Birding spots · West Virginia

Best Birding Spots in Fayette County, West Virginia

Plum Orchard Lake leads Fayette County's birding spots with 121 species reported, best in spring. 20 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
Plum Orchard Lake	121	157	28	94	53	79
Kanawha Falls Park	109	204	44	73	60	42
Gauley River	104	238	57	60	37	45
Adkins Branch	100	227	11	89	58	59
Fayette Station Rapids	100	106	2	86	48	18
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve (Greyhound Rapids)	90	299	9	80	63	36
Hawks Nest State Park	86	133	20	62	38	32
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	84	471	20	73	49	31
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve (Crooked Run)	82	187	13	70	45	49
Babcock State Park	82	160	0	68	45	26
Hawks Nest State Park (Turkey Creek)	74	126	17	64	20	20
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve (South Fayette)	69	79	1	50	38	17
Babcock State Park (Landisburg)	67	79	0	53	35	7
Fayetteville Town Park	61	54	0	57	35	10
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve (Newlyn (historical))	58	105	5	37	39	30
Babcock State Park (Davis Branch)	54	51	0	45	19	10
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve (Fayette Station Rapids)	51	64	0	44	31	11
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve (Dunloup Creek)	48	55	1	29	26	9
Birding spot near Mount Hope	83	77	4	75	40	29
Birding spot near Fayetteville	72	89	0	69	14	11