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Best Birding Spots in Forest County, Wisconsin
Scattered Rice Lake 38 leads Forest County's birding spots with 102 species reported, best in summer. 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scattered Rice Lake 38 | 102 | 21 | 61 | 77 | 45 |
| Knowles Creek Impoundment | 97 | 10 | 73 | 75 | 26 |
| Argonne | 94 | 27 | 55 | 73 | 38 |
| Little Rice Lake | 91 | 0 | 68 | 69 | 37 |
| Headwaters Wilderness | 86 | 19 | 47 | 65 | 35 |
| Little Pine Lake | 85 | 11 | 62 | 60 | 28 |
| Surprise Lake | 84 | 16 | 59 | 56 | 42 |
| Lake Gordon | 82 | 13 | 63 | 63 | 29 |
| Hemlock Grove | 67 | 5 | 8 | 50 | 31 |
| May Lake | 65 | 24 | 33 | 42 | 28 |
| Headwaters Wilderness (Kimball Creek) | 60 | 0 | 4 | 38 | 22 |
| Franklin Lake | 46 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 8 |
| Nicolet National Forest | 43 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 7 |
| Birding spot near Wabeno | 127 | 21 | 105 | 82 | 52 |