The Qinggeda Lake is located in the north of Tianshan Mts., 44°05'N and 87°30'E, altitude 480 m, near the city of Urumqi, Xinjiang. We made census and analyzed the distribution and population status of birds around the Qinggeda Lake using the field methods of transect survey, spot sampling and mist netting etc. During 2002-2013, altogether 225 bird species were recorded, belonging to 18 orders, 53 families and 124 genera, and accounting for 48% of all birds in Xinjiang. 83 species belong to the Passeriformes, accounting for 37%. For residence type analysis, there are about 28 species of local resident birds, 52 of summer visitors, 24 of overwintering birds, more than 87 of travelers (passing only) and about 34 of straggler birds, with most of birds (197 species, c. 87%) being seasonal species. Therefore, the Qinggeda Lake is an important stopover site for the migratory birds (104 species of waterbirds, c. 46%), rather than the breeding or wintering areas. The characteristics of population dynamics were with a certain cyclical, seasonal change, mutation, sometimes uncertain and difficult to predict and so on. About 43 species of birds (19%) belong to the key species in the National Protected List, need to strengthen management and population conservation. In summer, because of agriculture irrigation, the lake was almost empty and it was very difficult for the waterfowls. Other threats in the Corps Districts include the unitary cropping pattern, mechanized farming and excessive use of pesticides, such as insecticides, herbicides and rodenticides, bringing disaster to the birds and other wildlife.