United States · Maryland

Swan Creek Wetland – Cox Creek DMCF

276 species and 237,917 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.

Best months: April–May and August–October, with up to 188 species seen regularly.

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Seen here in November

Ring-billed GullRing-billed GullLarus delawarensisSong SparrowSong SparrowMelospiza melodiaMallardMallardAnas platyrhynchosDouble-crested CormorantDouble-crested CormorantNannopterum auritumRuddy DuckRuddy DuckOxyura jamaicensisGreat Blue HeronGreat Blue HeronArdea herodiasWhite-throated SparrowWhite-throated SparrowZonotrichia albicollisBuffleheadBuffleheadBucephala albeolaCanada GooseCanada GooseBranta canadensisAmerican Herring GullAmerican Herring GullLarus smithsonianusAmerican CrowAmerican CrowCorvus brachyrhynchosCarolina WrenCarolina WrenThryothorus ludovicianusSwamp SparrowSwamp SparrowMelospiza georgianaNorthern CardinalNorthern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis

124 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 276 species recorded here ↓

Species seen regularly, by month

Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.

Nearby hotspots

  1. Fort Smallwood Park6 km266 species
  2. Masonville Cove8 km270 species
  3. Fort McHenry NM9 km261 species
  4. Patterson Park11 km223 species
  5. Hart-Miller Island16 km294 species
  6. Patuxent Research Refuge – North Tract24 km225 species

All 276 species recorded here

Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.

Questions

When is the best time to go birding at Swan Creek Wetland – Cox Creek DMCF?

April–May and August–October. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 188 in a month.

How many bird species have been seen at Swan Creek Wetland – Cox Creek DMCF?

276 species, from 237,917 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.

What birds can I see at Swan Creek Wetland – Cox Creek DMCF in November?

The most recorded in November: Ring-billed Gull, Song Sparrow, Mallard, Double-crested Cormorant and Ruddy Duck.

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.