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Best Birding Spots in Anne Arundel County, Maryland

Mezick Ponds leads Anne Arundel County's birding spots with 234 species reported, best in spring. 93 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
Mezick Ponds	234	2,996	126	190	111	185
Brandon Shores	233	1,129	88	186	145	192
Fort Smallwood Park	210	2,199	97	193	92	129
Mondays Creek	196	1,446	101	175	109	161
Franklin Point State Park	182	363	61	160	85	111
Patuxent River Park	179	1,189	79	158	94	125
Patuxent Research Refuge	177	2,174	79	160	103	131
Carr Creek (Greenbury Point)	166	648	89	104	79	125
Patuxent Oxbow Heritage Conservation	165	1,693	89	142	74	111
Kinder Farm Park	163	2,207	72	130	85	126
Herring Bay View	157	227	69	130	79	82
Old Place Cove	156	1,833	77	146	72	106
North Fork Muddy Creek Marsh	156	524	72	136	78	100
Carr Creek	151	955	74	111	73	111
Sands Road Park	150	499	60	125	82	95
Jack Creek Park	150	202	64	99	69	110
Beverly Triton Beach Park	147	421	73	120	71	67
Thomas Point Park	146	1,416	90	117	43	83
Downs Memorial Park	141	563	67	118	61	85
Island Marshes	141	357	59	115	63	93
Mondays Creek (Railroad Creek)	141	277	64	120	70	90
Davidsonville Park	139	379	61	117	79	87
Mondays Creek (Two Run Branch)	130	162	47	103	63	79
Patuxent Research Refuge (south)	128	595	48	108	78	69
Patuxent Ponds Park	126	321	40	106	63	85
Mayo Beach Park	124	207	63	97	63	84
Kelly Pool	117	653	62	89	62	76
Soldier Lake	112	233	49	87	75	46
Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Park	110	187	50	89	45	60
South River Farms Park	107	145	47	86	42	45
Shady Cove Natural Area	106	65	36	80	21	54
Crab Creek	105	205	71	38	66	13
White Pond	103	335	47	90	47	49
Red Lyon Creek	103	213	65	54	54	36
Blackwalnut Creek	102	262	57	65	49	41
Sawmill Creek Park	100	156	36	90	44	60
Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary	99	71	30	84	59	36
Shaffners Ponds	98	139	25	76	62	46
Truxton Park	92	201	39	84	27	37
Potomac River Reservoir (South Basin)	92	168	43	69	59	50
Patuxent Research Refuge (Midway Branch)	91	183	33	75	56	28
Rose Haven	90	229	62	52	41	45
Inner Harbor	90	84	26	62	34	43
Franklin Point State Park (Columbia Beach)	89	64	32	66	45	27
Lake Waterford	87	125	41	72	33	33
Jonas Green State Park	86	802	51	60	43	47
Bachmans Sports Complex	85	372	0	69	68	36
Bates Athletic Complex	84	179	40	74	30	47
Queenstown Park	84	110	27	68	46	34
Spriggs Farm Park on the Magothy	84	79	41	73	27	23