Birding spots · Washington

Best Birding Spots in Clark County, Washington

Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge leads Clark County's birding spots with 192 species reported, best in spring. 66 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
Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge	192	2,714	112	171	137	137
Quigley Lake	191	6,702	136	166	135	152
Buckmire Slough	178	1,347	110	159	127	136
Round Lake	169	892	106	146	130	117
Carty Lake	167	1,894	109	147	119	136
Frenchman's Bar Regional Park	160	982	110	131	85	120
Vancouver Lake	158	508	98	121	83	127
Buckmire Slough (east)	155	570	91	121	112	120
Widgeon Lake	152	734	105	130	99	113
Mount Saint Helens-Shillapoo Wildlife Area Complex	152	467	110	129	86	105
South Vancouver Lake Lowlands	150	431	89	116	94	108
Vancouver Lake Park	142	443	77	80	76	114
Cougar Canyon	138	652	88	112	84	109
Vancouver Lake Park (north)	135	436	89	102	74	96
Marine Community Park	134	471	80	89	62	108
Bower Slough	133	349	52	93	95	104
Frenchman's Bar Regional Park (Blurock Landing)	131	396	89	85	53	75
Carty Lake (Ridgefield)	128	239	73	75	75	82
Burnt Bridge Creek Greenway / Trail	124	455	69	96	79	93
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site	123	880	72	101	65	81
Wintler Park	107	286	59	75	39	73
Captain William Clark Park	107	211	48	76	60	50
Quigley Lake (Ridgefield)	102	94	52	75	43	51
Washington State Department of Natural Resources (WADNR) State Resource Management Area (Brush Prairie)	100	331	62	84	57	38
La Center	100	117	49	79	48	56
Washington State Department of Natural Resources (WADNR) State Resource Management Area (south)	99	294	12	69	55	84
Washougal River Greenway	98	196	53	80	66	57
Meadowbrook Marsh	98	156	54	86	52	69
Lacamas Park	95	203	39	83	59	38
Loth197	92	177	55	70	47	45
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site (Alternate Barge Channel)	86	199	57	42	20	70
Washington State Department of Natural Resources (WADNR) State Resource Management Area (south 3)	86	153	0	29	66	76
Hockinson Meadows Community Park	84	170	41	78	48	43
Washougal Waterfront Park	83	123	41	62	39	43
Mill Creek	81	244	35	77	59	50
Vancouver Hatchery Pond	81	179	53	66	37	45
Washington State Department of Natural Resources (WADNR) State Resource Management Area (south 6)	81	97	0	68	7	38
Douglas Carter Fisher Neighborhood Park	75	138	38	46	23	57
Battle Ground Lake (Crawford)	74	83	36	56	48	42
Whipple Creek Park	72	105	35	43	45	32
Tenny Creek Park	71	132	26	69	18	14
Battle Ground Lake	69	133	35	32	39	32
Burnt Bridge Creek Greenway / Trail (Vancouver Junction)	69	71	27	32	18	44
Fallen Leaf Lake Shelter	69	57	18	57	30	10
Heritage Trail	69	51	23	36	37	26
Marine Community Park (east)	68	69	35	35	11	40
Washington State Department of Natural Resources (WADNR) State Resource Management Area (south 4)	63	124	6	39	49	25
Loth197 (northeast)	63	101	23	58	40	17
Mimsi Marsh (not official)	58	84	40	38	34	37
Washington State Department of Natural Resources (WADNR) State Resource Management Area (south 7)	57	63	18	24	39	23