Patuxent River Park - Selby's Landing
Maryland · Northeast
Easy
April-May, September-October
About This Location
Patuxent River Park - Selby's Landing is a productive birding destination in Maryland, with 220 species recorded on eBird. This river/riparian and urban park habitat attracts Canada Goose, Tundra Swan, and Wood Duck among many others. Spring and fall migration bring waves of warblers and shorebirds through the area.
Location
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Notable Species
Live Bird Data
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Notable Sightings
Rare or unusual species spotted nearby in the last 14 days
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula
Red-necked Grebe
Podiceps grisegena
Long-tailed Duck
Clangula hyemalis
Sedge Wren
Cistothorus stellaris
Orange-crowned Warbler
Leiothlypis celata
Trumpeter Swan
Cygnus buccinator
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Blue-winged Warbler
Vermivora cyanoptera
Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Canada Goose
Tundra Swan
Wood Duck
American Wigeon
Mallard
Green-winged Teal
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Ring-billed Gull
American Herring Gull
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Black Vulture
Bald Eagle
Red-shouldered Hawk
Barred Owl
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
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge
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.