Birding spots · Maryland

Best Birding Spots in Harford County, Maryland

Swan Harbor Farm leads Harford County's birding spots with 243 species reported, best in spring. 57 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
Swan Harbor Farm	243	4,020	129	213	135	200
Perryman Park	169	849	64	113	92	147
Park Island	157	1,069	93	92	81	120
Eleanor & Millard Tydings Park	153	273	87	102	76	105
Susquehanna Sp	150	693	68	132	67	68
Atkisson Reservoir	145	883	61	120	89	109
Mullins Park	141	272	70	111	73	107
Mariner Point Park	140	723	87	103	62	76
Rock Run	140	648	37	135	76	70
Eden Mill Nature Center and Park	134	393	46	109	90	88
Deer Creek	129	347	33	122	60	34
Gunpowder Falls Sp (Pleasant Prospect at Glen Elyn)	125	189	54	87	69	106
North Park	119	329	69	88	61	69
Forest Greens	112	284	63	76	39	74
Bynum	110	189	36	87	58	67
Winters Run Park	107	375	48	72	55	60
Schucks Road Regional Sports Complex (undeveloped)	107	118	39	74	57	61
Hopkins Branch Wma	106	165	41	75	52	63
Leight Park	106	151	36	82	57	49
Rumsey Island	105	153	72	54	51	67
Rocks Sp	96	70	5	77	45	67
Gunpowder Falls Sp (Harford Heights)	95	87	8	87	31	35
Buck Branch	95	78	18	89	27	0
Heavenly Waters Park	93	119	40	71	60	62
Susquehanna National Wildlife Refuge	92	133	22	46	51	59
Deer Creek (Rock Run)	90	71	8	77	52	14
Long Island (historical)	88	92	40	43	35	35
Gunpowder Falls Sp (Jerusalem)	87	99	29	79	54	31
Edgewater Village Lake	85	81	23	44	20	52
Pembrook	82	79	12	49	30	38
Rockfield Park	79	96	38	54	28	58
Palmer Sp	76	87	30	59	44	25
Ladew Topiary Gardens	76	85	1	59	39	39
Gunpowder Falls Sp (Laurel Brook)	69	76	15	61	36	31
Heavenly Waters Park (Roland Place)	64	51	18	43	29	22
Hopkins Cove	63	68	41	16	0	30
Rocks Sp (Gladden Branch)	63	59	10	48	36	27
Congress Street Park	61	300	42	31	28	28
Dr. James B. Rutledge Memorial Park	61	61	25	28	31	19
Flintville (historical)	57	72	7	46	30	12
Bynum Run Pond Fma Pfa	54	99	32	35	20	30
Concord Point	48	61	4	47	0	0
David Craig Park	39	55	17	22	29	16
Birding spot near Port Deposit	190	1,151	78	174	109	132
Birding spot near Perryman	175	648	61	110	105	146
Birding spot near Darlington (Buck Branch)	154	781	47	140	90	117
Birding spot near Darlington	145	1,600	77	105	76	73
Birding spot near Port Deposit (Rock Run)	125	236	38	102	82	99
Birding spot near Perryman (southwest)	118	140	64	74	72	79
Birding spot near Darlington (West Rock Station)	108	117	39	80	59	50