Birding spots · West Virginia

Best Birding Spots in Preston County, West Virginia

Fairfax Pond / Rehe Wildlife Management Area leads Preston County's birding spots with 181 species reported, best in spring. 18 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
Fairfax Pond / Rehe Wildlife Management Area	181	1,150	73	151	97	136
Town of Masontown Water Supply D Lake	141	800	49	110	82	105
Dillan Creek	128	487	60	89	58	81
Hulls Lake	127	446	50	104	70	80
Cranesville Swamp Fee	117	373	18	94	93	58
Cathedral State Park	108	224	10	95	83	43
Lake O' Woods	98	117	32	55	43	41
Upper Deckers Creek Wildlife Management Area	92	220	49	84	26	33
Terra Alta Lake	85	191	19	47	58	25
Cranesville Swamp Preserve	77	114	11	55	51	21
Muddy Creek	72	90	0	65	29	0
Guseman	69	92	27	41	47	41
Harris Lake	65	54	0	53	42	16
Blackwater Wildlife Management Area (South Branch Wolf Run)	57	67	0	38	50	6
Coopers Rock State Forest (Lick Run)	56	77	4	44	42	6
Birding spot near Reedsville	126	1,792	58	84	59	79
Birding spot near Reedsville (Kanes Creek)	86	77	24	43	54	40
Birding spot near Albright	67	78	0	52	34	0