Birding spots · Washington

Best Birding Spots in Yakima County, Washington

Wenas Lake leads Yakima County's birding spots with 162 species reported, best in summer. 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
Wenas Lake	162	541	11	102	124	94
Bridgeman Pond	133	216	49	123	65	43
Washington State Department of Natural Resources (WADNR) State Resource Management Area (Dry Creek)	125	617	5	103	106	19
Toppenish National Wildlife Refuge (east)	119	346	46	97	75	45
Oak Creek Wildlife Area Complex	116	354	17	85	94	19
Toppenish National Wildlife Refuge (east 3)	115	168	36	98	60	31
Washington State Department of Natural Resources (WADNR) State Resource Management Area (south 2)	112	237	10	92	87	12
Round Lake (Cockleburr Lake)	112	88	41	84	2	59
Fort Simcoe	111	348	44	74	73	60
Clear Lake	111	309	13	74	55	71
Toppenish National Wildlife Refuge	109	373	56	97	39	25
Yakima Sportsman	108	287	44	75	59	54
Wenas Wildlife Area Complex	107	266	3	88	80	32
Central Washington Fairgrounds	101	469	65	66	48	61
Washington State Department of Natural Resources (WADNR) State Resource Management Area (Ellensburg Pass)	101	177	4	87	70	17
Hardy Canyon	100	233	0	80	76	14
Kiwanis Park	99	211	56	55	48	71
Milk Canyon	96	175	11	77	71	4
Eschbach Park	95	290	51	81	54	44
Byron	93	80	31	51	62	40
Snoqualmie National Forest (southwest)	92	142	0	74	66	22
Toppenish National Wildlife Refuge (east 2)	90	236	22	75	55	30
Bear Canyon	84	177	6	68	51	20
Leech Lake	84	134	4	31	72	35
Oak Creek Wildlife Area Complex (southwest)	84	95	3	63	45	13
Snoqualmie National Forest	82	240	0	62	65	3
Washington State Department of Natural Resources (WADNR) State Resource Management Area (Cow Canyon)	82	142	13	58	53	13
Oak Creek Wildlife Area Complex (Tim Ponds)	79	183	4	59	59	9
Hause Creek	79	122	0	64	62	1
Kiwanis Park (Washington Park)	78	84	35	39	49	45
Toppenish National Wildlife Refuge (east 4)	77	83	29	51	39	20
Cowiche Canyon Conservancy	73	117	15	66	42	21
Cowiche Canyon Conservancy (southeast)	71	90	16	52	41	30
Randall Park	70	236	41	50	30	44
Selah Cliffs Natural Area Preserve	68	213	22	66	36	16
Silver Salmon Cove	68	125	0	20	7	51
Lake Myron	66	87	47	39	31	30
Washington State Department of Natural Resources (WADNR) State Resource Management Area (south 5)	65	100	0	52	48	8
Berglund Lake	64	68	16	58	15	0
Washington State Department of Natural Resources (WADNR) State Resource Management Area (south 9)	64	55	0	37	49	0
Conrad Meadows	61	91	0	0	32	40
Leech Lake (east)	60	75	0	24	49	11
Fullbright Park	56	62	36	26	25	27
Oak Creek Wildlife Area Complex (southeast)	55	53	0	39	32	2
Oak Creek Wildlife Area Complex (south)	53	134	2	42	32	0
Cash Prairie	53	59	0	7	47	7
Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail	53	57	4	27	33	12
William O. Douglas Wilderness	42	88	0	0	35	19
I-82 Ponds	41	63	37	4	0	12
Yakima River Cliffs - Umtanum Ridge Area of Critical Environmental Concern	36	88	18	27	17	0