Pickering Creek Audubon Center
Maryland · Northeast
Moderate
April-May, September-October
About This Location
Pickering Creek Audubon Center is a productive birding destination in Maryland, with 257 species recorded on eBird. This river/riparian habitat attracts Snow Goose, Canada Goose, and Wood Duck 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
Hooded Warbler
Setophaga citrina
Long-tailed Duck
Clangula hyemalis
Hudsonian Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus
Eastern Warbling Vireo
Vireo gilvus
Clapper Rail
Rallus crepitans
Black Skimmer
Rynchops niger
Nelson's Sparrow
Ammospiza nelsoni
Sanderling
Calidris alba
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna autumnalis
Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Turkey Vulture
Eastern Wood-Pewee
White-eyed Vireo
American Crow
Carolina Chickadee
Carolina Wren
Yellow-breasted Chat
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Yellowthroat
Northern Cardinal
Indigo Bunting
Canada Goose
Wild Turkey
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Glossy Ibis
Snowy Egret
Red-tailed Hawk
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
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
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