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Best Birding Spots in Charles County, Maryland

Chapman Landing leads Charles County's birding spots with 143 species reported, best in spring. 22 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
Chapman Landing	143	262	56	113	71	99
Smallwood Sp	130	206	69	96	66	66
Myrtle Grove Wma	118	146	33	95	67	52
Gilbert Run Park	110	195	48	92	68	64
Mattawoman Natural Environment Area	110	78	30	50	56	76
Sutton Acres	106	141	48	86	44	69
Nanjemoy Wma	105	122	35	70	76	50
Cedar Point Wma	101	70	36	63	56	50
Maxwell Hall Nrma	100	195	51	59	54	54
Fresh Marsh	96	184	19	73	65	28
Southern Park	95	78	60	53	56	33
Cedarville Pond	91	1,461	45	71	64	58
Friendship Farm Comm Park	88	55	26	42	56	39
Oak Ridge Park	82	117	35	68	58	46
Mattingly Park	79	84	58	38	28	15
Mattawoman Natural Environment Area (Marbury Run)	67	60	44	21	24	14
Marshal Point	63	63	29	35	26	31
Port Tobacco Creek	60	55	16	30	43	11
Dorchester Lake	58	76	23	27	25	24
Benedict	53	94	33	40	25	13
Morgantown	53	54	36	35	17	16
Birding spot near Bryans Road	86	52	32	66	21	29