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Best Birding Spots in Ashland County, Wisconsin
Prentice Park leads Ashland County's birding spots with 199 species reported, best in spring. 24 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 | Winter | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prentice Park | 199 | 54 | 178 | 150 | 149 |
| Maslowski Park | 126 | 14 | 85 | 58 | 94 |
| Ashland Ore Dock | 113 | 13 | 45 | 70 | 78 |
| Bayview Park | 107 | 14 | 59 | 56 | 62 |
| Ashland | 106 | 15 | 62 | 43 | 75 |
| Apostle Islands National Lakeshore | 86 | 0 | 44 | 79 | 0 |
| Long Lake (Morgan Falls) | 83 | 0 | 64 | 45 | 21 |
| Murphy Lake | 73 | 3 | 48 | 55 | 21 |
| La Pointe | 73 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 43 |
| Big Bay Lagoon | 70 | 0 | 12 | 64 | 16 |
| Big Bay State Park | 65 | 0 | 36 | 50 | 34 |
| Memorial Park (Ashland) | 64 | 2 | 34 | 27 | 28 |
| Big Bay Lagoon (Madeline Island) | 64 | 0 | 33 | 45 | 7 |
| Day Lake | 63 | 0 | 22 | 55 | 2 |
| Birding spot near Ashland (east) | 127 | 7 | 107 | 68 | 42 |
| Birding spot near Ashland (northeast) | 117 | 34 | 90 | 49 | 72 |
| Birding spot near Ashland (southeast) | 109 | 0 | 92 | 61 | 5 |
| Birding spot near Ashland (south) | 91 | 0 | 77 | 46 | 0 |
| Birding spot near Ashland (Bay City Creek) | 81 | 6 | 66 | 47 | 2 |
| Birding spot near Ashland (Bishigokwe Creek) | 79 | 18 | 43 | 17 | 55 |
| Birding spot near Ashland (northwest) | 78 | 20 | 53 | 26 | 28 |
| Birding spot near Bayfront (northeast) | 62 | 6 | 23 | 17 | 39 |
| Birding spot near Jolmaville | 56 | 0 | 48 | 18 | 0 |
| Birding spot near Bayfront | 47 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 43 |