Other sites in DC

Scarlet Tanager: Photo by Peter Vankevich.Fort Dupont is the largest park th

Wood Thrush: Photo by Steve Maslowski (USFWS)Glover-Archbold Park is another important migrant trap in northwest Washingto

Battery Kemble is a strip of forested parkland running from Nebraska Avenue just south of American University to Canal Road near Fletcher's Boathouse. The park lies on either side of a stream valley. During the Civil War, the site held a battery to guard approaches to the Chain Bridge. Trails run from the intersection of Nebraska Avenue and Foxhall Road south to MacArthur Boulevard and Chain Bridge Road.

Constitution Gardens in WinterConstitution Gardens is located north of the World War II Memorial and east of the Vietnam

Eastern Neck NWR is an island in the Chesapeake Bay just north of the Bay Bridge. Habitats here include salt marsh, fields, and coniferous forest. Many species of birds can be found here at all times of the year. See the refuge's bird list.

Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge on the Eastern Shore encompasses a 26,000-acre marsh and the largest continuous pine forest remaining on the Delmarva peninsula. Blackwater is an excellent spot for migratory waterfowl. Many Bald Eagles can be found in and around the refuge. The refuge also has a breeding population of Brown-headed Nuthatches.

Point Lookout is a narrow peninsula between the Chesapeake Bay and Potomac River, just north of where the two bodies of water come together. This site is especially good during fall migration when southbound birds are funnelled towards the tip of the peninsula before they cross the water. Winds from the northwest will direct many species of raptors past the point.