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Best Birding Spots in Somerset County, Maryland
Deal Island Wma leads Somerset County's birding spots with 174 species reported, best in spring. 19 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 | Winter | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deal Island Wma | 174 | 84 | 137 | 76 | 130 |
| Deal Island Wma (Deal Point) | 152 | 43 | 58 | 42 | 132 |
| Rumbly Point | 146 | 57 | 114 | 82 | 90 |
| Dames Quarter Marsh | 136 | 52 | 101 | 79 | 78 |
| Fairmount Wma | 134 | 87 | 107 | 42 | 58 |
| Janes Island Sp | 128 | 37 | 94 | 78 | 75 |
| Lower Thorofare | 128 | 42 | 67 | 46 | 93 |
| Deal Island Wma (northwest) | 123 | 52 | 91 | 54 | 76 |
| Fords Cove | 118 | 85 | 70 | 32 | 24 |
| Deal Island Wma (Deal Island Marsh) | 113 | 19 | 45 | 44 | 98 |
| Dames Quarter Creek | 104 | 35 | 60 | 41 | 66 |
| Goose Harbor Cove | 101 | 0 | 79 | 59 | 54 |
| Wellington Wma | 95 | 15 | 58 | 25 | 56 |
| Goose Creek | 80 | 51 | 57 | 14 | 15 |
| Pocomoke River Sf | 72 | 4 | 62 | 16 | 12 |
| Dames Quarter Creek (Fanneys Gut) | 67 | 21 | 42 | 29 | 24 |
| Deal Island Wma (Little Sound Creek) | 64 | 34 | 46 | 20 | 21 |
| Somers Cove | 38 | 8 | 25 | 11 | 17 |
| Birding spot near Saxis | 133 | 42 | 102 | 70 | 84 |