On the north shore of Lake Ontario, marshes and forests that host three world-class migration events every year.

An urban magnet for migrating warblers with a beautiful, panoramic view of the South Saskatchewan River in Saskatoon.

In this oasis in the desert northwest of downtown Las Vegas, four small lakes and plenty of trees attract birds year-round.

Located just four miles north of the Rio Grande, a great place to find 30 South Texas specialties.

An 83-acre city park in the desert with a reputation for attracting migrants in spring and fall.

A city park in central Lubbock famous for hosting a Gyrfalcon for two and a half months in 2002.

One of two remaining old-growth tracts in South Carolina, featuring 1,000-year-old bald cypress trees and a 1.75-mile-long boardwalk.

On the Des Moines River in the heart of Iowa, a 17-mile-long reservoir with a bird list of 325 species.

A bird-rich preserve built from scratch on the site of a former 18-hole golf course along Lake Michigan.

A wastewater-treatment facility east of Bend, Oregon, that is a magnet for migrating waterfowl and shorebirds.

A Globally Important Bird Area on the central California coast that attracts Long-billed Curlew, Whimbrel, godwits, and more than 300 other birds.

One of four sanctuaries maintained by Houston Audubon on High Island, site of an annual spring migration spectacle and a waterbird rookery.

Located in 240-acre Chisholm Creek Park, a great place to see handsome Harris's Sparrow and many other birds.

A backcountry birding bonanza nestled in Los Padres National Forest, only 20 minutes from Santa Barbara.

A 35-mile-long road south of Orlando that makes it easy to spot Anhingas, Limpkins, and other large specialty birds of the Southeast.

An Important Bird Area where thousands of Brant, Northern Pintail, and other waterfowl gather to feed, shelter, and socialize each winter.

A cool getaway from the sweltering summer heat of Arizona’s deserts and a spot where Pinyon Jay is the best bird.

A Blue Ridge Mountains retreat filled with mountain and lowland species.

An urban haven for kestrels, sparrows, and other open-country birds.

Great in May for Yellow, Virginia's, and Orange-crowned Warblers, as well as vireos, flycatchers, and Western Tanager.

Visit this sandy spot just outside Wilmington for views of nesting Least Tern, Black Skimmer, American Oystercatcher, and Wilson's Plover.

The most intact coastal dune ecosystem on the West Coast. It's where to find Least Tern, Osprey, pelicans, and many more species.

Located within Hiawatha National Forest, the "High Island of Michigan" is an important migration stopover for birds traveling up the Lake Michigan shore.

Visit Reifel, one of Canada's top birding areas, for the spectacle of tens of thousands of waterfowl, as well as views of raptors, shorebirds, owls, and cranes.

The 67.5-acre botanical gardens is a reliable place for Brown-headed Nuthatch from fall through spring, Pine Warbler in late winter, and colorful migrant songbirds in spring and fall.

These gardens, woodlands, wetlands, and a meadow in New York City attract warblers, hawks, woodpeckers, sparrows, mockingbirds, and other winged visitors.

In Downtown Richmond, walk along a catwalk atop a water pipe to see one of the only urban Great Blue Heron rookeries in the country.

This ephemeral alkali lake within Carrizo Plain National Monument is superb for Long-billed Curlew, American Avocet, and Loggerhead Shrike, and critical foraging habitat for California Condor.

The Omaha area's premier birding site hosts Cerulean, Mourning, and Magnolia Warblers, Scarlet and Summer Tanagers, Wood Thrush, Tufted Titmouse, Western Kingbird, and often tallies rarities.