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Cylburn Arboretum

Maryland  >  United States

Beautiful 207-acre urban park in the city of Baltimore. More than 170 species of birds have been recorded in the park.

Aggiunto* da Megan
Ultimo aggiornamento 7 marzo 2024

Descrizione

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.

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Accesso

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.

Terreno e habitat

Foresta , Alberi e cespugli sparsi , Prateria/pascolo

Caratteristiche dell’area

Paesaggio aperto

Percorso ad anello

Si

È utile un cannocchiale?

No

Buona stagione per il BW

Tutto l'anno

Miglior periodo per visitare

Primavera

Percorso

Sentiero ampio , Sentiero stretto

Grado di difficoltà del percorso a piedi

Facile

Modalità di accesso

A piedi

Capanno/torretta di osservazione

No

Informazioni aggiuntive

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.

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