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Description
Cylburn Arboretum is a city park with arboretum and gardens in Baltimore. The arboretum contains an extensive collection of trees and woody shrubs. Mature hardwood trees representative of the Piedmont make up the bulk of the forested areas, though there are some conifers. The plantings alongside the trails contain an outstanding diversity of wildflowers. The gardens at Cylburn also offer a small man-made bog and open meadow areas.
Cylburn Arboretum has a variety of migrant and resident birds and is a great location to observe migrating birds, especially thrushes and warblers. You can see 6 species of woodpeckers (Red-headed, Red-bellied, Downy, Hairy, Pileated, Northern Flicker), Cedar Waxwing, Great Horned Owls, Orchard and Baltimore Orioles, Brown-headed Cowbird, Scarlet Tanager and many more, see the birdlist below.
Details
Access
Cylburn Arboretum is located in Baltimore. By car from I-83 South or North, exit onto Northern Parkway Westbound. Make the first left onto Cylburn Avenue, going south (there is no traffic light at this intersection. Cylburn Avenue will bring you to a traffic light at Greenspring Avenue; turn left and then make the next immediate left into the Arboretum gates. Follow the entrance road to parking. Ample free parking in designated paved lots. Click on the P in the map for directions or coordinates. By MTA Light Rail: the closest stop is at 1700 W. Cold Spring Lane.
Cylburn Arboretum is open daily – excluding Mondays – without charge. April- Mid-October: 8 AM-8 PM, October- Mid-March: 8 AM-5PM. Cylburn features more than 3.5 miles of easy to moderately difficult woodland trails that wind through the grounds. The Nature Education Center offers a full schedule of guided bird and nature walks.
Terrain and Habitat
Forest , Scattered trees and bushes , GrasslandConditions
Open landscapeCircular trail
YesIs a telescope useful?
NoGood birding season
All year roundBest time to visit
SpringRoute
Wide path , Narrow trailDifficulty walking trail
EasyAccessible by
FootBirdwatching hide / platform
NoExtra info
Cylburn is the home-base of the Maryland Ornithological Society and the Baltimore Bird Club. The Baltimore Bird Club holds its monthly meetings at Cylburn, and also offers regular bird walks there. Both the meetings and the bird walks are open to the public. See the link below for the schedule.
Links
- Baltimorebirdclub.org/schedule.html
- https://cylburn.org
- Ebird Hotspot
- Photo Cylburn Arboretum by Preservation Maryland, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons