Birding spots · Virginia

Best Birding Spots in Roanoke County, Virginia

Starkey leads Roanoke County's birding spots with 125 species reported, best in spring. 25 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
Starkey	125	1,051	58	97	66	88
Walrond Park Recreation Center	121	468	56	90	62	91
Explore Park	110	300	39	102	62	32
Explore Park (Back Creek)	107	152	26	102	38	36
Green Hill Park	101	200	41	78	56	57
Waterfall Lake	100	539	69	70	29	57
Roanoke River Greenway	98	146	46	67	54	51
Starkey Park	82	124	34	71	43	36
Plunkett Lake (Mason Cove)	79	178	45	56	46	38
Roanoke Mountain	76	105	3	71	25	37
Read Mountain Preserve	71	103	25	47	38	39
Plunkett Lake	66	181	46	48	33	46
Jae Valley Park	66	97	29	51	29	31
Mayflower Hills Park	66	63	23	45	29	33
Niagara Reservoir	63	108	13	52	24	20
Hanging Rock Memorial Battlefield Park	58	83	17	45	33	18
Garst Mill Park Greenway	57	88	28	40	30	35
Happy Hollow Park	51	54	0	45	18	7
Birding spot near Elliston	102	320	33	80	64	63
Birding spot near Salem (Catawba)	82	91	27	59	59	44
Birding spot near Vinton (Mayflower Hills)	68	93	6	52	33	30
Birding spot near Glenvar	66	84	6	52	39	27
Birding spot near Lafayette	66	78	0	45	54	12
Birding spot near Elliston (Airpoint)	61	60	14	33	33	41
Birding spot near Hollins	58	118	31	53	16	3