Birding spots · Virginia

Best Birding Spots in Loudoun County, Virginia

Algonkian Regional Park leads Loudoun County's birding spots with 217 species reported, best in spring. 60 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
Algonkian Regional Park	217	4,531	96	185	130	173
Algonkian Regional Park (Sugarland Run)	187	1,325	98	157	101	146
Bles Park	178	1,772	76	162	88	136
Elizabeth Mills Riverfront Park	156	591	80	122	76	115
Beaverdam Creek Reservoir	154	1,080	96	119	71	103
Claude Moore Park	153	1,855	60	131	92	129
Algonkian Regional Park (west)	146	472	39	125	78	96
Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve	142	830	68	120	84	111
South Fork Broad Run	141	341	75	122	77	82
Blue Ridge Center for Env Stewardship	140	651	50	131	92	98
Morven Park	130	521	60	117	64	79
Balls Bluff Regional Park	129	380	52	122	60	69
Beaverdam Creek Reservoir (Waxpool)	121	455	81	86	24	80
Gilberts Corner Regional Park	120	362	40	100	73	89
Brambleton Regional Park	120	162	53	99	57	62
Blue Ridge Center for Env Stewardship (2)	116	190	39	103	74	57
Dulles Airport Pond	114	508	47	96	55	60
Rust Sanctuary	114	380	44	102	57	84
Cedar Lake	112	537	66	98	43	69
Olde Izaak Walton Park	109	248	40	85	51	61
Beaverdam Creek Reservoir (south)	108	216	65	74	53	54
Algonkian Regional Park (south)	101	116	42	86	48	49
Edgar Tillet Memorial Park	100	177	73	71	14	44
Blue Ridge Center for Env Stewardship (southwest)	100	124	30	94	60	30
White's Ford Regional Park	98	116	52	64	53	52
Hanson Regional Park	97	132	47	74	50	51
Russell Branch	97	84	40	66	37	75
Sweet Run State Park	94	117	34	75	66	46
Red Rock Wilderness Overlook Regional Park	93	101	39	73	43	40
Elizabeth Mills Riverfront Park (Cattail Branch)	93	95	41	82	37	44
Moorefield	85	157	36	71	53	33
Algonkian Regional Park (Potomac Falls)	78	68	34	59	34	30
Russell Branch (Beaverdam Run)	74	62	42	53	33	9
Sleeter Lake	73	60	41	33	35	23
Morven Park (north)	67	60	20	57	16	20
Ashburn Park	64	76	21	51	22	32
Ida Lee Park	60	66	35	33	30	28
Alder Lake	57	154	46	31	6	28
Bears Den Hostel (Snickers Gap)	55	55	2	26	22	40
Marion DuPont Scott Equine Medical Center	50	103	38	31	0	21
Dulles Airport Pond (Willard (historical))	27	106	25	3	3	1
Birding spot near South Riding	138	1,874	67	119	75	100
Birding spot near Leesburg	122	911	68	86	66	81
Birding spot near Aldie	120	154	72	106	46	43
Birding spot near Countryside	118	409	56	104	70	83
Birding spot near Broadlands	117	963	55	98	62	67
Birding spot near Waterford	115	193	46	100	58	71
Birding spot near Kincora	101	347	52	75	62	56
Birding spot near Waterford (southwest)	87	126	48	68	54	49
Birding spot near Loudoun Valley Estates (Royville)	80	175	62	53	18	41