Capitol Birding!
by woodduck
a while ago
Description:
This is the Potomac River, one of the main reasons that birding is so good in the DC area. Add the tree cover and it is an amazing spot for migratory birding, and host for breeding birding as well.
"Local birding" would include anything within 1 hour of the Beltway (Ahem! That's I495 to you all folks from distant parts.)
"Area birding" extends to anything that could be a day trip, which would include Brigantine and Cape May in NJ, Hawk Mountain in PA, the Eastern Shore, Ocean City and Assateague in MD, Assateague, James River, Richmond and Shenandoah Valley in VA.
"Extended birding" pushes out to that covered in a weekend: as far as Boston or Maine in New England, Niagra Falls in NY, Lake Erie in OH, Memphis (to catch the Missippi) and Chattanooga in TN, and Hilton Head in SC.