Jack Creek Park
Maryland · Northeast
Easy
April-May, September-October
About This Location
Jack Creek Park is a productive birding destination in Maryland, with 204 species recorded on eBird. This river/riparian and urban park habitat attracts a wide variety of species among many others. Spring and fall migration bring waves of warblers and shorebirds through the area.
Location
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Live Bird Data
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Notable Sightings
Rare or unusual species spotted nearby in the last 14 days
Horned Grebe
Podiceps auritus
Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis
Greater White-fronted x Canada Goose (hybrid)
Anser albifrons x Branta canadensis
Sandwich Tern (Cabot's)
Thalasseus sandvicensis
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
Mute Swan
Cygnus olor
Black Skimmer
Rynchops niger
Surf Scoter
Melanitta perspicillata
Wilson's Phalarope
Phalaropus tricolor
Dickcissel
Spiza americana
American Black Duck
Anas rubripes
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Canada Goose
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Killdeer
Spotted Sandpiper
Lesser Yellowlegs
Laughing Gull
Ring-billed Gull
American Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Forster's Tern
Common Tern
Royal Tern
Double-crested Cormorant
Glossy Ibis
Snowy Egret
Great Egret
Great Blue Heron
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Birding Tips
- 1
Walk along the water slowly, scanning overhanging branches for kingfishers and warblers.
- 2
Check sandbars and gravel bars for shorebirds and terns.
- 3
Visit during mid-May for peak warbler migration.
Amenities
More in Maryland
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Maryland's premier birding refuge with nesting Bald Eagles and vast tidal marshes.
Rock Creek Park
DC's largest urban forest with spring warbler migration, breeding owls, and Pileated Woodpeckers.
C&O Canal National Historical Park
184-mile riparian corridor along the Potomac with exceptional spring warbler diversity and Bald Eagles.
Maryland Birding Guide
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