Birding spots · Maryland

Best Birding Spots in Washington County, Maryland

Big Pool leads Washington County's birding spots with 156 species reported, best in spring. 44 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
Big Pool	156	467	81	123	74	99
Blairs Valley Lake	129	176	39	88	77	67
Greenbrier Sp	123	490	43	105	63	99
Fort Frederick Sp	116	228	35	89	69	69
Antietam National Battlefield (East Woods (historical))	111	261	53	89	69	83
Antietam National Battlefield	109	503	54	88	76	67
Potomac River Reservoir	109	378	48	97	74	53
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (northwest)	107	265	39	92	69	41
Antietam National Battlefield (Horse Shoe Bend)	104	197	33	92	66	51
Fort Frederick Sp (Big Pool)	103	128	24	80	62	50
Knott Island	100	270	49	90	56	45
Little Pool	100	167	37	84	50	38
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (Snyders Landing)	98	200	21	80	78	26
Antietam National Battlefield (southeast)	98	199	28	76	66	49
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (Israel Creek)	98	145	38	72	61	52
Antietam National Battlefield (Forge Hill Estates)	93	131	26	70	67	49
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (Taylors Landing)	92	100	36	72	62	23
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park	83	212	37	61	63	39
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (Hancock)	83	105	23	69	56	23
Potomac River Reservoir (south)	83	89	24	69	32	38
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (Ferry Hill)	82	83	14	72	39	17
Woodmont Nrma	82	79	0	65	30	30
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (Four Locks)	80	81	24	69	44	27
Washington Monument Sp	79	156	4	25	33	62
Antietam National Battlefield (North Woods (historical))	79	106	35	63	51	36
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (Two Locks)	77	81	30	51	17	29
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (Pleasantville)	77	65	37	48	44	22
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (Dargan)	77	61	14	61	44	16
Museum Spring	76	228	44	59	40	40
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (Water Acres)	74	102	30	53	42	24
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (Green Spring Run)	74	86	25	65	40	18
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park (Maryland Heights)	71	141	28	43	41	20
Shafer Memorial Park	70	68	27	44	43	42
Potomac River Reservoir (Conococheague Creek)	67	81	26	44	41	23
Kiwanis Park	63	56	5	39	55	14
Weverton-Roxbury Rail Trail	59	88	27	44	26	26
Gathland Sp	59	67	7	42	31	19
Lake Royer	58	67	24	24	18	25
South Mountain Sb	44	59	0	35	32	11
Birding spot near Mount Aetna	100	185	31	85	23	49
Birding spot near Boonsboro	78	190	25	64	32	38
Birding spot near Kemps Mill	56	63	19	35	19	22
Birding spot near Warfordsburg	43	145	6	21	37	8
Birding spot near Halfway	42	57	0	34	18	8