Birding spots · Washington

Best Birding Spots in Franklin County, Washington

Lake Herbert G West leads Franklin County's birding spots with 166 species reported, best in fall. 19 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
Lake Herbert G West	166	493	66	117	99	131
Sacajawea	129	420	78	93	74	77
Dalton Lake	121	140	77	73	61	41
Chiawana Park	118	248	70	85	54	60
Windust	112	152	46	71	59	56
Palouse Falls	105	423	17	72	67	65
Mesa Lake	100	122	22	77	52	38
Wade Park	91	172	56	34	45	68
Lake Sacajawea (east)	87	50	51	35	28	31
Hanford Reach National Monument (White Bluffs)	85	64	16	60	39	28
Ringold Springs Fish Pond (Ringold Flat)	83	55	34	18	51	33
Duck Pond	72	149	3	21	41	52
Ringold Springs Fish Pond	72	73	25	21	51	9
Harder Spring	69	115	4	48	48	23
Lake Wallula (southeast)	63	52	18	8	39	13
Lake Herbert G. West	46	51	28	7	13	12
Birding spot near Mesa	131	310	43	97	83	83
Birding spot near Richland	103	212	52	76	61	52
Birding spot near Pasco	95	410	67	66	51	57