Most of the lake can be birded by car from the road but take care to not block traffic. There are few areas to pull over. A good place to park and scan the lake is the Dam Overlook and Sandy Point Beach. Both are on the south side of the lake. 

This is a great location for diving birds because of the depth and size of the lake. This is a good spot to find ducks, grebes, mergansers, and loons. It is also one of the few locations in Lubbock County where Pyrrhuloxia and Verdin are found fairly regularly. Hawks, vultures, woodpeckers, flickers, verdin, titmice, owls, warblers, sparrows, and more are found in the scrub brush and woodlands surrounding the lake. 

This hotspot boosts one of the larger, if not the largest, lakes in the region as well as scrub brush and woodlands. This is also a residential area so be mindful of staying on the public roads and not looking directly at houses with your binoculars and scopes. Note about the road names: High Meadow Road turns into Comanche Drive west of the dam on the south side of the lake. 

The LEAS Nature Trail, its own hotspot, is part of Buffalo Springs Lake.