Riverbend Park	175	2,269	90	155	94	150
Waples Mill	171	1,647	68	131	105	158
Burke Lake and Golf Course	169	2,171	94	156	68	107
Mine Run Branch	168	2,374	80	143	91	127
Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck National Wildlife Refuge	163	863	76	126	79	116
Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck National Wildlife Refuge (west)	161	321	76	118	66	92
Frying Pan City Park	159	2,006	71	145	66	112
George Washington Memorial Parkway (New Alexandria)	159	843	89	105	78	124
Huntley Meadows County Park (Hybla Valley)	158	955	74	121	94	107
Elklick Preserve	157	2,324	84	134	74	125
Pohick Bay Regional Park	156	813	88	118	75	103
Mason Neck State Park (east)	154	518	80	131	58	111
Hemlock Overlook Regional Park	153	474	66	123	88	108
Mason Neck State Park	152	661	76	125	71	118
Lake Accotink Park	151	1,488	67	128	82	92
George Washington Memorial Parkway	148	1,231	65	80	101	101
Meadowood Recreation Area	145	898	58	128	87	98
Cub Run Stream Valley Park	143	731	54	136	70	94
Hunting Horn Rec Area	142	2,439	60	128	73	117
George Washington Memorial Parkway (south)	142	748	78	82	79	91
Royal Lake	141	1,184	65	110	71	88
Occoquan Regional Park	138	597	77	101	84	78
Dyke Marsh (Dyke Island)	138	570	73	91	72	80
Meadowood Recreation Area (Wiley)	136	304	72	107	74	75
George Washington Memorial Parkway (Belle Haven)	135	346	74	73	88	98
Upper Occoquan Polish Pond	134	798	83	106	62	82
Mason Neck State Park (Belmont Bay)	134	636	79	106	65	94
Ellanor C. Lawrence Park	132	749	49	111	68	111
Difficult Run Stream Valley Park	130	426	40	110	69	102
Woodglen Lake	126	750	61	108	63	71
Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck National Wildlife Refuge (Sycamore Point)	125	229	63	104	44	71
Luria Park	123	1,465	47	117	59	104
Oak Marr City Park	121	847	46	108	51	89
Lake Mercer City Park	118	323	59	90	63	73
Lake Audubon	117	736	51	110	56	57
Pohick Bay Regional Park (north)	117	388	77	87	48	71
Laurel Hill	116	654	69	92	56	80
Bull Run Regional Park	116	429	68	89	59	74
Green Spring Gardens Park	114	1,298	54	98	68	76
White Oaks	112	799	37	109	38	67
Eakin Community Park	112	504	51	102	60	69
Mantua Park	110	526	51	93	50	63
Poplar Ford	110	133	51	86	55	66
Meadowlark Gardens Regional Park	109	484	43	89	61	79