Lake County Birding Drive
Lake County Lakeshore Birding Drive

Grand River-Lower Watershed Important Bird Area

Birding in Lake County (Lake County Visitor’s Bureau)
Birding Lake County’s Often Overlooked Birding Hotspots

All Hotspots in Lake County
Arcola Creek Park
Avery Dennison Parking Lot
Beaty Landing
Blair Road Park
Bruce Yee Park
Chagrin River Park
Chapin Forest Reservation
Chapin Forest Reservation–West Section Trails
Concord Woods Nature Park
Eastlake Boat Ramp
Eastlake Seawall (Eastlake Power Plant)
Fairport Harbor Lakefront Park
Fairport Nursery Road
Garfield Park, Mentor
Girdled Road Reservation
Girdled Road Reservation–Skok Meadows
Grand River Landing
Gully Brook Park
Hach-Otis Sanctuary
Hach-Otis Sanctuary State Nature Preserve
Hach-Otis Sanctuary–John And Carol Lillich Meadows
Headlands Beach State Park
Headlands Beach State Park–Shipman Pond
Headlands Dunes State Nature Preserve
Helen Hazen Wyman Park
Hell Hollow Wilderness Area
Hidden Lake Metropark
Hidden Valley Metropark
Hidden Valley Metropark–North Entrance
Historic Kirtland Visitors Center
Hogback Ridge Metropark
Holden Arboretum
Holden Arboretum–Conifer Section
Holden Arboretum–Corning Lake
Holden Arboretum–Garden and Collections
Holden Arboretum–Holly and Winterberry Collection
Holden Arboretum–Piersons Creek Valley
Indian Point Park
Indian Point Park–Lower Lot Entrance
Indian Point Park–Upper Lot Entrance
Lake County Landfill
Lake Erie Bluffs Metropark
Lake Erie Bluffs Metropark–Clark Road
Lake Erie Bluffs Metropark–Lane Road
Lake Metroparks Environmental Learning Center
Lakeshore Reservation
Masons Landing Park
Mentor Beach Park
Mentor Lagoons Marina and Canoe Trails
Mentor Lagoons Nature Preserve
Mentor Marsh State Nature Preserve
Mentor Marsh State Nature Preserve–Kerven Trail
Mentor Marsh State Nature Preserve–Wake Robin
Mentor Marsh State Nature Preserve–Zimmerman Trail
Nason Park
North Chagrin Reservation
North Chagrin Reservation–Oxbow Lagoon
North Chagrin Reservation–Rogers Meadow (Lake County)
North Chagrin Reservation–Strawberry Lane Pond
North Perry Park
North Townline Park
Old Stone Schoolhouse
Osborne Park
Overlook Beach Park
Paine Falls Metropark–Main Entrance
Painesville Township Park
Parsons Gardens
Penitentiary Glen Reservation
Perry Township Park
Petes Pond Preserve
Pleasant Valley Park
Presidents Park
River Road Park
Riverside Commons Drive
Riverview Park
Smith Road, Waite Hill
Sunset Harbor
Sunset Park, Willoughby
Veterans Park, Mentor
Walsh Park, Mentor
Wellness Way Walk
Williams Cemetery
Willoughby Memorial Gardens Cemetery
Woodland Park, Eastlake

Top Hotspots in Lake County
100 or more species reported (updated 10/1/2018)
Headlands Beach State Park – 276
Headlands Dunes State Nature Preserve – 263
Holden Arboretum–Garden and Collections – 235
Mentor Marsh State Nature Preserve – 234
Mentor Lagoons Nature Preserve – 225
Lake Erie Bluffs Metropark–Lane Road – 223
Lake Erie Bluffs Metropark – 222
Mentor Marsh State Nature Preserve–Wake Robin – 215
Chagrin River Park – 203
Veterans Park, Mentor – 191