Birding spots · Maryland

Best Birding Spots in Carroll County, Maryland

Piney Run Park leads Carroll County's birding spots with 191 species reported, best in spring. 27 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
Piney Run Park	191	1,548	97	159	95	142
Krimgold Park (under development)	139	1,108	53	112	86	96
Lake Hashawha	132	484	43	111	75	99
Morgan Run Nea	123	333	43	94	54	99
Patapsco Valley State Park	110	246	14	95	63	56
Piney Run	109	264	27	97	59	51
Union Bridge Property	108	292	40	90	54	53
Liberty Reservoir	100	112	24	73	55	47
Wakefield Park	95	282	46	78	60	61
Bear Branch	94	102	17	86	48	25
Cranberry Reservoir	92	362	58	65	33	61
Pine Valley Park	87	56	0	57	33	69
Sulphur Springs Park	79	171	25	73	40	27
Westminster Community Park/pond	76	303	35	49	34	50
Liberty Lake	68	73	25	47	10	15
Patapsco Valley State Park (Henryton)	67	63	4	48	46	29
Bennett Cerf Mem Park	63	61	13	48	47	39
Lions Club Park	57	52	21	32	38	38
Westminster Community Pond	55	277	26	38	16	27
Mount Airy	45	78	22	36	22	11
Birding spot near Westminster	104	348	65	68	33	63
Birding spot near Littlestown	96	130	46	72	48	44
Birding spot near Sykesville (northwest)	91	288	34	66	61	54
Birding spot near Westminster (Bear Branch)	81	56	0	79	11	11
Birding spot near Taneytown	78	128	25	56	71	6
Birding spot near Parkville	68	51	22	44	47	19
Birding spot near Westminster (Autumn Ridge)	52	140	13	31	33	20