MARYLAND
Key to abbreviations (used when appropriate)
D--the site can be birded from a car
E--some easy (low-impact) trails
G--guide or tour company willing to modify tours
W--the site has some wheelchair-accessible trails (includes E)
(Town name)--this is the closest town to the birding location
MARYLAND GUIDES
Frank Schaff
301-694-3393
G
MARYLAND SITES
Anne Arundel County Parks and Trails (the county)
Very Good Information on Parks in this County
http://www.aacounty.org/RecParks/parks/
http://www.aacounty.org/RecParks/parks/aacotrails_park/index.cfm
E, W
Baltimore and Annapolis Trail Park ( Annapolis-Glen Burnie)
See good information link under Anne Arundel County Parks
http://www.aacounty.org/RecParks/parks/aacotrails_park/bandatrailpark.cfm
W, E
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge (Cambridge)
http://www.fws.gov/blackwater/
D, E, W
Downs Park (Baltimore)
See good information link under Anne Arundel County Parks
http://www.aacounty.org/RecParks/parks/downs_park/index.cfm
W, E
Ft. Smallwood Park Hawk Watch (Chesapeake Bay)
http://www.mdbirds.org/sites/mdsites/hawks/smallwood.html
E
Greenbury Point Nature Park (Annapolis)
See good information link under Anne Arundel County Parks
http://www.usna.edu/ENRP/gpncweb.htm or
http://www.fws.gov/chesapeakebay/greenpt.htm or
United States Naval Academy, Environmental Division, 181 Wainwright Road,
Annapolis, MD 21402 for accessibility information
Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary (Lothian)
http://www.jugbay.org/
E, W (flat but natural sandy soil...if strong or an assistant who is strong--also
observation deck wheelchair assessible)
D (possible at "Prince George's" side on Sundays--phone 301-627-6074)
Kinder Farm Park (Millersville)
See good information link under Anne Arundel County Parks
http://www.kinderfarmpark.org/
W, E
Naval Academy Dairy Farm (Annapolis)
http://www.aacounty.org/RecParks/dairyfarm/index.cfm
E, W
Patuxent Research Refuge: North Tract (Laurel)
http://www.fws.gov/northeast/patuxent/ntintro.html
D, E
Quiet Waters Park (Baltimore)
See good information link under Anne Arundel County Parks
http://www.aacounty.org/RecParks/parks/quiet_waters_park/index.cfm
W, E
Rails to Trails Conservancy--see USA Sites index--top of page in red
Sandy Point State Park (Annapolis)
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/southern/sandypoint.html
E, W
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (Washington, DC)
http://www.serc.si.edu/index.jsp
Contact them for "special needs" information (301)238-2737
Thomas Point Park
See good information link under Anne Arundel County Parks
Small County park located at the tip of the Annapolis Peninsula surrounded by the
Chesapeake. This is a good location for wintering waterfowl. Spotting scopes are
useful. Parking is very limited so access has to be arranged beforehand. Call
410-222-1777 to make arrangement.
http://www.discoverourtown.com/MD/local-46117.html
Call for accessibility information
Waterworks Park (Annapolis)
http://www.annapolis.gov/upload/images/government/depts/recr/Waterworks%20Par
k%20-%202007%20Brochure.PDF
W, E