Birding spots · Maryland

Best Birding Spots in St. Mary's County, Maryland

Point Lookout Sp leads St. Mary's County's birding spots with 219 species reported, best in fall. 30 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
Point Lookout Sp	219	1,235	121	170	102	177
Harry James Creek	162	252	90	114	67	105
Harper Creek	159	361	80	121	83	51
Point Lookout Sp (Cornfield Harbor)	147	377	67	102	57	106
Biscoe Pond	136	168	82	96	34	26
Point Lookout Creek	131	247	69	79	43	90
Long Neck Creek	130	429	74	92	73	77
Newtowne Neck Sp	128	214	71	105	68	79
Biscoe Creek	119	179	42	71	53	51
Point Lookout Sp (Lake Conoy)	101	240	66	56	28	38
St Marys River Sp	101	101	35	87	44	26
Point Lookout Sp (Potter Creek)	98	137	55	58	24	60
Myrtle Point Park	89	82	49	64	21	41
Church Point	87	106	23	71	56	25
Biscoe Pond (Elms Beach)	86	77	56	54	9	21
Greenwell Sp	85	73	30	65	37	24
Wherritts Pond	72	77	52	39	21	2
Newtowne Neck Sp (Saint Nicholas Creek)	68	88	30	46	36	27
Lovers Point	61	73	48	23	6	12
Point Lookout Sp (Oyster Point)	60	52	5	46	14	18
Piney Point Bar	59	61	28	39	29	17
Pawpaw Hollow	53	159	53	0	0	0
Coltons Point	53	119	12	33	34	16
Leonardtown Wharf Park	50	88	28	34	25	20
Compton	45	51	45	0	0	0
Bushwood Cove	41	74	20	19	14	14
Birding spot near Broomes Island	125	240	64	105	54	69
Birding spot near Wildewood	119	252	59	111	61	37
Birding spot near Leonardtown	114	298	79	83	47	53
Birding spot near Callaway	74	51	3	71	17	5