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Best Birding Spots in Rock County, Wisconsin

Gibbs Lake leads Rock County's birding spots with 154 species reported, best in spring. 25 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
Gibbs Lake	154	264	22	147	63	63
Storrs Lake Wildlife Area	153	173	18	142	51	51
Big Hill Park	141	217	28	123	71	86
Robert O. Cook Memorial Arboretum	121	291	15	112	72	53
Avon Bottoms Wildlife Area	120	87	2	114	42	4
Evansville Wildlife Area	109	184	5	63	50	80
Carver-Roehl County Park	109	130	19	98	42	23
Monterey Park	106	564	44	78	70	54
Lima Marsh Wildlife Area	105	81	5	101	13	0
Happy Hollow Park	98	128	30	88	46	25
Muskrat Lake	89	95	0	56	43	17
Leonard-Leota Park	88	86	8	84	22	20
Rockport Park	86	72	11	76	26	19
Lustig Park	86	62	6	80	16	11
Rock County Waterfowl Production Area	81	52	0	64	32	26
Turtle Creek Floodplain	75	63	17	61	32	20
Northeast Regional Park	70	105	16	19	61	15
Avon Bottoms Wildlife Area (west)	56	74	23	36	17	9
Lions Beach	55	63	13	32	33	20
Birding spot near Lake Koshkonong (Charlie Bluff)	111	137	16	100	49	46
Birding spot near Lake Koshkonong (Lautz Bay)	103	85	22	70	66	51
Birding spot near Hanover	86	130	32	69	23	20
Birding spot near Fulton	82	67	10	59	50	40
Birding spot near Milton	62	58	0	45	6	32
Birding spot near Edgerton (Mallwood)	60	78	35	48	0	28