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Bird Watching Around Baltimore, MD - BHHS Homesale Realty

The Baltimore area is notable for its generously wooded areas and its miles of shoreline, both of which are excellent habitats for our avian friends. If you've been actively walking the woods and shores more than usual, and you've begun to wonder about the local birds you've spotted, the good news is it's easier than ever to become a bona fide birdwatcher and identify what you're seeing and hearing.

The investment can be as budget-busting or as modest as you choose: From an inexpensive set of binoculars to a state-of-the-art spotting scope, camera, and tripod, but you will need enhanced vision to track birds. Another helpful and usually free aid is an app such as BirdNET of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, which records the sound of a particular bird and then analyzes it for identification. 

If you're looking for a home or listing yours among Baltimore homes for sale, there are some prime bird-watching spots near your neighborhood of choice. Here are five great places.

  1. Patuxent Wildlife Refuge - 10901 Scarlet Tanager Loop, Laurel, MD 20708
    Just 7 miles or so from that dream house you found listed among Laurel homes for sale, Patuxent Wildlife Refuge has grown over the decades to its present size of 12,800 acres. It encompasses trails for visitors, extensive research facilities for studying wildlife, and the North Tract, for hunting, fishing, observing wildlife, and participating in interpretive programs. Among the notable birds is the migratory and brilliantly colored scarlet tanager, and the largest population of whippoorwills in central Maryland.

  2. Paper Mill Flats -- Loch Raven Reservoir - 1601-1799 Paper Mill Rd., Phoenix, MD 21131
    If you're shopping for Phoenix homes for sale, Paper Mill Flats and Loch Raven Reservoir is just a 3-mile drive. It's a home and migratory stopover for numerous bird species, including the small but stunning blue-headed vireo, the striking chestnut-sided warbler, and one of our boldest singers, the northern waterthrush. A warning: Hiking here can be challenging during rainy times.

  3. Audrey Carroll Audubon Sanctuary - 13030 Old Annapolis Rd., Mt. Airy, MD 21771
    Audrey Carroll Audubon Sanctuary is home to many species of birds and other wildlife, with 128 acres of well-maintained trails and woodlands, streams, wetlands, and meadows. You'll be a mere 30 miles away (I-70-W to 144-MD-W) from this quiet sanctuary once you settle into your dream house among Ellicott City homes for sale. You can see wild turkeys, colorful migratory warblers and song sparrows, and predatory kestrels.

  4. Adkins Arboretum - 12610 Eveland Rd., Ridgely, MD 21660
    Adkins Arboretum offers 400 acres of bird-watching pleasure, with meadows and woodland that are home to resident and migratory species such as the northern saw-whet owl, the increasingly rare northern bobtail quail, and the beautiful, melodic indigo bunting. Tucked into the small town of Ridgely, Adkins Arboretum is an easy, 40-mile drive from Annapolis homes for sale. Take US-50-E then MD-404-E, then Eveland Road.

  5. Patterson Park Audubon Center - 2901 E. Baltimore St., Baltimore, MD 21224
    Baltimore's prime birding spot in an urban setting! If you've settled on a dream house among Fells Point homes for sale, cool. Patterson Park Audubon Center is a mere 8-minute drive or 1.5-mile walk from the Fells Point neighborhood and is one of many parks checkerboarding the landscape that offer a forested habitat for a wide diversity of bird species: Locals and novice birders are often surprised at how many migrants and locals they can see.

Tip: You can start feeding local birds and migrants in your own back yard to help them overcome habitat loss. Seeds, suet, and fresh water are the mainstays of backyard bird feeding. 

Need some tips on your next home? Our real estate agents can help. Contact us today. 

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