Birding spots · Washington

Best Birding Spots in Skagit County, Washington

Skagit-Snoqualmie Wildlife Area Complex leads Skagit County's birding spots with 198 species reported, best in fall. 122 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
Skagit-Snoqualmie Wildlife Area Complex	198	7,176	131	157	136	167
Fir Island Farm	195	5,604	90	131	133	157
Sharpe Cove	156	2,369	100	112	102	109
Old Channel	146	1,445	77	88	110	121
Washington Park	136	1,066	79	105	88	88
Ship Harbor	133	863	71	99	86	77
Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve	129	1,135	75	98	76	82
Cannery Lake	128	985	58	94	90	78
Northern State Recreation Area	127	590	51	104	91	68
Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail (Indian Slough)	126	532	92	78	63	82
Samish	124	1,512	78	86	57	93
Samish Island	124	205	80	61	61	67
Washington State Department of Natural Resources (WADNR) State Resource Management Area	123	1,277	90	85	60	86
Bay View	123	648	76	79	51	73
Northern State Recreation Area (southwest)	122	503	43	93	79	70
Skagit, Washington Wild and Scenic River	119	574	35	112	81	64
Mansford	119	428	30	96	72	69
Skagit, Washington Wild and Scenic River (Corkindale Creek)	118	432	31	108	72	66
Skagit-Snoqualmie Wildlife Area Complex (Hall Slough)	117	836	50	77	68	96
Barnaby	117	292	50	96	81	49
Kukutali Preserve State Park Heritage Site	116	315	55	77	71	72
Whitmarsh Junction	115	258	73	52	50	37
Skagit-Snoqualmie Wildlife Area Complex (Rockport)	114	537	31	104	83	30
Beaver Lake	112	176	35	92	70	11
Skagit-Snoqualmie Wildlife Area Complex (Craft Island)	111	919	78	74	42	83
Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail (Bowman Bay)	111	449	58	73	74	62
Skagit, Washington Wild and Scenic River (Cascade River)	110	474	21	93	74	66
Debay's Slough	109	377	65	84	53	77
Washington Park (Green Point)	98	436	50	57	55	68
Skagit Land Trust	98	186	35	85	40	25
Rasar	96	302	34	64	72	49
Fisher Slough	96	88	49	67	43	57
Cap Sante Park	93	272	49	69	65	46
Howard Miller Steelhead Park	91	213	35	71	55	61
Big Lake	89	215	57	64	17	24
Ship Harbor (Cannery Lake)	89	210	49	57	52	56
Lighthouse Point	88	107	42	58	54	36
Flounder Bay	87	218	53	54	35	69
Samish River	86	255	66	41	29	52
Cranberry Lake (north)	83	98	31	46	59	44
South Padilla Bay	82	255	55	47	22	49
Heart Lake	80	210	36	47	54	41
Lake Campbell	80	161	46	48	38	43
Lake Erie	79	234	52	46	10	43
Clear Lake (Mud Lake)	79	160	40	36	10	51
Cranberry Lake (north)	79	151	31	57	58	29
Milltown Island	79	91	33	47	25	25
Similk Beach	76	139	58	39	16	39
Sharpe Park	76	109	18	47	48	31
Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail (Whitney)	75	237	44	39	28	43