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Best Birding Spots in Washington County, Wisconsin

Kettle Moraine State Forest-Pike Lake Unit leads Washington County's birding spots with 170 species reported, best in spring. 21 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
Kettle Moraine State Forest-Pike Lake Unit	170	667	18	161	75	95
Hickey Lake	153	334	33	125	83	89
Lac Lawrann Conservancy	123	303	17	106	63	71
Quaas Creek Park	98	138	17	66	61	33
Kettle Moraine State Forest-Loew Lake Unit	98	89	21	61	57	36
Theresa Wildlife Area	96	129	0	58	58	23
Schoen Laufren Park	91	109	0	86	17	22
Fellenz Woods	91	108	10	59	62	39
Ridge Run County Park	90	92	12	76	39	29
Werner Pond	85	159	18	73	4	20
Kratzsch Preserve	80	76	13	60	55	28
Erler Lake	72	165	6	51	39	33
Jackson Marsh Wildlife Area	72	55	9	47	44	4
Allenton Wildlife Area	69	67	0	51	28	22
Paradise Valley Lake	63	51	9	38	33	18
Glacier Hills County Park	58	55	10	45	25	10
Riverfront Parkway- Barton Overlook	50	57	0	42	15	16
Birding spot near West Bend	65	81	11	39	41	23
Birding spot near Hartford (northwest)	63	85	0	32	13	50
Birding spot near Hartford	62	150	0	61	0	0
Birding spot near Slinger	50	76	32	22	6	18