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
Short-eared Owl
Asio flammeus
American Avocet
Recurvirostra americana
Northern Pintail
Anas acuta
Wood Thrush
Hylocichla mustelina
Common Merganser
Mergus merganser
Northern Yellow Warbler
Setophaga aestiva
Brown-headed Nuthatch
Sitta pusilla
Mute Swan
Cygnus olor
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
Eastern Whip-poor-will
Antrostomus vociferus
Orange-crowned Warbler
Leiothlypis celata
Eastern Kingbird
Tyrannus tyrannus
Trumpeter Swan
Cygnus buccinator
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula
Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Northern)
Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Canada Goose
Osprey
Tufted Titmouse
White-throated Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Ring-billed Gull
Common Loon
Double-crested Cormorant
Song Sparrow
Common Grackle
Bonaparte's Gull
Laughing Gull
American Herring Gull
Forster's Tern
Mourning Dove
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Blue Jay
American Crow
Carolina Chickadee
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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