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Best Birding Spots in Frederick County, Maryland

Lily Pons Fish Ponds leads Frederick County's birding spots with 185 species reported, best in spring. 85 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
Lily Pons Fish Ponds	185	1,648	81	159	105	142
Monocacy National Battlefield	151	1,850	67	129	92	129
Baker Park (City of Frederick)	146	2,954	56	130	71	91
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (Lander)	143	509	55	119	85	75
Elliot	129	549	56	96	65	98
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (Cox Island)	128	318	56	112	68	51
Rivermist Park (City of Frederick)	124	501	48	106	71	90
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (Nolands Island)	116	309	51	93	66	39
Lake Linganore	115	685	55	95	71	71
Damazo Pond	113	690	79	97	46	73
Monocacy National Battlefield (Ballenger Creek)	108	266	49	80	70	64
Catoctin Creek Park	107	341	49	84	63	72
Emmitsburg Community Park	105	232	41	93	66	52
Wiles Branch Park (middletown)	104	352	45	84	58	69
Whittier Lake Park (City of Frederick)	103	953	67	76	37	43
Willowdale, Rock Creek & Waterford Parks (City of Frederick)	102	526	40	92	43	67
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (Canavest (historical))	101	532	46	88	70	46
Fountain Rock Park & Nature Center	101	334	57	77	49	47
Monocacy Pine Cliff Park	97	333	41	80	58	54
Utica Park	94	110	47	50	52	58
Catoctin Mountain Park	93	195	11	76	58	54
Sugar Loaf Mountain	92	223	22	80	54	36
Dorcas Branch	92	122	38	72	57	48
Rainbow Lake	91	117	18	80	52	23
Sand Flat	88	209	16	63	46	62
Park Land (City of Frederick)	88	198	37	73	52	39
Libertytown Community Park	88	102	27	64	48	55
Catoctin Mountain Park (Wolf Rock)	85	166	18	59	47	42
Phelps	84	157	29	64	41	63
Othello Regional Park	82	160	37	58	51	59
Catoctin Mountain Park (southwest)	81	142	3	68	51	30
Frederick County's Middletown Community Park	80	194	41	57	26	28
Frederick Municipal Forest	80	117	18	47	33	59
Monocacy National Battlefield (Frederick Junction)	76	95	24	60	45	34
Lily Pons Fish Ponds (Locust Run)	76	51	2	48	56	21
Kingsbrook Park	74	94	40	51	28	32
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (Brunswick)	73	74	18	54	39	34
Urbana District Park	72	403	40	66	46	42
Brunswick Riverside Park	72	135	40	48	30	37
Turning Point Park	69	119	51	38	5	4
Sand Flat (Cliffton Estates)	69	96	9	41	41	45
Walkersville Community Park	69	76	30	43	38	40
Little Tuscarora Creek	68	138	36	39	41	20
Loys Station Park	68	56	7	59	41	0
Retreat Grove (historical)	67	74	30	50	34	0
Monocacy National Battlefield (Araby View)	67	63	20	27	53	17
Hunting Creek Lake (southwest)	65	100	2	44	44	7
High Knob	64	124	9	45	38	38
Hunting Creek Lake	64	106	24	45	31	30
Harget Farm	58	117	21	40	38	31