Birding Factoids

308 species
in 41 families

13 of the 246 species
endemic to
North America are
represented here.
No state endemics
No USA endemics

District of Columbia
Hotspots

DC Specialities
(Pause your cursor on the photo to see the species name. Click on the birds for more info... )

Photo by J. A. Spendelow

....Wildlife Refuges Near Washington, D.C. - Wildlife refuges

in the Washington, Baltimore and Cheseapeake areas.

....Mason Neck National Wildlife Refuge - Eighteen

miles south of Washington, D.C., on the banks of the Potomac River, lies an 8,000-acre peninsula known as Mason Neck. Here on February 1,1969, the first National Wildlife Refuge specifically established for the endangered bald eagle was created.

....Birding Around D.C. - Our birding locations are defined by our

waterways.

....DC Birding Spots - by the Maryland Ornithological Society.

....Birding the District of Columbia - by Mary Scott. This website contains

information on birding at:

Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
The National Zoo

....Wild Places are Closer than you Think - Birding the Washington

Subways by the Audubon Naturalist Society

....Nature Conservancy of Maryland and District of Columbia - Nature

Preserves -

Cranesville Swamp Preserve
Battle Creek Cypress Swamp Sanctuary
Choptank Wetland's Kings Creek Preserve
Robinson Neck/Frank M. Ewing Preserve
Nassawango Creek Swamp Preserve

Tours and Guides

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Local Birding Events

....New Columbia Audubon Society - Field Trips

Rare Bird Alert

DC Area (MD/DC/VA/DE) Hotline: (301) 652-1088

Check also DC RBA Archives

North American Specialities in

the District of Columbia

Information derived from Sibley & Monroe checklists in Thayer's Birder's Diary - Version 2.02.
These counts will differ in minor ways from counts based on the ABA classification,
but an international checklist system was required to enable world-wide
country to country comparisons.These speciality birds may be uncommon, or extremely rare
at this location, or may only be present in migration. However, documented sightings of
each species noted below have been made in the District of Columbia. Consult the Breeding Bird Survey or
Christmas Bird Count data on the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center website
to determine the "best" place to see each bird. Species printed in blue are endangered.

North American Endemic Specialities in DC - No USA Endemics
___ Bachman's Sparrow ___ Bewick's Wren ___ Black-headed Grosbeak ___ Carolina Chickadee ___ Fish Crow	___ House Finch ___ Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow ___ Pileated Woodpecker ___ Red-bellied Woodpecker	___ Red-Shouldered Hawk ___ Ruffed Grouse ___ Seaside Sparrow ___ Tufted Titmouse

Links checked November 28, 2000