Birding spots · Wisconsin

Best Birding Spots in Portage County, Wisconsin

Schmeeckle Reserve leads Portage County's birding spots with 176 species reported, best in spring. 54 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
Schmeeckle Reserve	176	2,124	41	152	85	123
Iverson Park	153	693	42	136	62	102
Lake Dubay 4890	152	582	20	130	47	104
Green Circle Trail	147	590	42	135	84	94
Mead Wildlife Area (Haumschild Hill)	140	97	1	114	99	53
Buena Vista Wildlife Area	120	519	31	93	78	43
Jordan Pond 129	114	145	0	109	55	29
McDill Pond	109	127	5	106	26	22
Buena Vista Wildlife Area (south)	106	216	30	83	71	23
Dewey Marsh	106	145	21	81	68	35
Central Wisconsin Grassland Conservation Area	100	359	24	78	66	46
Sunset Lake	99	428	17	79	69	48
Gelecke Park	94	93	5	86	34	17
Wisconsin River Flowage 4964	93	148	34	78	37	27
Schmeeckle Reserve (Johns Lake)	92	1,322	25	72	53	58
Bukolt Park	92	192	4	77	15	54
Schmeeckle Reserve (northwest)	87	562	28	68	50	44
Buena Vista Wildlife Area (northeast)	87	486	23	57	53	30
Jordan Pond 129 (southwest)	84	66	0	68	50	24
Lower Whiting Park	82	230	35	73	7	20
Emmons Creek Fishery Area	82	67	2	69	55	7
Green Circle Trail (north)	79	58	6	55	27	20
Minister Lake	78	76	8	63	49	16
Green Circle Trail (Lake Joanis)	77	200	12	63	36	39
Buena Vista Wildlife Area (northwest)	77	148	11	55	50	12
Green Circle Trail (Lake Susan)	77	68	0	65	33	22
Buena Vista Wildlife Area (southwest)	74	126	6	48	47	6
Schmeeckle Reserve (Lake Joanis)	71	147	4	58	20	19
Central Wisconsin Grassland Conservation Area (southwest)	70	107	19	45	42	1
Buena Vista Wildlife Area (east)	67	113	9	43	37	17
Koziczkowski Park	67	55	0	59	12	23
Buena Vista Wildlife Area (southwest)	63	86	4	50	26	4
Lake Joanis (Stevens Point)	62	114	1	46	24	35
Buena Vista Wildlife Area (west)	62	106	4	40	39	5
Buena Vista Wildlife Area (west)	55	118	3	43	39	0
Pfiffner Pioneer Park	54	86	12	42	27	14
Lake Joanis	46	330	13	34	11	27
Wisconsin River Flowage 4964 (Stevens Point)	41	104	20	21	4	17
Birding spot near Park Ridge	192	1,418	22	166	126	116
Birding spot near Stevens Point	135	169	5	111	40	85
Birding spot near Bancroft	126	484	18	101	58	49
Birding spot near Park Ridge (northwest)	126	391	14	72	75	53
Birding spot near Bancroft (southwest 2)	114	296	21	78	65	60
Birding spot near Bancroft (southwest)	108	359	23	82	74	34
Birding spot near Polonia	102	93	5	87	75	3
Birding spot near Park Ridge (southwest)	91	316	18	67	38	48
Birding spot near Polonia (northeast)	88	56	8	79	53	6
Birding spot near Bancroft (northeast)	77	137	19	56	30	18
Birding spot near Stevens Point (Hay Meadow Creek)	77	91	2	62	9	37
Birding spot near Amherst Junction	70	166	0	58	42	15